Envision Employment Solutions is currently looking for a VLSI Functional Safety Hardware Architect for one of our partners, an IT Services and IT Consulting company.

THE ROLE

In automotive silicon, a missed fault isn't a bug report, it's a safety risk. You'll define and build the safety mechanisms inside complex ASICs and SoCs, turning ISO 26262 requirements into RTL that is traceable, verifiable and ready for certification. You'll be the bridge between the functional safety team and the designers who build the chip.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Contribute to SoC architecture definition, subsystem design and RTL microarchitecture
Design and integrate functional safety mechanisms at RTL and SoC level in line with ISO 26262 and target ASIL levels
Translate safety requirements into RTL and keep traceability through implementation and verification
Configure, integrate and customise internal, third party and black box IPs
Create and maintain IP level documentation covering safety requirements, mechanisms, diagnostics, assumptions and integration constraints
Support fault analysis, safety reviews and functional safety work products throughout the lifecycle
Collaborate with safety, verification, design and system teams, and consider SoC to PCB level interactions

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

10+ years of experience in ASIC and/or SoC development
Strong hands on RTL design in Verilog and SystemVerilog
Practical experience applying ISO 26262 and ASIL requirements in semiconductor development
Experience implementing and documenting safety mechanisms such as redundancy, fault detection and safety monitoring
Solid experience with IP integration, configuration and customisation
Knowledge of ARM and/or RISC-V, AXI and NoC interconnects
Understanding of hardware and software interaction and board level considerations
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

YOU'LL THRIVE HERE IF YOU

You think about how a design fails as carefully as how it works
You write documentation that an assessor and an integrator can both use
You're comfortable owning the safety story of an IP end to end
You enjoy working at the point where architecture meets RTL
You want your work to go into products people trust with their lives