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Software Functional Safety Engineer
Job Summary :
Our client in Carson, CA is looking for a Software Functional Safety Engineer. This is a contract position.
What You Will Do :
As a Software Functional Safety Engineer working in the Electric Power Conversion group, you will be responsible for performing functional safety base and application software safety development for power electronics components and Drive Unit systems.
Top Skills / Responsibilities :
- Develop SW-FTA, SW-FMEA, Freedom from interference (FFI), common cause / cascading failure (CCA / CFA) and dependent failure analysis (DFA) for embedded software including low level drivers and power electronics controls design.
- Develop software safety concepts, software safety requirements, software safety archiecture to provide software safety design recommendations including driving reviews with the design team.
- Develop software safety analysis, concepts and requirements for SoCs, microcontrollers / ICs. Develop safety measures (e.g. Plausibility check, Memory protection, Program flow monitoring, E2E protection) in application software and / or platform software.
- Develop Design Verification Plan (DVP) for relevant software safety requirements including fault injections.
- Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. JAMA, Doors, etc.), issue tracking tools (Jira, Bugzilla, etc.), SW version control tools (e.g. Git, Bitbucket, SVN, etc.). Experience with C programming and / or model-based design using Simulink.
- Knowledge and understanding of the systems and software design architecture of Low Voltage or Power Electronics design applications.
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Why Work with Us :
Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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