Functional Safety Intern - Spring 2027

About the role

NXP's CTO Functional Safety Competence Centre (FuSa CC) is a central engineering organization responsible for safety architecture and management for NXP's Automotive, Edge, Audio, Analog and Radar Processing business lines. The team produces functional safety solutions covering the very wide-range of SoC solutions required by the business lines, from cost-sensitive, low power devices to highly-integrated, high performance, multi-domain devices compliant with the latest automotive and industrial safety standards. This role provides an opportunity to work alongside experienced safety architects and engineers on next-generation automotive and industrial semiconductor products.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining and documenting safety requirements in compliance with ISO 26262 and IEC 61508
• Support development of functional safety concepts for IPs, subsystems, and SoC platforms
• Contribute to safety analysis activities including FMEDA, FTA, DFA, and Fault Injection
• Support preparation of safety work products required for safety assessments and audits
• Collaborate with design, verification, software, and system engineering teams to understand implementation of safety mechanisms
• Assist in reviewing technical safety documentation, safety manuals, and safety case artifacts
• Support integration of safety IPs and safety architecture solutions into automotive and industrial products
• Participate in process improvement initiatives, automation, and development of safety engineering methodologies

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Automotive Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, computer architecture, microcontrollers, or SoC design concepts
• Exposure to embedded systems, hardware/software interaction, or semiconductor development
• Basic understanding of functional safety concepts and interest in automotive safety standards
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional and global engineering environment
• Must be returning to school or graduating at the conclusion of the internship term (if graduating prior to May 2027, please apply to Entry Level full-time roles)