Electrical Engineer (Functional Safety Engineer)

Vertex Sigma Software

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Foster City, California, US on site Until 8/21/2026 6+ years exp First posted May 4, 2026 Last posted May 4, 2026
Job description

Responsibilities:Lead and participate in quantitative and qualitative functional safety activities that lead to the development of Failure Mode Effects & Diagnostic AnalysisRead 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 microprocessorsDevelop 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 EngineeringFamiliarity with ISO 26262 or other safety standards.6+ 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, IEC61508Failure 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

Benefits

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

About this role

Summary

Lead safety activities, analyze hardware, develop requirements, and collaborate with engineering teams.

Job title

Electrical Engineer (Functional Safety Engineer)

Experience level

6+ years

Minimum experience

6+ years exp

Industry

automotive

Location requirements

Foster City, California, United States, onsite only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

FMEDAISO 26262fault injection testinghardware validation

Preferred skills

Automotive hardware designcertification ISO 26262reliability standardsboard bring-up

Specializations

functional safetyFMEDAISO 26262hardware validationboard bring-up
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Foster City, CA, USA

On-site City