Systems Engineer, Safety
Core
Define and maintain system-level architecture for autonomous construction equipment to ensure safe operation around people and other machinery.
Role type
Senior Systems Engineer (Functional Safety)
Builds
Autonomous heavy construction equipment systems
Domain
Construction robotics / Functional Safety
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Systems engineering, functional safety (ISO 13849/26262/IEC 61508), safety analysis methods (HARA, FMEA, STPA, FTA), system requirements decomposition, verification and validation, hardware/software/mechanical interface management
Preferred skills
Autonomous/robotic systems in unstructured environments, third-party safety assessment (TÜV, UL), sensing/compute hardware familiarity (cameras, lidar, GNSS, IMUs), heavy equipment domain knowledge
Technologies
ISO 13849, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, HARA, FMEA, STPA, FTA
Responsibilities
Develop actionable safety requirements and metrics; support functional safety concept development; define system-level architecture and interface requirements; lead safety analyses and translate findings into requirements; define and verify safety mechanisms (redundancy, watchdogs, diagnostics); participate in cross-disciplinary design reviews; support root cause analysis for safety-relevant issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC