Principal Functional Safety Specialist

Responsibilities

• Own the functional safety case for QNX products across the full lifecycle, including Safety Plans, Safety Concepts, and structured safety arguments
• Perform high-rigor safety analyses such as HARA, FMEA, FTA, and DFA to produce artifacts for independent assessment
• Define and manage safety evidence for certification to ensure readiness at every milestone
• Serve as the primary technical interface with external safety assessors from planning to closure
• Advise engineering teams on ASIL-appropriate design decisions and provide guidance on SEooC integration
• Support customers and Tier 1 partners with safety manual interpretation and residual risk arguments
• Represent QNX in standards bodies and drive continuous improvement of internal safety processes and tooling

Requirements

• Deep expertise in ISO 26262 with hands-on application of Part 6, Part 8, and SEooC
• Proven experience performing safety analyses including HARA, FMEA, FTA, and DFA
• End-to-end ownership of a safety case through a full certification or assessment cycle
• Experience with requirements management at scale using tools like Jama or DOORS
• Embedded C development background sufficient to evaluate ASIL-constrained implementations
• Technical leadership or mentorship experience
• Exceptional communication skills for writing assessor-facing documentation and advising stakeholders

Benefits

• BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans
• Employee share purchase program
• Paid time off

About the Company

QNX, a division of BlackBerry, provides the trusted foundation for software-defined businesses. Our technology is deployed in the world’s most critical embedded systems, including over 275 million vehicles. We deliver safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, and middleware across industries such as automotive, medical devices, robotics, and aerospace.