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Lead Software Safety Architect

Stellantis
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 25 days
Location

Auburn Hills, MI, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Lead Software Safety Architect is responsible for translating Safety Goals and Technical Safety Requirements into software architectures using AUTOSAR and other platforms.
  • This role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a minimum of 10 years of experience in embedded software architecture, with at least 5 years focused on software architecture and functional safety.
  • Key responsibilities include defining software safety architectures compliant with ISO 26262 and allocating safety requirements across various software components.
  • The position also involves performing software safety analyses such as FMEA and Freedom From Interference assessments.
  • While the salary is not explicitly mentioned, the role demands expert knowledge of ISO 26262 and preferred qualifications in cybersecurity and zonal architectures.

The Lead Software Safety Architect drives the translation of Safety Goals, Functional Safety Concepts, and Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) into robust software architectures implemented using AUTOSAR Classic, AUTOSAR Adaptive, Linux, QNX, and mixed-criticality platforms.

 

The Lead Software Safety Architect serves as the technical authority for software safety and works closely with System Engineering, Hardware Architecture, Functional Safety Managers, Platform Architects, BSW teams, and application developers.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and maintain software safety architectures compliant with ISO 26262.
  • Translate: Safety Goals, Functional Safety Concept (FSC), Technical Safety Concept (TSC), Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) into software requirements and architecture decisions.
  • Allocate safety requirements across application software, middleware, operating system, communication stack, and hardware-dependent software.
  • Safety Mechanisms Definition: Watchdog supervision, Alive monitoring, Program flow monitoring, Timing supervision, End-to-End protection (E2E), Memory protection, Inter-core protection, Communication monitoring, Redundancy management, Diagnostic event handling, Safe state transitions, Degraded mode management, Fault containment regions, Freedom From Interference (FFI)
  • Perform and support: Software FMEA, Failure Propagation Analysis, Dependent Failure Analysis, Safety Mechanism Analysis, FMEDA contribution, Freedom From Interference assessments
Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or related field.
  • A minimum of 10 years' experience in design and development of embedded software architecture including a minimum of 5 years in software architecture and functional safety
  • Expert knowledge of ISO 26262

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of cybersecurity (ISO 21434) and interaction with functional safety.
  • Experience with zonal architectures and software-defined vehicle platforms.


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