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Vertex Sigma Software

Vertex Sigma Software

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Functional Safety Engineer

Anywhere
contractor
Posted 11/20/2025
Direct Apply
Key Skills:
Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA/FMEDA)
ISO 26262 functional safety
Hardware validation
Fault injection testing
Board/component level diagnostics
Safety standards compliance
Test plan development
Automotive hardware design

Compensation

Salary Range

$100K - 140K a year

Responsibilities

Lead functional safety activities including FMEDA, develop and review test plans for hardware verification and fault injection, and collaborate with engineering teams to improve diagnostic coverage and compliance with safety standards.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years in electrical or related engineering with experience in ISO 26262, hardware diagnostics, safety-critical hardware testing, and strong collaboration and communication skills.

Full Description

As an EE FuSa Engineer in Advanced Hardware Engineering (AHE), you will support Systems and functional safety teams by performing Failure Mode Effects Analysis on system/ sub-system level architecture & be able to delve deep into board/component level diagnostics. You will work closely with systems engineers, design engineers to fully understand requirements and the capability of our hardware and provide evidence of functionality and diagnostic coverage via verification & validation. In addition, you will be responsible for developing & reviewing Test plans for verification of functional & Fault Injection tests for advanced compute and sensor hardware. Responsibilities: Lead and participate in quantitative and qualitative functional safety activities that lead to the development of Failure Mode Effects & Diagnostic Analysis Read through vendor provided documentation for components and boards to identify diagnostic capabilities. Work with firmware engineers to enable diagnostics and V&V team to confirm the working of diagnostics as intended. Work closely with the Test Team and Test Infrastructure team to help guide the V&V efforts and improve diagnostics verification. Develop new requirements to improve diagnostic coverage of the HW working closely with EE & FW teams. Detailed analysis of Safety manuals provided by Vendors for complex SOC’s microprocessors Develop requirements for safety-critical Hardware to perform Fault injection Testing to comply with ISO 26262:2018. Qualifications: B.S. or higher degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Automotive, or Robotics Engineering Familiarity with ISO 26262 or other safety standards. 8+ years of work experience performing Board Level FMEDA, Understanding SOC FMEDA. Collaborative team player with strong written and in-person communication skills Bonus Qualifications: Automotive Hardware Design & Validation experience. Certification in ISO 26262 (CFSE,CFSP) Familiarity with Reliability Standards - SN29500, IEC61508 Failure mode distribution standards such as FIDES, FMD etc… Hardware validation & board bring-up experience within standards such as: ISO-26262, DO-178C, DO-254, IEC 61508 Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays) Training & Development Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) Free breakfast and lunch

This job posting was last updated on 11/24/2025

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