Embedded Software Engineer - Safety

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the functional safety strategy for autonomous heavy equipment platforms.
• Evaluate ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and comparable standards and establish practical safety requirements and processes.
• Conduct hazard analyses, risk assessments, and failure mode evaluations across embedded software, electronics, sensors, and machine control systems.
• Translate safety requirements into hardware and software design constraints and review system architectures for safety risks.
• Define verification and validation requirements, guide test strategies, and establish traceability from hazards through implementation and evidence.
• Support safety assessments and certification-related activities where applicable.
• Investigate safety defects, incidents, and unexpected system behavior, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Evaluate release readiness and escalate or block deployments when critical safety requirements are unmet.
• Establish scalable safety engineering, documentation, verification, and review practices and mentor engineers on functional safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in embedded systems, functional safety, or safety-critical product development, with senior-level technical ownership.
• Direct experience contributing to the development and release of a safety-critical product involving both hardware and software.
• Hands-on experience applying functional safety standards such as ISO 26262, IEC 61508, or comparable industry standards.
• Experience performing hazard analysis, risk assessments, and failure mode analysis.
• Experience defining safety requirements and developing verification strategies for safety-critical systems.
• Strong understanding of embedded hardware and software interactions.
• Ability to make independent engineering decisions and work across multidisciplinary teams.
• Preferred experience with safety-critical systems for autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, or heavy equipment.
• Preferred experience establishing safety strategies for new products, safety cases, certification processes, safety evidence management, and field deployments.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plus equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) and life insurance.
• Travel opportunities to real-world jobsites across the U.S. and globally.
• Opportunity to define the safety foundation for autonomous heavy machinery and own safety strategy across next-generation platforms.