Safety Architect - AI Tools

Job Title

Safety Architect - AI Tools

Role Summary

Individual contributor in the Functional Safety Competence Center responsible for making AI-based systems safe, certifiable, and deployable. Define, architect, and scale AI Tool Evaluation across multiple business lines and contribute to evaluation methods and tool development that balance safety risk and business value.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI safety requirements into development processes and support innovation activities while safeguarding safety and compliance.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typical requirement: approximately 5+ years of relevant industry experience in architecting, designing, and validating AI tools in corporate environments.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Architect, deploy, and scale AI Tool Evaluation activities within NXP’s development flow.
• Work with enablement and engineering teams to integrate requirements and guidance from AI safety standards (for example ISO/PAS 8800 and ISO/TS 22440) into development processes.
• Contribute technical expertise to Safety and AI innovation projects, including evaluating the use of LLMs in corporate environments.
• Design and apply model validation, robustness checks, fault injection, and runtime safety mechanisms for corporate AI tools.
• Develop evaluation methods and tooling to measure AI alignment, interpretability, and robustness.
• Provide structured, execution-oriented recommendations to roadmap owners and stakeholders.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred qualifications:

• Must: Practical involvement with or working knowledge of ISO/PAS 8800 and ISO/TS 22440.
• Must: Deep knowledge of ISO 26262 or IEC 61508 (functional safety standards).
• Must: Proven ability to deliver results on complex, cross-functional projects; strong collaboration and cross-cultural effectiveness.
• Must: Demonstrated experience with AI alignment, interpretability, and robustness techniques; ability to identify safety risks and design mitigations.
• Nice-to-have: External functional safety certification.
• Nice-to-have: Programming skills in C/C++, Python, or MATLAB/Simulink.

Education Requirements

A PhD or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related discipline, combined with at least five years of industry experience. External functional safety certification is an advantage.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.