Bot Auto
Senior Functional Safety Engineer
Houston, TX or Remote +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 3, 2026
- Location
- Houston, TX or Remote
Houston, Texas, United States - Experience
- 7+ years; experience may be in any of the listed fields.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads safety engineering for Bot Auto’s Level 4 autonomous trucking platform, developing safety analyses, requirements, evidence, and readiness reviews for testing and commercial deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead system safety analyses and translate hazards into testable safety requirements and mitigations.
- Develop and maintain safety artifacts, including safety cases, risk assessments, and verification and validation evidence.
- Coordinate safety work across engineering, suppliers, operations, and fleet teams; support launch readiness and operational safety reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in systems safety, functional safety, autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, automotive, heavy vehicles, safety-critical software, or complex cyber-physical systems.
- Strong experience with safety analyses such as HARA, FMEA, FTA, and STPA, and experience developing or contributing to safety cases.
- Experience with distributed safety development and coordinating safety work products across OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or similar integration environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous trucks, commercial vehicles, AV operations, or on-road testing.
- Experience with requirements tools such as JAMA, Polarion, DOORS, or Confluence/JIRA; Python or SQL; or safety audit processes.
Tools
HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA, ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, UL 4600 Safety Case, SAE J3016/J3018
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