Cisco

Functional Safety Technical Leader (Hybrid)

Cisco$139K — $201K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years, or PhD with 3 years in system level development.
  • Proven leadership in functional safety for hardware or similar critical systems.
  • Capability to develop and manage functional safety plans.
  • Expertise in safety analysis methods like FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and HARA.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of functional safety processes from design to certification.
  • Execute a functional safety management plan ensuring compliance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware, embedded, and mechanical engineering.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model including two days a week in the Austin office.
  • Opportunity to work with industry-leading innovators in power engineering.
  • Involvement in cutting-edge projects that redefine power distribution.
  • Access to a culture that values experimentation and rapid innovation.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 10/30/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This is a hybrid role with two days per week at Cisco's Austin office

Meet the Team

The Cisco Common Hardware Group (CHG) is growing its next-generation power engineering team. You'll join industry-leading innovators in the field of Fault Managed Power (FMP) to redefine how DC power is distributed in buildings and datacenters in the AI era. We firmly believe that efficiency, reliability, and above all, safety is the cornerstone of power delivery systems. Because full product development-from design to qualification to production-is within our team, we're able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.
Your Impact
  • Lead Cisco's development of functional safety processes, from early architecture through certification and production release.
  • Develop and execute a functional safety management plan to ensure compliance with functional safety requirements applicable to our hardware platform.
  • Partner with hardware, embedded, software, mechanical, thermal, and test engineering teams, as well as supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and customer support teams to ensure success.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 8+ years of experience, or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 6+ years of experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering + 3 years in system level development.
  • Experience leading functional safety planning and execution for hardware, semiconductor, embedded, power, or similar safety-critical systems.
  • Experience developing and executing functional safety management plans.
  • Experience applying safety analysis methods such as FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, DFA, HARA, dependent failure analysis, fault injection planning, or reliability assessment.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with the IEC 61508 functional safety standard or related performance-based functional safety standards such as ISO 26262
  • Experience defining or reviewing safety mechanisms for fault detection, diagnostics, fault isolation, redundancy, safe-state behavior, or hardware-software interfaces.
  • Proven experience guiding engineering teams through reviews, work-product closure, supplier evidence reviews, audits, assessments, or certification activities.
  • Familiarity with high-reliability power distribution, Power over Ethernet (PoE), datacenter-scale HVDC power systems, or networking hardware.
  • Familiarity with the IEC 62368 or UL 1400-1 product safety standards.

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