Senior System Safety Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +14 more locations.

📋 Description

• Conduct hazard identification and risk assessments (HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA) related to the autonomous system architecture and vehicle operational concepts.

• Develop, specify, and trace functional and technical safety requirements for both supervised and unsupervised autonomy.

• Collaborate with systems, software, robotics, hardware, and testing teams to integrate, evaluate, and confirm safety requirements.

• Assist in the creation of safety case artifacts and verification evidence necessary for commercial deployment in airport environments.

• Execute quantitative hardware safety analyses, such as FMEDA, hardware diagnostic coverage assessments, and PMHF.

• Determine hardware component and system failure rates utilizing SN 29500, IEC 61709, MIL-HDBK-217F, and Telcordia SR-332.

• Assess drive-by-wire compute hardware, Lidar, Radar, Camera sensor suites, actuator interfaces, and power distribution systems for potential single-point and latent faults.

• Establish hardware safety requirements for redundant architectures and fail-operational compute nodes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of hands-on experience in safety engineering within autonomous vehicles, automotive (ISO 26262), aerospace (DO-178C/DO-254), or industrial safety (IEC 61508).

• More than 5 years of expertise in hardware safety engineering, EE reliability, or failure rate modeling across automotive, aerospace, or industrial robotics.

• Experience with autonomous driving systems or mobile robotics is essential.

• Demonstrated ability to work under the technical guidance of a Principal Safety Engineer within a dynamic agile engineering team.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.

• Proven proficiency in FIT rate modeling, component failure rate calculation methodologies (SN 29500, IEC 61709, MIL-HDBK-217), and FMEDA processes.

• Extensive understanding of ISO 26262-5 hardware architectural metrics (SPFM, LFM) and hardware diagnostic methodologies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.