Gatik
Senior Systems & Safety Engineer – Hardware
$160K–$240K
Santa Clara, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, California, United States - Experience
- 6+ years.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or Automotive Engineering.
About the job
Leads hardware safety architecture, reliability engineering, and functional safety compliance for autonomous vehicle hardware, ensuring safe operation under harsh conditions and component failures.
What you'll do
- Conduct functional safety analyses, including FMEDA, PMHF, and SPFM, and create hardware safety documentation for sign-off.
- Evaluate and qualify automotive-grade hardware from suppliers; define hardware requirements for compliance and system safety.
- Design fault-injection tests to validate diagnostic coverage and produce verification evidence.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or Automotive Engineering.
- 6+ years in hardware safety engineering, electrical architecture, or systems engineering in automotive or aerospace industries.
- Working knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO 16750, SAE J1455, and FMVSS; experience with FMEDA, FTA, and worst-case circuit analysis.
- Expertise in named vehicle networking and hardware technologies, including Automotive Ethernet, CAN-FD, LIN, PCIe, GMSL/FPD-Link, DC-DC converters, ePDMs, and BMS.
Nice to have
- Experience designing or safety-certifying high-compute AV platforms, or integrating heavy/medium-duty commercial vehicles.
- Thermal and structural safety analysis under extreme environmental conditions.
Pay
$160,000- $240,000 USD base salary
Tools
ISO 26262, ISO 16750, SAE J1455, FMVSS, Automotive Ethernet, CAN-FD, LIN, PCIe
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