Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• Lead Functional Safety activities throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Develop and maintain safety work products and ensure ISO 26262 compliance.

• Drive safety analyses, reviews, audits, and safety assessments.

• Collaborate with system, hardware, software, validation, and supplier teams.

• Support safety validation, verification, and safety case closure activities.

• Promote and institutionalize a strong safety culture across engineering teams.

Experience

• 10 to 15 years of automotive embedded systems experience.

• 3+ years of experience in ADAS functions such as AEB, LKS, APA and related driver assistance features.

• 5+ years of hands-on Functional Safety (FuSa) experience in compliance with ISO 26262.

Industry Preferred

Qualifications

BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech - Electronics, Mechatronics, Automotive Electronics or Equivalent

General Requirements

• Hands-on experience creating Item Definition, HARA, FSC, TSC, and Safety Case work products.

• Experience creating and executing Dependency Interface Agreements (DIA)



and Safety Plans.

• Proficiency in performing FTA, FMEA, DFMEA, and DFA analyses.

• Hands-on validation experience for ADAS systems on Vehicle, HiL, SiL, and related environments.

• Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams and suppliers to meet program milestones.

• Good understanding of Radar, LiDAR, Camera, and Ultrasonic sensor technologies.

• Deep understanding of ADAS ECU hardware architecture and SoC software stack.

• Proficiency with Medini Analyze, Jira, Visio, Confluence, and similar engineering tools.

• Experience leading functional safety audits, assessments, and compliance reviews.

• Capability to train, mentor, and coach engineering teams on functional safety culture and best practices.

• Knowledge of SOTIF (ISO 21448) and its application to ADAS products.

• Experience in ADAS domain controllers and centralized architectures.

• Robust communication, stakeholder

📌 Senior Lead Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Mahindra and Mahindra
📍 Chennai