Functional Safety Manager - IEC 61508 & ISO 13849 Lead

FORT Robotics, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Robotics, Inc. seeks a Functional Safety Manager to own safety standards and lifecycle evidence across products certified as safety-critical subsystems. The role bridges IEC 61508 processes with multiple customer safety arguments and regulatory certificates.

You will manage safety cases, gate criteria, and safety manuals while coordinating with certification bodies and the CTO to ensure conformance across markets and EU readiness for 2027 regulations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in functional safety as a practising engineer in regulated domains.
• Led at least one product through third-party certification end-to-end.
• Deep knowledge of IEC 61508 and related annexes.
• Working knowledge of ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 from supplier side.

Responsibilities

• Own standards across IEC 61508, ISO 13849, IEC 62061 and sector standards (e.g., ISO 3691-4, ISO 25119, UL 4600, ISO 21448).
• Serve as named Functional Safety Manager: safety plan, lifecycle phases, gate criteria, and safety case.
• Hold gates and determine adequacy of evidence at each lifecycle phase.
• Author safety manuals and subsystem data packs (IEC 61508-2/3 Annex D, PFHD, architecture data).
• Manage certification body relationships end-to-end: scope, submission, findings, surveillance.
• Monitor EU Machinery Regulation readiness and standard revisions for roadmap alignment.
• Incorporate field feedback into the safety argument.

Skills

Functional safety

IEC 61508

ISO 13849

IEC 62061

Safety analysis

Governance

Engineering background

Certification process

Education

Bachelor's or higher in engineering

Job description

Fort Robotics, Inc. seeks a Functional Safety Manager to own safety standards and lifecycle evidence across products certified as safety-critical subsystems. The role bridges IEC 61508 processes with multiple customer safety arguments and regulatory certificates.

You will manage safety cases, gate criteria, and safety manuals while coordinating with certification bodies and the CTO to ensure conformance across markets and EU readiness for 2027 regulations.