NXP Semiconductors · 12 hours ago
Senior Director Functional Safety
Austin (Oakhill, Office)
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expNXP Semiconductors is seeking a Senior Director of Functional Safety to lead a team of 40+ engineers focused on the Functional Safety aspects of new product development. This role involves empowering team managers, driving the development of Functional Safety for NXP's products, and spearheading technology development and customer support initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Lead a team of 40+ engineers who work on the Functional Safety aspects of new products development
Empower team managers to drive development and delivery of Functional Safety for all NXP microcontroller, microprocessor and analog products
Spearhead roadmap definition and technology development of IP and reuse assets to efficiently deliver functional safety for NXP’s new product roadmap
Champion Customer Support and Enablement activities driven by a leader in your team
Drive alignment on best practices for functional safety product development across your team as well as with the other hardware and software safety development teams
Spearhead development of new capabilities, including use of AI, to deliver breakthrough improvements in functional safety new product development efficiency
Forge collaborative partnerships both internally and externally for new capabilities and opportunities that help address NXP’s business, quality, efficiency, etc. goals
Drive Functional Safety Technical Steering Team activities with partners across the NXP business lines, including technology roadmap
Qualification
Required
Strong organizational leadership skills
Strong execution focus along with the ability to inspire, engage, and motivate
Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills
Navigate the organizational matrix, build networks, collaborate productively with others and own collective outcomes
Ability to identify, drive, and balance organization performing and transforming objectives and initiatives
Good business acumen and functional safety technical know-how, ideally with some systems engineering knowledge
Ability to set and deliver a team strategy
Attract the industry's best talent
Inspire and accelerate teams to perform beyond what they think is possible and the industry's state of the art
Expertise in coaching team members to continuously enhance capabilities
Combined 10+ technical experience and expertise in functional safety, chip design, and electronic system design
5+ years of experience leading a team with multiple focus topics
5+ years solid experience of leading a globally-dispersed team of managers
Preferred
AI and requirements management knowledge nice to have
Systems, hardware and software engineering knowledge and experience preferred
Knowledge of automotive and/or industrial markets from a functional safety perspective
Company
NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors produces secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.56BKey Investors
European Investment Bank
2025-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2025-01-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.06B
2010-08-06IPO
Leadership Team
Bill Betz
Chief Financial Officer
Andy Micallef
EVP Global Operations
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