Functional Safety Manager, Industrial Battery Management

Responsibilities • Single point of contact on functional safety for lead customers and their certification bodies; present and defend the safety concept, safety manual and FMEDA. • Derive the IC-level safety requirements with customer system safety teams (safety functions, target SIL, demand mode, proof-test interval, diagnostic coverage); agree a DIA or equivalent. • Support customer UL 1973 / UL 9540 / IEC 62619 listings where BMS safety functions are in scope; close assessor findings. • Represent the company at standards and industry forums. • Own the safety decisions for the product line: target SIL per safety function, safety concept, architecture trade-offs. • Define and run the functional safety management system (IEC 61508-1 clause 6): safety plan, roles and competence, independence, tailoring, safety case per product. • Structure the safety requirements work (derivation, allocation, traceability, verification) and drive the lifecycle from concept through IC design, silicon validation, firmware and release: hardware safety architecture, FMEDA and pin FMEA, DFA, FTA, diagnostic coverage, PFH and SFF / HFT (Route 1H / 2H), proven-in-use where applicable. • Own the safety manual and evidence package for compliant items; keep what design and firmware build consistent with the standard and the safety concept. • Set best practice for design and verification: safety design reviews, fault-injection and diagnostic verification, tool qualification, change and impact management for derivatives and die revisions. • Plan and run third-party assessment and certification (TUV, exida, UL) and internal safety audits; close nonconformities. • Cover adjacent requirements: IEC 60730-1 Annex H, IEC 63056, IEC 62619 clause 8, EU Batteries Regulation 2023/1542, JIS C 8715-2; align with product security on IEC 62443-4-1 / 4-2 so safety and security share one process. • Build safety competence across the IC design organization; define and hire the functional safety team as the product line grows. Working Pattern This role supports customers and internal teams across North America and Asia. As a result, early morning or evening meetings may occasionally be required to accommodate different time zones. In return, we offer a high degree of flexibility in both working hours and location. We value outcomes over time spent and measure success based on results and impact rather than hours worked. *The full details regarding your position scope as well as any future potential changes in work location and job scope will be provided during the interview process. MUST • 10+ years in electronics or semiconductor development, including 5+ years leading functional safety on products certified to IEC 61508 or ISO 26262, with demonstrated ability to work to IEC 61508 (SIL 2 or higher), the standard this role delivers against. Must have taken an IC, module or controller through third-party assessment. • Hands-on command of IEC 61508-1, -2 and -3: hardware architectural constraints, FMEDA, diagnostic coverage, PFH / PFD, safety manuals for compliant items, software safety lifecycle. • Working knowledge of at least one of: UL 1973, UL 9540, IEC 62619, IEC 60730-1 Annex H, IEC 62061 / ISO 13849, UL 991 / UL 1998. • Battery system fluency: cell monitoring, balancing, contactor control, isolation, thermal management, state estimation, and the failure modes that matter (overcharge, over-discharge, over-temperature, short circuit, thermal propagation). • Enough mixed-signal and digital IC design background to review safety architectures and diagnostics with designers as a peer. • Track record of making and defending safety decisions with engineering and business leadership, setting up requirements processes from scratch, and running customer engageme