Automotive Functional Safety Architect - SoC/AI Silicon

About the role

Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us. In just four years, we have raised a total of $370 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 18 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands. We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million. Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer. Are you up for the challenge? Position Overview We are looking for an Automotive Functional Safety Architect - Silicon (SoC/NPU/AI Accelerators) to define and lead the safety architecture of our automotive-grade AI chips. This is a critical technical leadership role focused on semiconductor-level functional safety . You will design and implement safety strategies compliant with ISO 26262, SOTIF, and ISO/SAE 21434 , ensuring our NPUs, CPUs, and SoCs meet the highest standards of automotive safety and reliability. You will also serve as the technical lead in external engagements , including with automotive partners, customers, and European consortia , representing Axelera AI's functional safety strategy and driving alignment on safety requirements across the ecosystem. Important : This role requires hands-on experience with functional safety at the silicon level -not at the vehicle, ECU, or system level. You'll be working directly with hardware and RTL teams to embed fault-tolerant, safety-compliant features deep into the design.