CareerPlan

Autonomous Driving System Safety Lead

California - HQFull-time$213k2026-08-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Own and author safety claims for the forward-facing ADS safety case covering onboard and offboard software, including AI components, ensuring comprehensive safety cases and mitigating gaps.

Role type

Senior IC safety engineer (autonomous driving systems)

Builds

Safety cases for Level 4 autonomous driving systems

Domain

Autonomous driving / Robotics / Safety engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Systems engineering (requirements, verification, validation), ISO 21448, ISO 8800, Python, quantitative analysis, safety-critical system experience

Preferred skills

L4 AV deployment experience, safety claims for SAE L2/L3/L4, naturalistic driving data analysis, simulation for V&V, small team management

Technologies

Python

Responsibilities

Manage safety claims by understanding ADS design and technical capabilities; Generate atomic claims through decomposition; Generate counter-arguments to claims; Review and assess evidence from evaluation and validation; Develop processes for tracking safety performance indicators; Escalate functional and technical risks; Support safety research and apply technical standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team growth potential