Functional Safety Architect
Velaura AI, Inc. · Santa Clara, CA ·
- Work mode
- Onsite
- Category
- Architecture
- Experience
- 10+ years
Architect functional safety for a Physical AI SoC, defining safety goals, mechanisms, and fault-handling strategies across silicon and embedded platforms.
Own the functional safety architecture for a Physical AI SoC, defining safety goals, mechanisms, fault handling, quantitative metrics, RTL and firmware requirements, safety cases, certification, audits, and cross-disciplinary processes.
Responsibilities
- Own the SoC functional safety architecture.
- Define safety goals, safety mechanisms, and hardware/software fault handling.
- Lead HARA, DFMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and dependent-failure analysis.
- Derive quantitative safety metrics and diagnostic-coverage targets.
- Define safety mechanisms for compute, AI/NPU, memory, and interconnect.
- Embed safety requirements into RTL, boot flows, and SDKs.
- Own safety cases and work products across the safety lifecycle.
- Coordinate with assessors and customers on certification and audits.
- Establish functional safety processes, standards, and design practices.
- Manage interfaces between functional safety, cybersecurity, reliability, and SOTIF.
Requirements
- 10+ years in functional safety or safety-critical hardware engineering.
- Experience taking silicon or embedded platforms through a full safety lifecycle.
- Deep expertise with ISO 26262 up to ASIL D and IEC 61508 up to SIL 3.
- Hands-on experience with HARA, FMEA/FMEDA, FTA, DFA, SPFM, LFM, and PMHF.
- Strong command of ECC, lockstep, BIST, redundancy, and safe-state design.
- Experience with RTL, silicon design, firmware, and low-level platform software.
- Ability to build and defend a safety case across multidisciplinary teams.
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a related engineering or computer science field, or equivalent experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with functional safety for AI/ML accelerators or NPUs.
- Familiarity with SOTIF and safety-critical domains.
- Experience interfacing with certification bodies or assessors.
Benefits
- Performance-based incentives
- Equity participation
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities