Principal Safety Engineer
Core
Define safety principles and validation strategies for humanoid robots operating autonomously in human homes.
Role type
Principal Safety Engineer (Humanoid Robotics)
Builds
Safe deployment frameworks, tooling, and validation methodologies for embodied AI systems.
Domain
Robotics, AI, Controls, and Systems Safety in consumer home environments.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
First-principles reasoning, systems thinking, safety case design, safety validation strategy, functional safety methods, cross-domain influence (hardware/software/AI/controls)
Preferred skills
Humanoid robot experience, safety architecture design, autonomous system standards knowledge, leading multidisciplinary safety test programs, consumer environment deployment
Technologies
Robotics frameworks, AI behavior models, controls systems, electromechanical systems
Responsibilities
Identify unique hazards in Operational Design Domains, invent risk mitigation strategies across hardware/software/AI, establish engineering principles for safe humanoid design, influence technical decisions across multidisciplinary teams
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
