Mind Robotics
Safety Engineer
Palo Alto · On-site · Full-time · Posted May 6, 2026
- Experience
- 5–10 years of safety engineering experience; experience with industrial robots, collaborative robots, AGVs/AMRs, or comparable machinery.
About the job
Own functional safety for a humanoid robotics platform, from hazard analysis and safety architecture through testing and certification.
What you'll do
- Lead the safety lifecycle, including risk assessment, SIL/PL determination, safety requirements, and validation.
- Design and justify safety architectures and components for a mobile, dynamically balancing robot.
- Drive certification, maintain the technical file, and develop tests and evidence to support safety claims.
What they ask for
- 5–10 years of safety engineering experience with industrial robots, collaborative robots, AGVs/AMRs, or comparable machinery.
- Working knowledge of ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508, and ISO 10218 (or ANSI/RIA R15.06); familiarity with ISO/TS 15066.
- Software safety experience under IEC 61508-3, in addition to systems-level work.
- Hands-on ownership of product safety certification, including presenting and defending the technical narrative to assessors.
Tools
ISO 3691-4, ISO 10218, ISO 25785-1, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508, IEC 61508-3, ISO/TS 15066
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