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SiFive’s unrivaled compute platforms are continuing to enable leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits.\nAt SiFive, we are always excited to connect with talented individuals, who are just as passionate about driving innovation and changing the world as we are.\nOur constant innovation and ongoing success is down to our amazing teams of incredibly talented people, who collaborate and support each other to come up with truly groundbreaking ideas and solutions. Solutions that will have a huge impact on people's lives; making the world a better place, one processor at a time.\nAre you ready?\nTo learn more about SiFive’s phenomenal success and to see why we have won theGSA’s prestigious Most Respected Private Company Award(for the fourth time!), check out ourwebsite andGlassdoor pages.\nJob Description:\nWe’re looking for a Functional Safety & RAS Lead to help us build safe and highly reliable compute platforms for automotive, robotics, physical AI, data center, and other demanding applications.\nThis is an individual contributor role for someone who knows functional safety deeply and also likes working with customers and getting complex work done. You’ll work across the product lifecycle, partnering with customers, technical architects, and engineering teams to turn safety and reliability needs into products we can deliver.\nWhat you'll do\nWork with customers and internal teams to understand functional safety and RAS needs, from initial requirements and safety goals through development, assessment, release, and customer support. Partner with the technical architect to define the capabilities to meet customer requirements. \nBe a go-to expert on functional safety, especially ISO 26262 and IEC61508 and how they apply to processor and SoC products.\nDefine program scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, and engineering resource needs based on customer and product requirements.\nKeep work moving across architecture, design, verification, software, quality, program management, product, and customer-facing teams.\nMake sure safety requirements and decisions stay traceable through implementation, verification, documentation, product changes, and releases.\nIdentify gaps and technical risks, including dependent failures and common-cause concerns, and work with architect and engineering teams to address them.\nSupport customer assessments, internal reviews, external assessors, audits, and certification activities.\nPartner with product, sales, and applications teams on customer questions, safety documentation, and product integration guidance.\nWhat we're looking for\nYou have a record of getting cross-functional work done across teams you don’t manage. \nDeep knowledge of functional safety and ISO 26262, including FMEDA, fault modeling, diagnostic coverage, safety cases, and fault-injection planning.\nExperience applying functional safety standards to semiconductor, processor, or SoC development and working directly with automotive customers.\nEnough knowledge of processor or SoC architecture and development to work effectively with architecture, design, and verification teams.\nExperience with RAS concepts and mechanisms, including fault detection, error reporting, containment, and recovery.\nExperience running complex, cross-functional technical programs, including scope, dependencies, risks, and resource needs.\nFamiliarity with IEC 61508 or other relevant functional safety standards is a plus.\nActive in the standards community, able to influence and get credibility.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE, CE, CS,, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.\n10+ years of experience in functional safety, RAS, hardware reliability, or related work in semiconductor, processor, SoC, or other complex hardware development.\n5+ years of experience in semiconductor, SoC, processor-IP, or complex hardware development, including significant architecture or technical-leadership responsibility.\nDeep experience applying ISO 26262 and functional safety methods such as FMEDA, FMEA, fault-tree analysis, diagnostic coverage, and fault injection.\nStrong understanding of SoC and IP development, from requirements and architecture through verification, release, and customer support.\nExperience with features intended to detect and address hardware random failures, such as error detection and reporting, fault containment, redundancy, lockstep, ECC/parity, memory protection, or recovery.\nExperience leading complex, cross-functional technical programs across engineering teams.\nStrong communication and judgment, with the ability to work across technical teams, customers, and other stakeholders.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with RISC-V processor or SoC architecture and automotive semiconductor IP developed to ASIL-B or ASIL-D objectives.\nExperience with RAS for data center, AI, robotics, or other high-availability compute products.\nExperience with reliability analysis or testing, including soft-error-rate modeling or radiation testing.\nExperience working with certification bodies or external assessors.\nFamiliarity with related standards such as ISO/SAE 21434 or cybersecurity engineering is a plus.\nPay & Benefits\nConsistent with SiFive values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline, and our compensation range reflects the cost of labor in the U.S. geographic market based on the location of the role. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant work experience.\nFor candidates who receive and offer, the starting salary will vary based on various factors including, but not limited to, such qualifications as, skill level, competencies, and work location. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee.\nBase Pay Range\n$279,504.00-$341,616.00In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity. In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!\n Additional Information:\nThis position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in\nUnited States of AmericaAny offer of employment for this position is also contingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any necessary export license(s) or other approvals.\nSiFive is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.\nAs an E-Verify employer, we use this system to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires in accordance with federal law. 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