Functional Safety Engineer

About the role

Synopsys is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to lead the development and continuous improvement of validation processes for its automotive and high‑performance IP products. You will work closely with FPGA and embedded software teams to embed functional safety and quality gates into the product lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and maintain IP validation workflows, templates, checklists, and quality gate reviews for embedded software and FPGA‑based IP.
• Deploy and improve IP product development processes under ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949, ensuring organization‑wide compliance.
• Conduct process audits, gap assessments, root‑cause analysis and corrective actions using real KPIs and quality metrics.
• Develop functional safety work products (Safety Goals, Item Definitions, Technical Safety Concepts, Safety Plans) aligned with ISO 26262 up to ASIL D.
• Review and approve architecture proposals, verification plans, and safety validation strategies.
• Coordinate with IP engineering teams, automotive customers, and product groups to align validation with safety, quality and reliability targets.
• Lead continuous‑improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma or similar methodologies to reduce defect escape rates.

Required profile

• Several years of experience at the intersection of quality systems and semiconductor engineering.
• Proven ability to translate functional safety standards into actionable engineering work.
• Comfortable collaborating with FPGA engineers and driving process improvements.
• Strong understanding of validation processes and quality gates.

Required skills

• ISO 26262 (ASIL D)
• ISO 9001:2015
• IATF 16949
• FMEA
• FPGA‑based IP validation
• Embedded software validation
• Lean methodology
• Six Sigma