SMTS ASIC Digital Design

Job Title

SMTS ASIC Digital Design

Role Summary

Join the Functional Safety & Cyber Security team within the IP, Software & Custom Silicon organization to lead hardware safety analysis and safety architecture for ARC MIPS processor IP and Custom Silicon SoC programs. You will own FMEDA/DFMEA/FTA activities for processor IP certified to ISO 26262, contribute RTL-level safety mechanisms, and support external assessments and customer reviews.

The role spans IP- and SoC-level safety analysis, fault injection planning, safety documentation, and maintaining traceability from safety requirements to verification evidence.

Experience Level

Senior - typically 8+ years of ASIC/SoC design or verification experience, with substantial functional safety experience.

Responsibilities

Accountable for hardware safety analysis, safety work products, and defense of safety claims to customers and assessors.

• Own hardware safety analysis for processor IP configurations: FMEDA, DFMEA, DFA and FTA through external assessment.
• Perform SoC-level safety analysis for Custom Silicon programs, including system-level FMEDA and SoC safety concepts.
• Analyze dependent failures and freedom from interference across IP boundaries within an SoC.
• Derive and track safety metrics (SPFM, LFM, PMHF) and drive diagnostic coverage improvements with STL and verification teams.
• Define and review RTL-level safety mechanisms (ECC, parity, lockstep, register protection, watchdog) and verify claimed diagnostic coverage.
• Plan, run, and interpret fault injection campaigns and reconcile results with the FMEDA.
• Produce and maintain safety artifacts: safety manual, safety analysis reports, safety case contributions, and assumptions of use.
• Maintain traceability from safety requirements through design to verification evidence.
• Support ISO 26262 assessments and respond to customer technical questions on safety architecture and analysis.
• Perform activities in a safe and responsible manner and comply with Environmental, Health, Safety & Security programs.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and skills.

• 8+ years of ASIC/SoC design or verification experience with substantial functional safety exposure.
• Practical understanding of FMEDA, DFMEA and DFA for complex digital IP.
• Experience with SoC-level integration and system-level safety concepts.
• Ability to read and analyze RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) and reason about microarchitecture (pipelines, caches, register files, memories).
• Understanding of processor architecture and how safety mechanisms are implemented.
• Familiarity with synthesis and DFT results as inputs to safety analysis (area back-annotation, test coverage).
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting abilities; excellent written and verbal communication; ability to manage parallel activities autonomously.

Nice-to-have / preferred:

• Functional safety certification or formal training (ISO 26262 / IEC 61508).
• Experience as a SEooC supplier or integrating SEooC IP into an SoC safety concept.
• Fault simulation tooling experience (e.g., VC Z01X) and scripting/automation (Python, TCL).
• Experience with simulation and debug tools (VCS, Verdi); FPGA design flow.
• Requirements management and safety traceability tooling (Jama).
• Low-power design / UPF, ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity knowledge, experience with automotive tier-one customers, RISC-V architecture exposure.

Education Requirements

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. Functional safety certification or formal training (ISO 26262 / IEC 61508) is listed as preferred.

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.