Senior Safety Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Design and develop resilient, highly dependable software for safety-critical systems utilizing traditional functional safety methodologies alongside emerging deep learning safety approaches.

• Collaborate with teams in machine learning, hardware, and core software to ensure that data pipelines, models, and middleware function within specified safety parameters.

• Create and enhance software that operates on Linux and real-time operating systems.

• Establish comprehensive testing frameworks and validation methodologies to demonstrate system reliability and safety in edge-case situations.

• Mentor and guide junior engineers on standards and best practices for safety-critical coding.

• Implement a functionally safe perception system that integrates advanced technology with functional safety concepts.

• Design, develop, and validate software architecture for safety-critical applications.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related discipline.

• Over 5 years of professional experience in software engineering, particularly in systems-level or embedded systems programming.

• Expertise in C++, C, or Rust programming languages.

• Deep understanding of software architecture specific to embedded systems.

• Experience working with Linux and real-time operating systems.

• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities and a strong commitment to quality and reliability.

• Valid authorization to work in the United States.

• Preferred: experience with alpha hardware and board bring-up.

• Preferred: familiarity with camera and LiDAR sensors.

• Preferred: formal certification in safety-critical code.

• Preferred: knowledge of ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or ISO 13849 standards.

• Preferred: experience in architecting and developing robotic applications using ROS 2.

• Preferred: experience with machine learning pipelines, including data collection, dataset curation, and model training.

• Preferred: skills in Linux kernel configuration, module development, or customization.

• Preferred: experience with QNX or similar RTOS and CI/CD integration.

🏝️ Benefits

• 401(k) plan featuring a 6% company match.

• Company stock options.

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.

• Benefits eligibility starting on the first day of employment.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Flexible, unlimited PTO along with 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, for exempt employees.

• 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually for non-exempt employees.

• Catered lunches four times a week and healthy snacks and refreshments at the Salem and Pittsburgh locations.

• Generous paid parental leave programs.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for professional development and tuition reimbursement.

• Relocation assistance available for eligible positions.

• Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles.