Principal Robotics Functional Safety Engineer
Overview
Agility Robotics seeks a Principal Robotics Functional Safety Engineer to lead safety strategy across autonomous systems. This high-impact role shapes safety from architecture to deployment while guiding functional safety initiatives throughout the engineering organization. You will partner with diverse teams to embed safety in every development phase and verify performance in dynamic environments.
What You'll Do12
- 1Drive architecture-level safety decisions across robotic platforms balancing performance and compliance
- 2Create and maintain safety deliverables including risk assessments and FMEDA documents
- 3Collaborate with hardware software controls perception and systems engineering teams
- 4Support customer deployments through remote collaboration and on-site integration
- 5Oversee third-party vendor and lab verification for CE marking and regulatory certifications
- 6Design functional safety architecture for AI and ML features ensuring defined safety limits
- 7Communicate safety strategy and risks to technical and non-technical audiences
- 8Monitor evolving regulatory landscape and evolve internal safety processes
- 9Partner with engineering leadership to shape safety strategy across product portfolio
- 10Mentor engineers within the functional safety team to grow technical depth
- 11Represent Agility's safety perspective in external technical forums
- 12Coordinate compliance with electrical safety hazardous materials and environmental regulations
Requirements15
- 1BS in Robotics Mechatronics Electrical Engineering or related field
- 212+ years in robotics or safety-critical engineering with 7+ years focused on functional safety
- 3Proven expertise in traditional risk reduction and hierarchy of controls
- 4Deep familiarity with ISO 13849 IEC 61508 and ANSI/RIA R15.08 standards
- 5Experience managing third-party vendors or labs for V&V activities
- 6Hands-on experience with safety design for mobile dynamic or collaborative robots
- 7Ability to coordinate across engineering teams to define and validate safety requirements
- 8Familiarity with SISTEMA safety analysis tools
- 9Strong written and verbal communication skills advocating for safety
- 10Bonus points for TUV Functional Safety Engineer certification
- 11Experience with safety firmware fault handling and safe-state logic
- 12Prior involvement in CE marking and regulatory certifications
- 13Knowledge of SOTIF ISO/IEC TS 22440 and uncertainty quantification in AI systems
- 14Advanced degree in Robotics Mechatronics Electrical Engineering or related field
- 15Curiosity about safety challenges in dynamically stable legged systems
Salary Insight
$207 - $269k per year
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