Safety Software Lead

Job Title

Safety Software Lead

Role Summary

Lead end-to-end ISO 26262 functional safety certification for Quadric’s unified NPU software stack, covering the compiler and SDK (including TVM and LLVM backends and the core SDK). Work with engineering teams and automotive customers to implement safety-compliant development practices and deliver certification artifacts.

Experience Level

Senior - typically requires 8+ years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include establishing safety processes, ensuring compiler compliance, qualifying tools, and delivering safety documentation to customers.

• Lead the end-to-end software functional safety process for the NPU software stack according to ISO 26262.
• Ensure safety-critical compliance of the AI compiler stack, specifically TVM and LLVM backends used for NPU code generation.
• Oversee qualification of software tools within the SDK and compiler environment to meet automotive safety requirements.
• Define and implement development practices including MISRA-C/C++ compliance, unit testing, and automated traceability from requirements to design and test cases.
• Generate and maintain safety artifacts such as Safety Manuals, Cybersecurity Capability Reports, and Traceability Matrices.
• Maintain traceability and documentation using tools like JIRA and GitHub.
• Partner with OEMs and Tier‑1 automotive customers to align on safety requirements and provide technical documentation for system-level certifications.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and domain experience.

• Proven track record leading software safety certification for complex semiconductor products (NPUs, GPUs, or high-performance CPUs).
• Deep understanding of AI compiler stacks, specifically TVM and LLVM.
• Familiarity with ISO 21434 (cybersecurity), ASPICE, and AUTOSAR standards.
• Hands-on experience with system-level software: drivers, firmware, and bare-metal runtimes for AI accelerators.
• Experience implementing security solutions for automotive or industrial applications.
• Experience producing safety deliverables and coordinating across cross-functional engineering teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with MLIR or OpenXLA compiler frameworks.
• Direct experience engaging with Tier‑1 automotive customers and OEMs on system-level safety reviews.
• Prior work on compiler tool qualification and automated safety-traceability tooling.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field required; Master’s or PhD preferred. The posting specifies 8+ years of industry experience. No explicit equivalent-experience language was provided.

About the Company

Company: Quadric

Headquarters: Burlingame, California, United States

Quadric is building the world’s first supercomputer designed for the real-time needs of edge devices. Founded in 2016, the company empowers developers across industries with innovative general-purpose neural processing unit (GPNPU) architecture for neural network workloads. Co-founded by technologists from MIT and Carnegie Mellon, Quadric aims to enable groundbreaking technology development.