Staff Functional Safety Engineer

Renesas develops next generation computing platforms for applications in Autonomous Vehicles, Advanced Driver Assist Systems, Industrial Automation etc. These require complex and innovative strategies to manage and mitigate faults safely to avoid risk of injury. The Functional Safety Competence Center is involved in critical safety analysis and assessments in the automotive industry, where ensuring the reliability and safety of hardware components is of utmost importance.

Responsibilities of the Team:

1. Perform Technical Assessment: Assessing automotive hardware components such as microcontrollers (MCU), system-on-chip (SoC), analog components, and power systems in alignment with the functional safety standard ISO26262.

2. Provide Safety Analysis: Providing independent safety analysis for hardware products, especially assessing their capability to withstand and operate safely in the presence of random hardware faults.

3. Fault Injection Simulations: Fault injection simulations to guide hardware design and make it more robust against random hardware faults.

4. Global Collaboration: Coordinate, lead, and collaborate closely with global teams spanning the company's worldwide operations.

To be a successful candidate for this role, the following qualifications and attributes are desired:

1. Educational Background: An ideal candidate should have an honours degree in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a closely related discipline, indicating a strong foundation in technical knowledge.

2. Work Experience: Candidates should have knowledge in digital or analogue semiconductor hardware design, knowledge in Functional Safety and microcontroller design is a plus.

3. Problem-Solving Skills: The role requires strong problem-solving abilities, which are essential for assessing hardware safety and guiding design improvements.

4. Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Candidates should be comfortable working with international and multicultural colleagues, as the position involves coordination with global teams.

5. Motivation for Skill Development: An ideal candidate is highly motivated to continuously develop their skills and knowledge, as the role involves staying current with evolving safety standards and technologies.

6. Teamwork and Initiative: The candidate should be capable of working effectively within a team but also be self-driven and capable of taking initiative when needed.

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at www.renesas.com. 

Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to  supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.