Gatik
Safety Lead
$180K–$260K
Santa Clara, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in systems safety engineering; 4+ years of direct engineering management experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Leads systems and safety engineering for Gatik’s autonomous vehicle platform, including safety architecture, risk management, team leadership, and safety governance.
What you'll do
- Build and manage the systems and safety engineering team and oversee its execution and resources.
- Develop and defend the end-to-end safety case, safety requirements, and risk-management processes for commercial autonomous vehicle operations.
- Coordinate safety validation and governance with engineering teams, regulators, suppliers, and customers.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of systems safety engineering experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive, or aerospace.
- 4+ years of direct engineering management experience.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience delivering and defending safety cases, applying functional and AI/ML safety standards, leading hazard analyses, and working with customers, OEMs, and Tier 1 suppliers.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or Machine Learning.
- Experience with multi-party automotive programs, regulatory representation, DNN safety assessment, or GSN and tools such as Jama, Polarion, or DOORS.
Pay
$180,000- $260,000 USD base salary
Tools
UL 4600, ISO 26262, ISO 21448 / SOTIF, ISO/PAS 8800, HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA
AI focus
Defines safety and verification methods for AI/ML autonomy models, including quantitative measures for robustness, dataset coverage, and edge-case validation.
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