Avride
Safety Case Lead
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Jun 23, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.; the employer does not offer sponsorship.
About the job
Own and mature Avride’s autonomous-vehicle safety case, coordinating evidence and preparing the argument for third-party assessments and deployment phase gates.
What you'll do
- Architect the top-level safety argument, claims, criteria, and supporting evidence against applicable standards.
- Coordinate evidence across engineering, safety, and operations; manage traceability, tooling, and maturity metrics.
- Prepare for and shepherd third-party assessments at each deployment phase gate.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in systems, functional safety, or safety assurance engineering, including direct ownership of or substantial contribution to a safety case or assurance argument for a safety-critical system.
- Working knowledge of UL 4600 and/or functional safety standards such as ISO 26262 or ISO 21448/SOTIF.
- Familiarity with Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) or other structured assurance argumentation.
- Experience with requirements or ALM tooling; strong technical writing and ability to coordinate across teams.
Nice to have
- Experience with AV, robotics, aerospace, or another safety-critical autonomous system.
- Experience with third-party assessors, certification bodies, or regulators; functional safety, hazard analysis, or AI assurance background.
Tools
UL 4600, ISO 5083, ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, ISO 8800, Jama, YouTrack, DOORS
AI focus
Safety assurance for autonomous vehicles; the posting mentions familiarity with emerging AI assurance standards (ISO 8800) as a nice-to-have.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative