Humanoid
Senior Functional Safety Engineer
US, Boston, MA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years.
About the job
Leads development and certification of safety-related systems and safety-critical subsystems for industrial and home robots.
What you'll do
- Lead or support the safety lifecycle from concept through validation and certification, including safety assurance arguments.
- Define safety concepts and requirements for sensors, controllers, and actuators; conduct safety analyses such as FMEA, FMEDA, and FTA.
- Maintain safety-case documentation and support compliance with regulations and international standards.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience developing safety-critical systems.
- Proven application of functional safety standards for embedded systems, such as IEC 61508, IEC 62061, ISO 13849, or ISO 26262.
- Experience with robotics safety standards and safety-case development and certification.
- Hands-on design, implementation, and validation of safety systems for mobile robots or dynamic systems.
Nice to have
- Understanding of AI functional safety standards, such as ISO/IEC TR 5469 or ISO PAS 8800.
Tools
IEC 61508, IEC 62061, ISO 13849, ISO 26262, ISO 10218, ISO 13482, ISO 3691-4, FMEA
AI focus
Understanding of AI functional safety standards is a plus.
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