Job Description
Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you'd like, where you'll be supported and inspired bya collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you'll be able to reimagine what's possible. Join us and help the world's leading organizationsunlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.
Long Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Embedded Automotive Functional Safety Expert/Architect to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded systems, automotive communication protocols, and modern software development practices. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining embedded software solutions for automotive network systems, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability.
Grade Specific Responsibilities
Software Architecture Design
Develop and document software architecture for safety critical systems in compliance with ISO 26262 and other relevant standards
Define software safety requirements and allocate them to architectural components
Design fault tolerant systems with redundancy diagnostics and safe states
Collaborate with hardware teams to ensure alignment of software and hardware architectures
Functional Safety Compliance
Conduct safety analysis such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis FTA
Create and review work products required for safety compliance including Safety Cases and Software Safety Plans
Ensure traceability between safety requirements architecture and implementation
Development and Verification Support
Guide software development teams in implementing safety critical components
Support testing and validation activities including unit tests integration tests and fault injection tests
Conduct reviews and audits of safety critical software artifacts
Process and Tools
Define and optimize development processes to meet safety critical standards
Select and implement appropriate tools for safety analysis architecture modeling and compliance tracking
Collaboration and Communication
Work closely with system engineers hardware designers and project managers to ensure cohesive system design
Provide technical guidance and training on functional safety and software architecture principles
Communicate technical solutions and safety concepts to stakeholders
Required Skills And Competencies
Core Technical Skills
Strong expertise in software architecture design for embedded systems
Proficiency in C C++ or other programming languages used in automotive systems
Experience with safety critical software development processes and tools such as AUTOSAR MATLAB Simulink Enterprise Architect
Knowledge of hardware software interfaces microcontrollers and real time operating systems RTOS
Functional Safety Knowledge
In depth understanding of ISO 26262 ASPICE and related standards
Familiarity with safety mechanisms such as watchdogs error correction codes and memory protection
Soft Skills and Competencies
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Excellent communication and documentation abilities
Leadership skills to guide development teams and drive technical decisions
Collaboration and stakeholder management
Time management and attentiveness
Learning mindset
Verbal and written communication
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related field
Six or more years of experience in automotive software development with at least two years focused on functional safety
Certification in ISO 26262 or related areas is a plus
Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.
