Principal Engineer Team Lead, Safety & Targets

What you'll do

• Own collision detection, response, imminent collision handling, and benchmarks for safety, comfort, and assertiveness.
• Lead safety validation and systems-engineering evidence, including hazard analyses, requirements, coverage, and regulatory safety-case support.
• Scale crash-data analysis and monitoring tools, lead and mentor the team, and collaborate across engineering and operations groups.

What they ask for

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree/PhD and 5+ years; deep expertise in one of Systems Engineering, Functional Safety, Autonomous Systems, or Robotics, with working knowledge of the others.
• 3+ years leading safety-critical development, validation, or safety assurance programs for autonomous driving or other emerging safety-critical technologies.
• Track record defining quantitative performance targets and acceptance criteria across safety, comfort, and assertiveness, and producing supporting analysis and evidence.
• Expertise in hazard and safety analysis methods such as STPA, HAZOP, FMEA, and hazard analysis and risk assessment.

Nice to have

• Experience analyzing collision/crash data or using human naturalistic driving benchmarks; familiarity with ride-comfort or motion-sickness modeling.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data visualization; familiarity with SOTIF, ISO 26262, UL4600, or AVSC behavior competencies.

Pay

$200,000 USD — $275,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

STPA, HAZOP, FMEA, SOTIF, ISO 26262, UL4600, Python, SQL

AI focus

Develops safety functions and performance targets for autonomous vehicles, including collision detection and response, imminent collision handling, evasive-maneuver modeling, and large-scale validation.