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Functional Safety Manager, Industrial Battery Management

Kodaira, jpRemoteFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead functional safety for industrial battery management ICs, defining safety concepts, requirements, and evidence packages for customer certification and product compliance.

Role type

Senior IC functional safety manager (industrial battery systems)

Builds

Safety-certified battery management ICs and firmware for industrial and stationary storage applications

Domain

Industrial electronics, semiconductor design, battery safety

Required skills

IEC 61508 (SIL 2+), FMEDA, diagnostic coverage, safety manual creation, UL 1973/9540/62619, battery system architecture, mixed-signal IC design review, safety lifecycle management, third-party audit coordination

Preferred skills

TUV/exida/UL certification, ISO 26262, IEC 62443, OCP ORv3 BBU specs

Technologies

IEC 61508, UL 1973, UL 9540, IEC 62619, IEC 60730, IEC 62061, ISO 13849, IEC 62443, ISO/SAE 21434

Responsibilities

Derive IC-level safety requirements and SIL targets; manage safety concept and architecture trade-offs; lead third-party assessments and close assessor findings; define and run the functional safety management system; structure safety requirements traceability and verification; build safety competence and hire the functional safety team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC