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Senior Functional Safety Engineer

US, Boston, MA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the development of safety-critical subsystems and support the complete safety lifecycle for industrial and home humanoid robots.

Role type

Senior Functional Safety Engineer

Builds

Safety-critical subsystems for HMND-01 Alpha humanoid robots

Domain

Robotics / Functional Safety

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Functional safety lifecycle management, Safety assurance argument development, Safety concept definition, Safety analysis (FMEA, FMEDA, FTA), Safety case development and certification, Compliance with international standards, Embedded systems safety standards expertise, Robotics safety standards expertise, Safety systems design and validation for mobile/dynamic systems

Preferred skills

AI functional safety standards knowledge, Experience with sensors and actuators safety standards

Technologies

IEC 61508, IEC 62061, ISO 13849, ISO 26262, ISO 10218, ISO 13482, ISO 3691-4, IEC 61496, IEC 62998, IEC 61800-5-2, ISO/IEC TR 5469, ISO PAS 8800

Responsibilities

Lead or support activities across the complete safety lifecycle from concept to validation and certification, Lead or support the development of novel safety assurance arguments, Contribute to safety concept definition and detailed technical development of safety-critical systems, Collaborate across disciplines to define and validate safety-critical requirements for sensors, controllers, and actuators, Perform safety analyses like FMEA, FMEDA, and FTA, Create and maintain technical documentation to support the safety case

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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