Functional Safety Systems, Senior Engineer

Bangalore, IndiaPosted Jul 23, 2026
## Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Hardware Engineer, you will plan, design, optimize, verify, and test electronic systems, bring-up yield, circuits, mechanical systems, Digital/Analog/RF/optical systems, equipment and packaging, test systems, FPGA, and/or DSP systems that launch cutting-edge, world class products. Qualcomm Hardware Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop solutions and meet performance requirements. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field. We are seeking engineers with experience in system software and device level functional safety concepts and implementations. This position will be a hands-on role in leading Functional Safety concepts and requirements in existing and next generation ADAS/Autonomy systems offered by Qualcomm, while optimizing and exercising the full capability of the Qualcomm Snapdragon platform. Responsibilities shall include the following * Responsibilities will include leading functional safety related activities for stack development and ensure ISO 26262 compliance with respect to SW architecture, development processes, and work products. * Communicates and coordinates FuSa topics within the project(s). * Conduct and support safety analyses (e.g. HARA, FMEA, FTA, HAZOP) and identify areas of improvement. * Creates documentation and artifacts according ISO26262 (e.g. FSC, TSC, Safety Case) * Ensures proper requirements management and traceability (Safety) * Ensures the adherence to SW safety methods & metrics * Working with vendors and partners to ensure functional safety requirements are fulfilled by the components that they provide * Work with internal and external functional safety assessors to ensure compliance with ISO 26262 * Basic SOTIF understanding Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. * 4+ years Systems, Software, and Safety Engineering in auto Industry. * Collaborative work experience with good communication skills involving customers, vendors, and internal development teams. * Structured problem-solving capability and ability to work with teams on root cause analyses. Preferred Qualifications * 3+ years Automotive experience and familiarity with Safety work products, experience with Functional Safety Software systems development in auto industry meeting IS0 26262 standards. * Knowledge and experience in the development of ECUs for the automotive industry * Hands on Requirements Management Tools and establishing traceability for functional safety requirements e.g. DOORS, etc. * Knowledge and understanding of ISO26262 (Concept, System, SW) * Knowledge in ASPICE, safety analyses and requirements management * Experience in automotive or other safety related industries (e.g. aviation) * Hands on with ALM tools like CodeBeamer is preferred. * Expertise with Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) and Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) * Basic SOTIF understanding with RRA, STPA experience Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an...

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