Robotics Functional Safety Engineer

Socket.dev; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Maternity and Parental Leave

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is seeking a Hardware Functional Safety Engineer to design safety-relevant controls for robotics systems and industrial equipment. You will apply safety standards and build robust architectures for embedded control systems.

The role requires experience with safety analyses, hardware design, and cross-functional collaboration to move from concept to production. Excellent communication and a disciplined testing approach are essential.

Qualifications

• BS degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 4+ years of implementing safety standards experience.
• 4+ years of experience with complex electromechanical systems.
• Demonstrated ability to move between system and detailed implementation.
• Experience in regulated industries applying standards to design and work products.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Specifying and guiding the design controls for robotics and industrial automation equipment for use in a functionally safe product.
• Performing hazard and risk assessments, and safety analyses of robotics and industrial automation equipment
• Writing safety requirement specifications, safety management plans, safety concepts, and safety verification and validation plans.
• Safety requirements definition, safety architectural design, safety detailed design
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis to ensure satisfaction SILs and Performance Level targets
• Performing detailed safety design activities for safe-rated sensing and perception, stability control, and diagnostic measures.
• Applying industry consensus standards for the development lifecycle of a robotic control system, and providing expert advice to developers on processes to apply during this phase.
• Participating in interdisciplinary teams to execute product designs from concept to production including design, prototype, test, validation, and certification.
• Writing or reviewing functional specifications, design verification plans and test procedures
• Analyzing failure modes of control circuits, the effect of the failure, and identifying mitigations and diagnostics
• Driving projects to closure; ensuring that systems can be manufactured, deployed, maintained, and meet regulatory requirements for certification
• Ensuring control systems comply to machinery safety standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508, IEC 61496, ISO 22440)

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

PLCs

Microcontrollers

FPGAs

Mixed-signal designs

Job description

Amazon Robotics is seeking a Hardware Functional Safety Engineer to design safety-relevant controls for robotics systems and industrial equipment. You will apply safety standards and build robust architectures for embedded control systems.

The role requires experience with safety analyses, hardware design, and cross-functional collaboration to move from concept to production. Excellent communication and a disciplined testing approach are essential.