Functional Safety Architect (f/m/d)

Job Title

Functional Safety Architect (f/m/d)

Role Summary

The Functional Safety Architect owns functional safety architecture and definition standardization for PMIC products. The role collaborates with chip and system architects, MCU/SoC teams, safety assessors, and product teams to produce repeatable, cost-effective safety solutions and to accelerate functional safety definitions across the product line.

Experience Level

Senior — 10+ years of relevant experience in product definition and functional safety, preferably for PMIC or other power ICs.

Responsibilities

Drive standard functional-safety definitions and guide product teams from system requirements to validated implementation.

• Standardize functional-safety requirement definitions across PMIC products to meet safety goals while minimizing area and cost.
• Review PMIC FuSa definitions against industry state of the art and propose documented standard definitions for PMIC building blocks.
• Define requirements from standards, customer inputs, and system architects; translate system requirements into product definitions.
• Work with chip and system architects to propose implementation architectures and align requirements with MCU/SoC FuSa teams.
• Interface with safety assessors to obtain pre-approval for standard safety blocks and review proposed implementations versus requirements.
• Create and maintain a library of functional-safety definitions targeting family concepts with similar look-and-feel.
• Advise and mentor product-level FuSa engineers; present training to customers and internal teams.
• Drive tool-based FuSa workflow and methodology; investigate AI-assisted definition and documentation where appropriate.
• Review simulation and validation results to confirm correct implementation; focus on minimal design complexity while achieving safety goals.
• Engage in customer interaction and travel as required for meetings and support.

Requirements

Key skills and experience required and preferred.

• Must-have: 10+ years of experience in product definition and functional safety with proven product launch track record (PMIC or power IC experience preferred).
• Must-have: Deep knowledge of safety and compliance standards such as ISO 26262 and AEC-Q100.
• Must-have: Strong understanding of system-level power requirements, system-level functional safety, and board-level integration challenges for MCU/MPU/SoC systems.
• Must-have: Experience with functional-safety assessment processes and requirements-management tools; experience using Simplis or similar modeling tools.
• Must-have: High-level knowledge of mixed-signal design flow through to mass production; ability to balance trade-offs between performance, power, area, and cost.
• Must-have: Leadership in technical reviews, mentorship experience, strong communication skills with customers and stakeholders, and willingness to travel.
• Nice-to-have: Experience defining or implementing tool-based FuSa workflows and interest or experience in AI-driven definition/documentation.

Education Requirements

BSc or Master’s degree in engineering (or equivalent). The posting explicitly allows equivalent practical experience in place of a degree.

About the Company

Company: Renesas

Headquarters: Hitachinaka, Japan

Renesas is a global leader in embedded semiconductor solutions, providing high-quality products across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT sectors. With over 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries, the company focuses on scalable solutions that enhance user experience and drive innovation while committed to sustainability and energy efficiency.