Functional Safety Architect
Velaura AI develops ultra-low-power compute technology for cloud, edge, and physical AI applications. It also offers Teraflux Bitcoin mining hardware, fleet-management software, and related support for mining operators.
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About Velaura AI
Velaura AI is a semiconductor and technology company that provides patented ultra-low-power silicon design technology, IP, toolflows, and custom chiplet solutions for AI compute platforms. Its customers include hyperscaler and XPU companies seeking reduced power consumption and higher compute efficiency. The company also builds Teraflux Bitcoin mining products, including air-, hydro-, and immersion-cooled miners, ASICs, modular containers, miner firmware, fleet-management software, and enterprise customer support.
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About the Role
You own the functional safety architecture for a Physical AI SoC, defining safety goals, mechanisms, and fault-handling strategies across silicon. You lead safety analyses, derive quantitative safety metrics, embed requirements into RTL, firmware, boot flows, and SDKs, and manage safety cases, certification, audits, and cross-disciplinary safety processes.
Requirements
- 10+ years in functional safety or safety-critical hardware engineering
- Significant experience taking silicon or embedded platforms through a full safety lifecycle
- Deep expertise with ISO 26262 up to ASIL D and IEC 61508 up to SIL 3
- Hands-on experience leading HARA, FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and DFA analyses
- Experience computing SPFM, LFM, and PMHF hardware architectural metrics
- Strong command of ECC, lockstep, BIST, redundancy, and safe-state design
- Experience with RTL, silicon design, firmware, and low-level platform software
- Ability to build and defend a safety case and drive safety requirements across multidisciplinary teams
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with functional safety for AI/ML accelerators or NPUs
- Familiarity with SOTIF and safety-critical domains
- Experience interfacing with certification bodies or assessors
Responsibilities
- Own the SoC functional safety architecture
- Define safety goals, safety mechanisms, and hardware/software fault handling
- Lead hazard analysis, risk assessment, DFMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and dependent-failure analysis
- Derive quantitative safety metrics and diagnostic-coverage targets
- Define safety mechanisms for compute, AI/NPU, memory, and interconnect
- Embed safety requirements into RTL, boot flows, and SDKs
- Own safety cases and work products across the safety lifecycle
- Coordinate with assessors and customers on certification and audits
- Establish functional safety processes, standards, and design practices
- Manage interfaces between functional safety, cybersecurity, reliability, and SOTIF
Benefits
- Performance-based incentives
- Equity participation
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities