Senior Lead Engineer - VES

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

- Lead Functional Safety activities throughout the product development lifecycle.

- Develop and maintain safety work products and ensure ISO 26262 compliance.

- Drive safety analyses, reviews, audits, and safety assessments.

- Collaborate with system, hardware, software, validation, and supplier teams.

- Support safety validation, verification, and safety case closure activities.

- Promote and institutionalize a strong safety culture across engineering teams.

Experience

- 10 to 15 years of automotive embedded systems experience.

- 3+ years of experience in ADAS functions such as AEB, LKS, APA and related driver assistance features.

- 5+ years of hands-on Functional Safety (FuSa) experience in compliance with ISO 26262.

Industry Preferred

Qualifications

BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech - Electronics, Mechatronics, Automotive Electronics or Equivalent

General Requirements

- Hands-on experience creating Item Definition, HARA, FSC, TSC, and Safety Case work products.

- Experience creating and executing Dependency Interface Agreements (DIA) and Safety Plans.

- Proficiency in performing FTA, FMEA, DFMEA, and DFA analyses.

- Hands-on validation experience for ADAS systems on Vehicle, HiL, SiL, and related environments.

- Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams and suppliers to meet program milestones.

- Good understanding of Radar, LiDAR, Camera, and Ultrasonic sensor technologies.

- Deep understanding of ADAS ECU hardware architecture and SoC software stack.

- Proficiency with Medini Analyze, Jira, Visio, Confluence, and similar engineering tools.

- Experience leading functional safety audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.

- Capability to train, mentor, and coach engineering teams on functional safety culture and best practices.

- Knowledge of SOTIF (ISO 21448) and its application to ADAS products.

- Experience in ADAS domain controllers and centralized architectures.

- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

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