Staff Systems Safety Engineer
Role Overview
Be the technical authority for the safety of our humanoid robots, from concept through customer deployment.
You will author the system safety architecture and safety case and provide technical leadership to the engineers who own hazard analysis, safety functions, and customer deployment safety, so that the safety case holds up with customers and assessors.
You will draw on deep functional safety and robot safety expertise, technical leadership, and sound risk-based judgment.
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EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience); Master’s preferred
- 12+ years of relevant experience, including 7+ years in functional or system safety, with substantial responsibility for the safety of complex robotic or electromechanical products and prior technical leadership of a safety team
- Certified functional safety expert or professional (e.g., TÜV, exida) preferred
- PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
- Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
- Hearing and speech to communicate
- Salary range for CA: $280,000 - $310,000
- This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.
- Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
- AND REQUIREMENTS
- Proven hands-on leadership of functional or system safety for complex robotic, machinery, or autonomous products from concept through deployment, including authoring safety architectures and safety cases
- Deep expertise in hazard analysis and risk assessment, the hierarchy of controls, safety function definition, and the safety lifecycle under IEC 61508, IEC 62061, ISO 13849, and ISO 12100
- Experience with robot and machinery safety standards, such as ISO 10218, ANSI/A3 R15.06, ANSI/A3 R15.08, and ISO 25785-1, and with the safety of robot deployments at customer sites
- Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring to safety engineers across hardware, software, and system topics
- Experience building a safety case and working with notified bodies, NRTLs, or third-party assessors
- Familiarity with safety of AI/ML-enabled systems, such as ISO/IEC TS 22440 and SOTIF (ISO 21448), and with requirements tools such as JAMA
- Strong executive communication, strategic thinking, and the judgment to make and defend risk-based decisions
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience); Master’s preferred
- Certified functional safety expert or professional (e.g., TÜV, exida) preferred
About Apptronik
Private humanoid robotics company developing AI-powered robots for manufacturing, logistics, and future healthcare and home applications.
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