About MBRDI

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI), headquartered in Bengaluru with a satellite office in Pune, is the largest R&D center for Mercedes-Benz Group AG outside of Germany. Our mission is to drive innovation and excellence in automotive engineering, digitalization, and sustainable mobility solutions, shaping the future of mobility.

Responsibilities:

• Define functional safety strategy for complex automotive systems, aligning with industry best practices, regulatory requirements and ensuring adherence to ISO 26262 standards up to ASIL D.
• As a Functional safety architect, own the entire ECU safety strategy, including hardware, software, and HSI.
• Develop and maintain the Safety Concept, including Functional Safety Requirements (FSRs) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs).
• Lead the Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) process to identify potential hazards and define safety goals.
• Define safety architectures, considering hardware and software partitioning, redundancy, and fault-tolerant mechanisms.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative safety analyses, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and Dependent Failure Analysis (DFA).
• Safety Mechanisms and Safe State: specifying fault detection, isolation, and recovery mechanisms. Like safe state definitions and fault reaction mechanisms as part of architecture design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware, software, and systems engineering, to ensure seamless integration of safety features.
• Oversee the development of safety-related software components, ensuring compliance with MISRA C/C++ coding standards and other relevant guidelines.
• Plan and execute safety verification and validation activities, including unit testing, integration testing, and system testing and contribution to the overall test concept
• Leading safety case development and readiness for external audits.
• Actively participate in SAFe Agile Release Trains (ARTs), contributing to PI planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives

 Requisites (Skills & Experience)

• 8+ years of experience in functional safety engineering in development of complex safety-critical systems/ electronic control unit.
• Proficiency in safety analysis techniques (FMEA, FTA, DFA, FMEDA).
• Experience with embedded software development in MATLAB Simulink, C/C++ and adherence to MISRA coding standards and guidelines
• Knowledge of hardware/software integration and testing methodologies for safety-critical systems.
• Experience and knowledge of automotive hardware architectures, including microcontrollers (e.g. Renesas U2B Microcontroller) Autosar Classic, Basic Software Vector Stack, sensors, communication interfaces and associated safety mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of real-time operating systems (RTOS) and their impact on functional safety.
• Familiarity with automotive cybersecurity standards and their impact on functional safety.
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., IBM DOORS, PREEVision), configuration management tools (e.g., GiT lab)
• Collaboration, working experience with Tier1 – OEM and stakeholder management
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.

·       Modern Practices: Passion for state-of-the-art software engineering practices. Strong DevOps mindset with technical understanding of related technologies, emphasizing CI/CD, TDD, Everything-as-Code, and DevOps practices.

·       Growth Mindset: Readiness to accept challenges and push boundaries. Excitement for being part of something new, building a new organization from scratch.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with a focus on embedded systems and functional safety.
• Relevant certifications such as:
  • Certified Automotive Functional Safety Professional or Engineer
  • Agile certifications like Scrum Master or Agile Practitioner

Good to Have Skills

• Experience with developing safety-critical systems using model-based design techniques (e.g., Simulink).
• Experience with AUTOSAR architecture and safety-related modules.
• Programming skills in additional languages like C, C++, or Java
• Exposure to continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines in automotive software development
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze complex systems.
• Ability to work in a multicultural and distributed team environment.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a purpose-driven organization that is shaping the future of mobility
• Work on cutting-edge technologies and global projects
• Thrive in a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment
• Access world-class infrastructure and continuous learning opportunities

Equal Opportunity Statement

At MBRDI, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of gender, background, or ability.