Functional Safety Lead

Stealth Physical AI; München; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Stealth Physical AI is seeking a Functional Safety Engineering Lead to own the implementation of our safety strategy end-to-end across robotics platforms. You will build the function from the ground up and lead a growing team across hardware, software, and systems groups, integrating external safety work into a cohesive safety architecture.

You will collaborate with certification bodies and ISO committees, representing safety decisions to regulators and internal stakeholders while shaping

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in functional safety engineering.
• Hands-on experience applying a relevant functional safety standard (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO 13849); awareness of ISO 25785/ISO 22440 is a plus.
• Track record of taking a product or system through a formal safety certification process until certificate issuing.

Aufgaben

• Own HARA activities across robotic platforms from concept through production.
• Define and allocate safety requirements across hardware, software, and mechanical systems, including external vendors.
• Build and maintain the safety case, safety plan, and safety manual per relevant standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO 13849) and humanoid/AI standards.
• Lead FMEA/FMEDA, fault tree analysis (FTA), and other safety analyses.
• Coordinate with external safety experts and vendors to integrate safety deliverables into the safety suite and lifecycle.
• Contribute to development of humanoid robot safety standards (ISO 25785, ISO 22440) and represent us in ISO committees.
• Act as primary contact for certification bodies, notified bodies, and safety auditors.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, and quality teams to embed functional safety in the lifecycle.
• Establish functional safety processes, templates, and tooling from scratch.
• Coach engineers and build a dedicated functional safety team as we scale.
• Monitor evolving standards and regulatory requirements and adapt internal practices.

Kenntnisse

Functional safety leadership

Hazard analysis

Safety lifecycle management

Communication with auditors

Ausbildung

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Software Engineering

Tools

ISO 26262

ISO 61508

FTA

HARA

Jobbeschreibung

As Functional Safety Engineering Lead, you will own the implementation of our functional safety strategy end-to-end — from hazard analysis through certification — across our robotics platforms. You start as the core owner of the function: building it from the ground up, with the mandate to grow and lead a team as we scale. You'll work directly with our hardware, software, and systems teams, integrate the safety-relevant work of external experts and solution vendors, into one coherent and category-leading safety architecture. You will also represent us to certification bodies, safety auditors, and join ISO technical committees shaping the emerging safety standards for humanoid robots.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own HARA activities across our robotic platforms, from early concept through production.
• Define and allocate safety requirements across hardware, software, and mechanical systems, including subsystems and components sourced from external vendors.
• Build and maintain the safety case, safety plan, and safety manual in line with the relevant standard(s) (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO 13849) and the emerging humanoid-/AI-specific standards we help shape, including ISO 25785 and ISO 22440.
• Lead FMEA/FMEDA, fault tree analysis (FTA), and other safety analysis activities.
• Work intensively with external functional safety experts and solution vendors to integrate their safety-relevant deliverables (components, subsystems, analyses) into our overall safety suite and development lifecycle.
• Actively contribute to the development of emerging humanoid robot safety standards — in particular ISO 25785 and ISO 22440 — and represent us in the relevant ISO technical committees and working groups shaping these standards.
• Act as the primary point of contact for certification bodies, notified bodies, and safety auditors.
• Work closely with hardware, software, systems, and quality teams to embed functional safety into the development lifecycle.
• Establish functional safety processes, templates, and tooling from the ground up.
• Coach engineers across the organization on functional safety principles and practices today, and build and lead a dedicated functional safety team as the function scales.
• Track evolving standards and regulatory requirements relevant to robotics and physical AI beyond those you help shape directly, adapting internal practices accordingly.

Your profile

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in functional safety engineering, ideally within robotics, alternatively automotive or industrial automation.
• Hands-on experience applying a relevant functional safety standard (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508, ISO 13849, ISO 10218 / ISO TS 15066); awareness of emerging humanoid-specific standards such as ISO 25785 and ISO 22440 is a plus.
• A track record of taking a product or system through a formal safety certification process until certificate issuing.
• Strong grounding in hazard analysis, risk assessment, and safety lifecycle management.
• Comfort building and owning functional safety as a solo contributor initially — establishing processes, templates, and tooling from scratch — paired with the ambition and skill set to grow and lead a team as we scale.
• An excellent communicator, able to represent safety decisions to auditors, regulators, and internal stakeholders alike.
• Experience partnering with and integrating deliverables from external functional safety experts, suppliers, or solution vendors into a system-level safety case.
• Nice to have: Certified Functional Safety Engineer (e.g., TÜV FSE) or equivalent; experience mentoring or leading other engineers; prior involvement in ISO/IEC standards development or working groups.

Why us?

• The Team: Work alongside leadership with a proven track record of building unicorn-scale companies and defining global robotics standards.
• Smart Strategy: We operate as disciplined fast followers. Capital is timed to the deployment inflection point, avoiding early-mover dead ends to scale fast on proven foundations.
• Resources: We are substantially internally funded and attract top-tier investors to avoid any capital constraints for our mission.
• Historic Opportunity: Join at the dawn of a new industry comparable to the rise of the automobile. Help shape the European champion in this trillion-dollar market.

About us

We are building a global leader in physical AI, anchored in Europe’s strongest robotics heritage. Founded by entrepreneurs with backgrounds in scaling digital products and advanced robotics, the team is bolstered by senior leadership from top-tier AI research labs and industrial tech companies.

Driven by a mission to create versatile and trustworthy embodied AI for physical labor, We fuse deep engineering mastery in AI and mechatronics with a rapid-execution culture. We are addressing the labor shortage by closing the gap to production-grade deployment. This means building the trusted alternative: robots that are safe, secure, and engineered to automotive standards of scale and durability.

Well-capitalized and operating in semi-stealth, we are now assembling our core team.

Our Locations

We have two main locations: Munich, Germany and Limassol, Cyprus. This pan-European setup represents our core ambition of building a European technology leader, gives us a great talent base and a strong corporate structure.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all builders.