Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Functional Safety

Irvine, California, Remote. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will implement platform-level software and safety components for embedded systems. You will design technical safety requirements and serve as a functional safety representative across multiple teams.

What you will do

Implement platform-level embedded software and functional safety components.
Design and implement technical safety requirements at the software level.
Represent functional safety in cross-functional discussions.
Evaluate safety requirements, technical safety concepts, FMEDA, FTA, and DFA.
Develop software for microcontrollers using C and real-time operating systems.
Design and develop multi-threaded and multi-core embedded software.
Develop verification and validation methods for software safety requirements.
Write test procedures and support testing of hardware subsystems and safety mechanisms.
Document safety requirements, analyses, architecture, implementation, verification, and validation activities.
Help move concepts from the R&D phase into production-ready products.

Required qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
5–7 years of professional experience focused on functional safety in the automotive, aerospace, industrial, or equivalent sectors.
Strong proficiency in C programming.
Hands-on experience with embedded software development and microcontroller-based systems.
Experience with RTOS-based development.
Experience with multi-threaded and multi-core programming.
Experience developing systems in accordance with ISO 26262:2018, particularly Parts 5 and 11, or IEC 61508, particularly Parts 1, 2, and 3.
Practical experience with safety requirements, technical safety concepts, FMEDA, FTA, and DFA.
Demonstrated experience collaborating across hardware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams on safety engineering projects.
Experience with automated requirements-management and issue-tracking tools.
Strong communication, documentation, and teamwork skills.

Nice to have

Familiarity with AI-enabled engineering flows as applied to automotive functional safety.
Experience taking embedded safety concepts from research and development through product launch.
Experience with software verification and validation for safety-critical systems.
Experience supporting hardware subsystem testing and safety mechanism verification.

Benefits

Competitive base salary
Annual company performance bonus program
Equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Health coverage
Retirement savings
Time off
Family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders. They address the challenges of electric vehicles through technology for software-defined vehicles.