Head of Product Safety

AIM Intelligent Machines; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AIM Intelligent Machines is seeking a senior safety engineering leader to define and own the product safety roadmap for autonomous earthmoving machines. You will partner with product, hardware, and software teams to deliver executable safety requirements and drive certification readiness.

You will build system-level safety architectures across AI, controls, and HMI, and lead safety programs from concept to field validation while coordinating with third-party certifiers to ensure regulatory

Qualifications

• 10+ years safety engineering experience in robotics or complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Proven ownership of a full product safety certification cycle.
• 5+ years building the product safety team.
• Expertise with ISO 17757, ISO 19014, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, or SOTIF.

Responsibilities

• Build the product safety roadmap end-to-end and deliver executable safety requirements to drive product development.
• Develop safety requirements and technical safety concepts with product, hardware & software engineering, and verification teams.
• Develop system-level safety architectures across AI, hardware, software, autonomy, HMI, and controls.
• Develop and own the safety plan for safety-critical functions including HARA, SFMEA, FTA, and DFMEA across the portfolio.
• Partner with 3rd party certification agencies and lead the process of securing safety & compliance certifications.
• Build the process to integrate and drive safety-critical-design using a simulation-first framework for safety verification.
• Generate product safety documentation including safety plans, risk analyses, gap analyses, and compliance reports.
• Lead the analysis of safety incidents, near misses, and fleet telemetry to proactively identify risks.

Skills

Safety engineering

Product safety certification

Team leadership

Standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Robotics, or related field

Tools

Simulation-first framework

HIL/SIL testing

Fault injection

Fleet telemetry

Field validation

Job description

About AIM

AIM builds autonomy for the real world — robots that move mountains. Our systems combine software, hardware, robotics, and mission-critical infrastructure into ruggedized autonomous machines operating on jobsites around the world. Safety is a system-level property that must be designed across the autonomy stack, machine controls, hardware, operator interfaces, and operational workflows. We are building the safety architectures and validation frameworks that allow autonomous heavy machinery to operate reliably around people, equipment, and critical infrastructure.

About you

You have taken an autonomous product through commercialization by creating an executable product safety roadmap and built the team to drive the execution. You will lead AIM's product safety function for autonomous earthmoving machines by defining safety framework, safety concepts, articulating requirements, and guiding regulatory certification to scale commercialization. You have demonstrated experience in launching safety-critical robotics solutions with close partnerships with the end customers.

What you will own

• Build the AIM’s product safety roadmap end-to-end and deliver executable product safety requirements to drive product development.

• Develop and document safety requirements and technical safety concepts, collaborating closely with product, hardware & software engineering, and verification teams.

• Develop system-level safety architectures across AI, hardware, software, autonomy, HMI, and controls.

• Develop and own the safety plan for safety-critical functions, including HARA, SFMEA, FTA, and DFMEA across AIM’s product portfolio.

• Partner with 3rd party certification agencies and lead the process of securing safety & compliance certifications.

• Build the process to integrate and drive safety-critical-design in a pragmatic manner based on a simulation-first framework to drive product safety verification.

• Generate product safety documentation including safety plans, risk analyses assessments, gap analysis and compliance reports.

• Lead the analysis of safety critical incidents, near misses, and fleet telemetry to proactively identify emerging safety risks.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Robotics, or a related field.

• 10+ years of safety engineering experience in robotics or complex electro-mechanical systems including demonstrated ownership of a full product safety certification cycle.

• 5+ years building the product safety team

• Expertise in distilling standards such as ISO 17757, ISO 19014, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, or SOTIF.

• Solution oriented individual with strong problem solving skills who is able to evaluate complex problems and guide teams to a working outcome.

• Experience leading and building safety teams, with the ability to attract, develop, and retain strong safety engineering talent.

Preferred Qualifications

• TÜV or equivalent functional safety certification

• Experience building safety-critical systems for autonomous earthmoving machines.

• Experience with simulation-first framework, HIL/SIL testing, fault injection, fleet telemetry, or field validation.

How you’ll stand out

You think at the product level, understand how multiple subsystems can interact to create unsafe behavior, and can translate safety theory into practical product development processes and prioritization. You are comfortable balancing the ideal long-term safety solution with the pragmatic mitigation needed to safely move a product forward today working in close partnership with end customers.