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Autonomy Systems Safety Engineer

EngineerEngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 10,001+Since 2003H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

94 days ago

Salary

$170K - $230K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Develop, review, and maintain safety cases for the Kodiak Autonomy System in various approved Operational Design Domains (ODDs) • Evaluate ODD scenarios and safety use cases • Verify that safety use cases align with automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) allocations and mitigation strategies • Assess hazard analysis and risk assessment outputs for correctness and completeness • Review system, hardware, and software safety requirements for clarity, completeness, and compliance • Ensure requirements are testable, traceable, and aligned with relevant standards • Audit system and software architectural design specifications • Verify redundancy, failover, and fault management strategies • Assess freedom‑from‑interference, timing, and resource partitioning • Conduct confirmation audits of software and hardware safety processes • Audit safety verification results across multiple levels of integration • Validate evidence packages for completeness, consistency, and standards alignment • Act as a liaison with third‑party safety auditors • Engage with federal/state regulators for relevant autonomy policies • Prepare audit reports, compliance matrices, and similar safety case evidence • 10% travel is possible

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in software, electrical, mechanical or other related engineering and/or a Bachelor’s degree with professional experience in a high tech environment
5+ years in safety engineering, reliability engineering, or autonomous systems engineering
Experience with Level 4 autonomous vehicles
Hands‑on experience with fault management, redundancy architectures, and safety mechanisms
Experience with safety case development and assessing work products for safety critical systems
Deep knowledge of ISO 26262, SOTIF, UL4600, SAE J3187, ASPICE or similar standards
Strong auditing and documentation skills; familiarity with confirmation review processes
Excellent communication skills for interfacing with subsystem teams, regulators, and external auditors
Experience in project management for complex systems is desirable
Exposure to statistics and probability in the context of safety risk decision making is desirable.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA
Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
Fidelity 401(k)
Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)