Robotics Autonomy Engineer, Safety

What you'll do

• Build runtime monitors, collision-avoidance backstops, operating limits, and fallback behaviors.
• Lead hazard analysis and safety case development; verify safety through simulation, HIL testing, and field trials.
• Coordinate with planning, control, locomotion, and integration teams to keep robot behavior within the safety envelope.

What they ask for

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field, or a Bachelor’s degree with substantial hands-on experience on safety-related autonomous systems.
• 2+ years developing safety, monitoring, or fallback systems for robots or autonomous vehicles.
• Strong grounding in classical planning and control; experience writing deterministic, real-time C++ and solid Python skills.
• Familiarity with mobile-robot and autonomous-system safety standards, robotics middleware, and robot sensors.

Nice to have

• Functional safety experience in autonomous vehicles, industrial robots, or aerospace.
• Experience with runtime assurance, formal or set-based safety methods, operational design domains, safety assessment, or legged/humanoid robots.

Pay

USD 100,000–230,000 (per-year-salary), base salary

Tools

C++, Python, Linux, ISO 13482, ISO 3691-4, ISO 26262, ROS/ROS 2, LiDAR

AI focus

Develop an independent safety layer that constrains and monitors robotic autonomy, including learned policies and complex controllers.