Safety Enablement Engineer

Job Title

Safety Enablement Engineer

Role Summary

Improve the efficiency, consistency, and quality of workflows for safety product development across engineering teams. Act as a technical bridge between functions by building automation, integrations, and methodologies that standardize safety engineering work.

The role combines hands-on development with architectural responsibilities: implement scripts and integrations, and define frameworks and best practices used across the organization.

Experience Level

Senior — 10+ years of relevant experience in the semiconductor or related high-tech industry.

Responsibilities

Deliver tooling, automation, and process improvements that enable consistent safety engineering workflows across teams.

• Design, implement, and improve methodologies, processes, and toolchains for safety engineering.
• Develop automation solutions using scripting and APIs to reduce manual effort and increase productivity.
• Ensure interoperability and integration between engineering tools and platforms.
• Leverage AI-based approaches where appropriate to improve efficiency and data utilization.
• Build automated reports and dashboards for status tracking and project transparency.
• Create and maintain clear documentation consolidating insights from multiple systems.
• Support teams adopting improved workflows; act as technical enabler and advisor.
• Perform security-conscious work and support tasks related to security certifications when required.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role.

• 10+ years of relevant experience in semiconductor or related high-tech industries.
• Strong expertise in tooling, automation, and engineering workflows.
• Proven scripting and software development skills (e.g., Python, Java) for automation and integrations.
• Experience with engineering tools and platforms such as Jira, Git (GitHub/Bitbucket), requirements/ELM tools, system modeling tools, and safety analysis tools.
• Solid understanding of configuration management environments and scalable automation architectures.
• Ability to operate both as a hands-on developer and as an architect defining methodologies and best practices.
• Experience working cross-functionally across diverse tool landscapes and stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on efficiency, automation, and scalability; security-conscious approach to tasks that may involve certification scope.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with AI tools or automation platforms (e.g., Copilot, Power BI, Power Automate).
• Background in functional safety environments.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.