Head of Safety - Autonomous Technologies

Einride; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Einride is seeking a Head of Safety to lead a global team focused on the safety of its autonomous business. The role involves ensuring safety in vehicle operations, developing safety management systems, and collaborating with engineering, operations, and regulatory bodies.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in safety-critical industries and a proven record in leading global teams. The position offers a full-time role based in Stockholm or Gothenburg.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in a highly-regulated, safety-critical industry.
• 10+ years of experience in automated systems or autonomous vehicles.
• Deep expertise in safety management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and improvement of Safety Management System.
• Own end-to-end safety case for autonomous operations.
• Establish safety governance structures.

Skills

Experience in safety-critical industry

Leadership in automated systems

Expertise in safety management systems

Knowledge of regulatory frameworks

Experience in operating large fleets

Job description

Want to be part of transforming road freight – for good? Einride is showing the world a new way to move, based on the latest digital, electric and autonomous technologies. Through freight capacity as a service, we enable businesses around the world to accelerate towards their sustainability goals.

Founded in 2016, Einride became the first company in the world to deploy a cab‑less autonomous electric vehicle on a public road (Sweden, 2019). In 2022, we were the first to successfully operate such a vehicle on a US public road. Today our award‑winning technology has been launched across 8 countries (and counting). Our clients are some of the world’s biggest shippers, including Fortune 500 companies. We are also operating Sweden’s largest truck‑dedicated public charging network and counting.

As Head of Safety, you will lead a global team responsible for all aspects of safety of Einride’s autonomous business—including ensuring safety of our autonomous vehicles through development and operation, safety of our AI‑based automated driving system, human factors, remote operations, and monitoring and maintaining safety across our globally deployed fleet. You will partner closely with engineering, product, operations, global affairs, and external authorities, auditors and customers to ensure our systems are safe in operation, verifiable, and aligned with global standards and regulations in all markets where we operate our vehicles.

The strategic component to this role is also substantial; you will set the long‑term strategy for safety and establish the frameworks, structures, and arguments required for commercial‑scale autonomy, through the safety case and safety management system for our organization.

You will:

• Lead the design, implementation, and continual improvement of ERA’s Safety Management System (SMS), aligned with global best practices used in aviation, automotive, and other safety‑critical industries. This includes defining safety policies and objectives, risk management, safety assurance, safety promotion and safety culture.
• Own the end‑to‑end safety case for autonomous operations, aligned with global standards such as UL 4600, ISO 5083 and relevant current and emerging regulations in UNECE markets, US, and GCC markets.
• Establish internal and external safety governance structures, including review boards, supporting processes, and escalation pathways to ensure consistent decision‑making across all markets.
• Partner with hardware, software and system engineering teams to define high‑level safety requirements across the ADS stack, vehicle platform, remote operations, cloud systems, AI/ML components, and operating environments.
• Oversee the software release safety assessment process to independently validate and confirm readiness of each release from our high‑velocity software machine, ensuring an acceptable level of risk is achieved and key assets and evidences conform to technical standards including ISO 26262, ISO 21448, ISO 21434, ISO 8800 and more.
• Ensure that safety‑relevant architecture, redundancy concepts, ODD definitions, and fallback strategies are robust, auditable, and ready for regulatory review.
• Define operational procedures, operator requirements, training and certification programs, and safety monitoring functions.
• Oversee safety incident response program, field issue analysis and escalation, and continuous fleet operational monitoring to deliver improvement through deployment.
• Scope, plan, and direct the execution of safety audits and third‑party assessments in service of unlocking new permits, markets and customer deployments.

We expect you to:

• Have 15+ years experience in a highly‑regulated, safety‑critical industry (automotive, aviation, aerospace, robotics, nuclear, rail, or similar).
• Have 10+ years of experience in automated systems or autonomous vehicles, including hands‑on leadership in engineering development.
• Bring deep expertise in safety management systems, and has implemented or operated SMS structures at scale.
• Have direct experience operating or supporting large, complex, distributed fleets in real‑world environments.
• Be highly proficient with ISO 26262, ISO 21448, ISO 8800, ISO 5083, UL 4600, and other AV‑specific safety standards and methods.
• Be familiar with global regulatory frameworks, including UNECE R155 & R156, and U.S. FMVSS implications for ADS deployments.
• Have a proven track record of leading high‑performing global teams, ideally across engineering and operations.

This is a full‑time position based in Stockholm, Gothenburg, or the US (with frequent travel to Austin).