About this role
Envision Employment Solutions is currently looking for a VLSI Functional Safety Hardware Architect for one of our partners, an IT Services and IT Consulting company.
THE ROLE
In automotive silicon, a missed fault isn't a bug report, it's a safety risk. You'll define and build the safety mechanisms inside complex ASICs and SoCs, turning ISO 26262 requirements into RTL that is traceable, verifiable and ready for certification. You'll be the bridge between the functional safety team and the designers who build the chip.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Contribute to SoC architecture definition, subsystem design and RTL microarchitectureDesign and integrate functional safety mechanisms at RTL and SoC level in line with ISO 26262 and target ASIL levelsTranslate safety requirements into RTL and keep traceability through implementation and verificationConfigure, integrate and customise internal, third party and black box IPsCreate and maintain IP level documentation covering safety requirements, mechanisms, diagnostics, assumptions and integration constraintsSupport fault analysis, safety reviews and functional safety work products throughout the lifecycleCollaborate with safety, verification, design and system teams, and consider SoC to PCB level interactions
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
10+ years of experience in ASIC and/or SoC developmentStrong hands on RTL design in Verilog and SystemVerilogPractical experience applying ISO 26262 and ASIL requirements in semiconductor developmentExperience implementing and documenting safety mechanisms such as redundancy, fault detection and safety monitoringSolid experience with IP integration, configuration and customisationKnowledge of ARM and/or RISC-V, AXI and NoC interconnectsUnderstanding of hardware and software interaction and board level considerationsStrong communication and stakeholder management skills
YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU
You think about how a design fails as carefully as how it worksYou write documentation that an assessor and an integrator can both useYou're comfortable owning the safety story of an IP end to endYou enjoy working at the point where architecture meets RTLYou want your work to go into products people trust with their lives