The Senior Hardware Engineer - ECU Safety Analysis joins a team responsible for performing safety analysis within an ECU design organization. This role involves leading circuit-level safety analysis activities to support the development of the overall System Safety Case for ECUs within a Software Defined Vehicle electrical architecture. Key responsibilities include performing hazard identification, risk mitigations, and detailed analyses such as DFMEA, FIT, FMEDA, and FTA. The engineer will also drive design modifications, develop safety strategies, and mentor junior staff. Required skills include experience with electronic circuit and software design, semiconductor physics, and safety-critical embedded controls. The role utilizes tools like Mentor or Cadence, Medini, Isograph, and Plato-e1ns to address complex technical challenges and ensure functional safety for in-house developed vehicle electronics.
Perform ECU circuit-level safety analysis, hazard identification, and risk mitigations using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Conduct detailed safety analyses including DFMEA, FIT, FMEDA, and FTA for various ECUs and sub-components.
Drive ECU, sub-component, and circuit-level design modifications based on safety analysis results.
Develop and deploy ECU safety strategies that balance system safety with feature availability and performance.
Create and revise technical safety requirements for Component Technical Requirements Specifications (CTRS).
Lead and participate in Global Subsystem Leadership Team (GSSLT) and ECU Hardware Change Control Board meetings.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers and diverse global teams.
Interface with internal engineering disciplines and external entities to gather information for safety analysis work.
What we're looking for
5+ years of engineering experience in product development with safety critical systems, ECUs, or electronic circuit safety analysis.
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related Engineering degree.
Experience in electronic circuit and/or software design, analysis, development, and validation.
Deep knowledge of safety critical embedded controls with at least one automotive subsystem or experience with complex safety systems in other industries.
Good knowledge of semiconductor physics, structures, fundamentals, models, and failure mechanisms.
Demonstrated leadership and project management of complex technical projects, including the ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship.
ISO 26262 Certified Safety Professional.
8+ years of engineering experience in product development with safety critical systems, ECUs, or electronic circuit safety analysis (preferred).
ECU Hardware
DOORS Next-Gen
requirements-engineering
Embedded Systems
ISO 26262
C
CAN
LIN
Ethernet
SENT
SERDES
DFMEA
FMEDA
FTA
IEC 61508
IEC 62304
DO-178C
Microcontrollers
Diagnostics
Functional Safety
AI
Configuration Management
Jama
Polarion
ISO 26262
IEC 61508
IEC 62304
DO-178C
Model-Based Systems Engineering
FMEA
Fault Tree Analysis
HIL
real‑time control systems
Vehicle Dynamics
State Estimation
Functional Safety
Systems Engineering
Interface Analysis
ECU
DOORS
DOORS Next-Gen
Jama
Polarion
ISO 26262
IEC 61508
IEC 62304
DO-178C
CAN
LIN
SENT
Ethernet
SERDES
C
Microcontrollers
Semiconductor Physics
ASIL
DFSS
Mechatronics