Director of Safety & Quality for SAE Level-4 ADS

ADASTEC Corp.; Fatih; On-site; TRY 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

ADASTEC Corp. is seeking a Senior Safety & Quality Manager to own the safety lifecycle for flowride.ai, ensure compliance with ISO 26262, ISO 21448, and ISO/SAE 21434, and manage cybersecurity governance within a fast-moving ADS environment.

You will coordinate safety assessments, interact with OEMs and authorities, and lead quality initiatives across projects and field deployments, delivering defensible safety cases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical & Electronics, Automotive, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Computer/Software or Control Engineering). MSc is an advantage.
• ISO 26262 Functional Safety Manager/Engineer certification preferred
• ISO 21448 (SOTIF) training preferred
• ISO/SAE 21434 Automotive Cybersecurity training preferred
• Automotive SPICE Provisional Assessor preferred
• 8+ years of experience in automotive or safety-critical domain (ADAS/Autonomous/Robotics)
• Minimum 2 years of team leadership or end-to-end process ownership
• Excellent English (written & spoken); German/Dutch an advantage

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain safety and quality management system for flowride.ai across safety lifecycle and cybersecurity governance.
• Plan safety and quality activities per project: scope, gates, resources, timing; track to completion.
• Interface with external assessors, consultancies, service bodies, and regulatory authorities; define scope and evidence expectations.
• Manage safety & quality relationships with OEMs and integration partners; define requirements and interfaces.
• Own safety case and ensure evidence is traceable and defendable before assessors.
• Support field safety and quality across deployed sites.
• Lead Safety & Quality studies; define structure, workload, and development plan.
• Report safety status, risks, and issues to executives; provide input to tenders and safety agreements

Skills

English proficiency

Safety management

Planning & project management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory interface

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

MSc degree (advantage)

Tools

ISO 26262

ISO 21448 (SOTIF)

ISO/SAE 21434

Automotive SPICE

Job description

ADASTEC Corp. is seeking a Senior Safety & Quality Manager to own the safety lifecycle for flowride.ai, ensure compliance with ISO 26262, ISO 21448, and ISO/SAE 21434, and manage cybersecurity governance within a fast-moving ADS environment.

You will coordinate safety assessments, interact with OEMs and authorities, and lead quality initiatives across projects and field deployments, delivering defensible safety cases.