Embedded Software Engineer - Safety

SeattleFull-time$170k2026-10-16 → 2026-10-22

Core

Define and drive functional safety strategy for autonomous heavy equipment, translating system hazards into hardware/software safety requirements and validating safety mechanisms.

Role type

Senior IC embedded safety engineer (autonomous machinery)

Builds

Safety-critical autonomous heavy equipment platforms

Domain

Robotics + Functional Safety (ISO 26262/IEC 61508)

Required skills

Functional safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508), hazard analysis, risk assessment, failure mode analysis, safety requirement definition, verification strategy development, embedded systems architecture, cross-disciplinary collaboration

Preferred skills

Autonomous vehicle/robotics safety experience, safety case development, sensor/actuator safety mechanisms, emerging technology safety frameworks

Technologies

ISO 26262, IEC 61508, embedded hardware, sensors, actuators, controllers

Responsibilities

Define functional safety strategy for autonomous heavy equipment, conduct hazard analyses and risk assessments, translate safety requirements into design constraints, develop verification and validation strategies, evaluate release readiness and block unsafe deployments, mentor engineers on safety principles

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic ownership

About aim

AIM builds autonomy for the real world - robots that move mountains. Our systems fuse software, hardware, robotics, and mission-critical infrastructure into ruggedized, safety-critical machinery operating on jobsites across the world. We replace decades of manual, error-prone, high-risk work with intelligent machines that reshape how earthmoving is done. Autonomous heavy machinery introduces safety challenges that do not exist in traditional robotics or automotive autonomy. AIM machines operate in dynamic environments where terrain is constantly changing, multiple machines operate in close pro