Senior Systems & Safety Engineer – Hardware
Core
Lead safety architecture, reliability engineering, and functional safety compliance for autonomous vehicle hardware stacks including compute, sensors, and power distribution.
Role type
Senior Systems & Safety Engineer (Hardware)
Builds
Autonomous medium-duty trucks and tractor-trailers for middle-mile logistics
Domain
Autonomous Vehicles / Commercial Logistics / Hardware Safety
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Functional safety engineering (ISO 26262, FMEDA, FTA), Automotive Ethernet, CAN-FD, LIN, PCIe, GMSL/FPD-Link, High-power DC-DC converters, Smart power distribution modules (ePDMs), Battery management systems (BMS), Automotive-grade component qualification (AEC-Q100/200, ASIL), Fault injection testing
Preferred skills
High-compute AV platform design, Heavy/medium-duty commercial vehicle integration, Thermal and structural safety analysis
Technologies
LiDAR, Radar, Cameras, IMUs, Automotive Ethernet, CAN-FD, LIN, PCIe, GMSL, FPD-Link, DC-DC converters, ePDMs, BMS
Responsibilities
Conduct hardware functional safety activities including FMEDA, PMHF, and SPFM; Evaluate and qualify automotive-grade compute, sensor, and power hardware; Define hardware requirements for compliance and system safety; Design test methodologies for hardware fault injection; Generate hardware safety manuals and verification documentation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC