Boston Dynamics
Senior Staff, Product Safety Engineer
$135K–$167K
Waltham, MA · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in the listed fields; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a listed or related discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Not able to sponsor visas for this position.
About the job
Provides independent safety assurance for Boston Dynamics’ legged robots across the product lifecycle, developing safety strategies and evidence and assessing releases, changes, and readiness.
What you'll do
- Provide safety assurance across the technical stack and support readiness reviews and safety gate sign-off.
- Develop and evaluate verification and validation strategies, acceptance criteria, test coverage, and objective safety evidence.
- Assess safety analyses, product changes, incidents, and regulatory expectations; support investigations and continuous improvement.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related discipline.
- 6+ years in product safety, systems safety, functional safety, safety assurance, V&V, robotics, autonomous systems, or another listed safety-critical field.
- Understanding of AI/ML safety implications and AI-enabled system V&V; demonstrated V&V expertise.
- Strong systems engineering understanding across hardware, software, firmware, controls, sensors, actuators, and cyber-physical systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with safety certification, regulatory submissions, audits, or external safety assessments involving robotic systems.
- Familiarity with IEC 61508, ISO 21448/SOTIF, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, ISO 42001, ISO/IEC TS 22440, EU AI Act, and/or applicable robotics safety standards.
Pay
USD $135,000 - $167,000 base salary
Tools
IEC 61508, ISO 21448/SOTIF, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, ISO 42001, ISO/IEC TS 22440, EU AI Act, FMEA/FMECA
AI focus
Evaluate AI/ML safety implications and AI-enabled system V&V; assess safety evidence for AI-enabled behaviors and model changes.
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