Embedded Software Engineer - Safety
Core
Develop and drive the functional safety strategy for autonomous heavy equipment platforms, establishing safety requirements and processes for embedded software, electronics, sensors, and machine control systems.
Role type
Senior functional safety engineer (embedded systems)
Builds
Safety-critical autonomous heavy equipment platforms
Domain
Autonomous heavy equipment / Functional safety engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Functional safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508), hazard analysis, risk assessment, failure mode evaluation, safety requirements definition, verification strategy design, embedded hardware/software interaction analysis, root cause investigation, safety case development
Preferred skills
Safety-critical systems for autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, or heavy equipment, safety strategy establishment for new products, safety evidence management, field deployment experience
Technologies
Embedded systems, sensors, machine control systems
Responsibilities
Conduct hazard analyses, risk assessments, and failure mode evaluations; translate safety requirements into hardware and software design constraints; define verification and validation requirements; investigate safety defects and implement corrective actions; evaluate release readiness and block deployments if safety requirements are unmet; mentor engineers on functional safety practices
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
