Functional Safety & Cyber Security Expert - Automotive Microcontroller (m/f/div)

Senior Staff Engineer Functional Safety & Cyber Security Automotive Microcontroller

As a senior staff engineer in our Research & Development team, you will shape the safety and security vision for our 32‑bit microcontroller products, defining critical requirements and robust architecture.

Your Role

You will own the safety and security vision for our microcontroller products, defining critical requirements and robust architecture, and driving cross‑functional safety and cyber security collaboration to execute rigorous analysis and verification.

Key Responsibilities

• Define ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 requirements for our 32‑bit microcontrollers and develop safety concepts and architectures.
• Take responsibility for relevant safety & security analysis engineering methods (e.g. FMEDA, DFA, FTA, vulnerability analysis) during product development.
• Conduct technical confirmation measures to verify the product meets its safety and cyber security requirements through analysis and test.
• Provide the review of relevant ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 work products.
• Support the documentation of relevant customer information and recommendations (e.g., safety manual).
• Collaborate with project managers, development team and customers on functional safety and cyber security.
• Assure compliance of the used methodologies with safety (ISO 26262), security (ISO 21434) and industry standard (IEC 61508).

Qualifications

• A technical degree in electrical engineering, microelectronics, physics, functional safety, cyber security, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the automotive semiconductor industry, with a strong understanding of microcontroller architecture or hands‑on development.
• Detailed knowledge about automotive standards and proven experience with ISO 26262, ISO 21434, IEC 61508.
• Proficiency in safety & security analysis methods (e.g., FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA, TARA) and functional safety architectures (e.g., fail‑safe, fail‑operational, high availability).
• Proven experience in audits, certifications, standards compliance, and process management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with external customers.
• Good communication and presentation skills in English; German is a strong plus.

Additional Information

Payment Scale: ERA EG 12
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