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QNX- Senior Functional Safety Manager

Blackberry

Blackberry

Ottawa, ON, Canada
USD 108,750-158,750 / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Job Description:

QNX® is a trusted supplier of safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, frameworks and development tools, and provides expert support and services for building the world’s most critical embedded systems. We are the embedded experts. BlackBerry QNX was born in embedded, and provides time-tested and trusted foundation software, including our deterministic microkernel real-time operating system (RTOS), safety-certified products, middleware and security solutions, all purpose-built for embedded systems.

QNX software is trusted by more than 68% of the Electric Vehicle market by volume, 24 of the top 25 EV manufacturers and is running in more than 275 million + vehicles globally. Our foundation products have been pre-certified to ISO 26262 ASIL D and we offer a broad range of board support packages, professional services, AUTOSAR adaptive support and middleware solutions – from acoustic management, to digital cockpits to advanced driving assistance (ADAS) - to accelerate development and help OEMs meet Start of Production (SOP) dates.

Accelerate your career with QNX!

Are you the person we are looking for?

The Functional Safety team is at the core of everything we do, working at the heart of the most reliable and secure embedded OS. Using your extensive knowledge of safety standards, you will partner and give advice to our customers across multiple industries including our high-profile automotive Tier 1 accounts.

In return for your skills, expertise and passion, we will provide you with an attractive compensation, bonus & excellent benefits package. Join us and you will become part of a team that is already leading the way and has even bigger plans for the future. What we are working on is truly groundbreaking!

You will:

  • Conduct safety analysis activities collaborating with the onsite Principal FSM & global team as needed.

  • Collaborate closely with the senior leaders across the other COE functions in Hyderabad.

  • Create documents and/or evidence packages to support certification of roadmap or custom software projects.

  • Partner with external safety assessor.

  • Participate in training and workshops related to usage of QNX products in safety critical systems, or to functional safety in general.

  • Attend working groups to keep abreast of ahead of the industry latest and influence future industry standards.

  • Help to improve and keep safety at the forefront of everyone's mind.

You will have:

  • Proven and in-depth knowledge of software safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508 or IEC 62304 (ideally across multiple levels).

  • Experience performing safety analyses and crafting the associated documentation.

  • Experience with requirements management and associated tools (JAMA, DOORS, etc).

  • Embedded software development experience using C.

  • Excellent relationship management, communication and interpersonal skills, gained both by experience with internal stakeholders and Tier 1 global customers.

  • A high degree of motivation and ability to work successfully within a team & independently in a stand alone role within a global environment.

It's excellent if you have any of the following :

  • Familiarity with alternative standards:

  • EN 50128, UL 4600 or DO-178C.

  • QNX, or other embedded RTOS development.

  • Experience with formal or semi-formal notations.

  • Knowledge of software development processes, standards or guidelines (ASPICE, MISRA) as well as scripting and document generation tools (Python, Latex).

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Compensation Hiring Base Salary Range:

$108,750.00 - $158,750.00

Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of expected base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.

Bonus:

The BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program is an organization-wide bonus incentive program which aims to reward full-time eligible employees for their contribution to BlackBerry’s success. VIP payments are made in addition to base salary and factor in company’s performance as a way for employees to share in BlackBerry’s achievements.

Benefits:

The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical, financial and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.

Disclosure of Position Status:

This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately

Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence:

We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.