Software Safety Engineer - Pune - Cadence @ Cadence Design Systems

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as Functional Safety Engineer for Cadence/Tensilica Safety related SW products
• Create and/or support safety work products which include the Safety Plan, Safety Manual, Safety Requirements, and Safety Analysis on Tensilica/Cadence processor SW.
• Collaborate with project engineers, marketing development team, safety consultants, vendors and customers on Functional Safety activities
• Support creation of a Qualification Kit for the Xtensa Compiler Libraries
• Create/review functional safety documentation according to ISO 26262
• Conduct reviews with product teams to ensure functional safety standards are being met throughout product development cycles

Requirements:

• BSEE/BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering (or equivalent). MS preferred.
• 5+ or more years of total relevant work experience.
• Experience or familiarity with Processor/DSP Software Product Development tools and methods
• Experience in functional safety compliance, testing or auditing or QA (quality assurance) of SW components
• Experience working with perl and other scripting languages.
• Good C programming skills. Experience with C++ is a plus.
• Familiarity with GNU open source software development tools
• Familiarity with both Linux and Windows
• Familiarity with ISO or other industry-accepted quality standards.
• Familiarity with Configuration, Requirements, and Documentation Management tools (e.g. Perforce, Doors, JIRA, etc)
• Willingness and motivation to learn and apply standard compliance requirements of emerging markets
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and clear, concise documentation writing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and the ability to communicate complex ideas succinctly and persuasively to peers, management, customers and partners.

Good To Have:

• Experience with developing SW according to Safety Standards (IEC 61508 or ISO 26262)
• Experience in Software Quality and process (e.g., SPICE, CMMI ).
• Experience with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 standards. Preferable if holds Safety certification.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management standard
• Experience with compiler optimization techniques a plus.