Safety Engineer (f/m/d) - Munich, Germany
Originally posted 22 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This Safety Engineer position contributes to the development of safety-compliant semiconductor products by defining, analyzing, and validating safety concepts and architectures.
What you'll do
- Define and develop functional and technical safety concepts based on product architecture, technology, and intended functionality.
- Review and develop IP, SoC, and Software related Safety work products compliant to ISO 26262 or IEC 61508.
- Perform safety analyses at IP and product levels, including FTA, DFA, and FMEDA.
- Support the definition and review of safety verification and validation strategies.
- Perform IP, SoC, Software, and System level safety management tasks compliant to ISO 26262 or IEC 61508.
- Support customers in the integration and application of NXP safety products.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
- 7–15 years of experience in semiconductor product development with exposure to functional safety.
- Strong understanding of microcontroller and microprocessor architectures and their application in automotive or industrial safety domains.
- Strong understanding of IP and SoC level Safety mechanisms.
- Understanding safety standards (ISO 26262 or IEC 61508) and associated development lifecycles and work products.
- Experience with safety analysis techniques such as FTA, DFA, and FMEDA and the related tools (e.g., Medini).
- Hands-on experience in at least two safety compliant product development developing Functional Safety Concept and Technical Safety Concept.
- Experience in safety audits, assessments, and certification activities.
Nice to have
- Experience in functional safety design and development within Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive suppliers.
- Broad exposure to semiconductor product development (e.g., IP design, verification, DFT, physical implementation, tools, and methodologies).
- Familiarity with requirements management tools such as ELM7.
- Familiarity with software development compliant to ISO26262: Part 6.
- Familiarity with embedded system and software development.
Skills: functional safety, ISO 26262, ASIL, FMEDA, safety concepts, microcontroller architectures
This role has been open 35 days — well below the 68-day median for Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering roles.
Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering · Automotive Safety
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Open roles in category
128
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$246k
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| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (128 roles · 28 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 32 | 128 |
| Median days open | 40 d | 68 d (−28 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $246k |
Skills observed across this category: functional safety, ISO 26262, ASIL, FMEDA, safety concepts, microcontroller architectures
Who's hiring in this category
- NXP Semiconductors (this employer) · 32 open roles · median 39 d
- NVIDIA · 16 open roles · median 66 d
- Infineon Technologies · 13 open roles · median 53 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 95 d
- Qualcomm · 9 open roles · median 201 d
- Renesas Electronics · 9 open roles · median 55 d
How we counted: 128 open Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering (Automotive Safety) roles from 28 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 27 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.