CareerPlan

Safety Behaviors Engineer

Ann ArborFull-time$177k–$213k2026-11-10

Core

Define safety requirements, lead risk evaluations, and ensure verification and validation readiness for autonomous truck software.

Role type

Senior IC safety behaviors engineer (autonomous systems)

Builds

Software for automated trucks

Domain

Autonomous driving / Heavy freight transport

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO 26262, hazard analysis, risk assessment (HARA), safety goals, functional and technical safety concepts, ASIL decomposition, safety lifecycle artifacts, verification and validation strategies

Preferred skills

IEC 61508, UL 4600, ISO/PAS 8800

Technologies

Simulation, test environments, closed-course testing, field operations

Responsibilities

Create requirements using safety frameworks and standards; Lead risk evaluations to identify functional insufficiencies and triggering conditions; Define acceptance criteria in requirements; Support planning and execution of safety-critical initiatives; Contribute to alignment between product roadmaps, safety goals, and deployment milestones; Ensure traceability between hazards, safety requirements, system requirements, verification activities and validation evidence; Work in cross-functional safety activities including hazard analysis, safety assessments, and safety case development; Support integrated verification and validation activities across simulation, test environments, closed-course testing, and field operations; Support SMEs to handle safety risks, technical dependencies, and change impacts

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC