Safety and Compliance Specialist

Droyd; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Droyd is seeking a Safety & Compliance Engineer to drive certification and standards across our autonomous robotics platform. Based on-site in San Francisco, you will coordinate engineering, documentation, and process requirements to ensure ISO and customer compliance.

You will work across hardware, software, and operations to track requirements, identify gaps, and keep certification efforts moving. The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• Experience with ISO standards, certification, or regulated technical systems.
• Ability to manage complex cross-functional processes with many moving parts.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to translate standards into practical requirements for engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own compliance and certification workflows across the company.
• Drive progress toward relevant ISO standards and related requirements.
• Identify gaps between current systems and certification expectations.
• Track documentation, testing, and process requirements needed for certification.
• Help establish repeatable processes for audits, documentation, and ongoing adherence.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to incorporate safety and compliance requirements into product development.
• Act as the internal point person for customer and partner compliance questions.

Skills

ISO standards

Cross-functional coordination

Documentation skills

Process ownership

Engineering collaboration

Job description

About the Team

Droyd builds autonomous robotic systems that automate repetitive manual work in real environments. We design and manufacture our hardware in-house, which means iteration, fabrication, and execution all happen under one roof.

Because these systems operate around people and in enterprise settings, compliance and certification matter early. We need someone to own the process of turning technical work into certifiable, documented systems.

About the Role

As a Safety & Compliance Engineer at Droyd, you will drive certification and standards work across the company. You will coordinate engineering, documentation, and process requirements to help ensure our systems meet relevant ISO and customer compliance expectations.

You will work across hardware, software, and operations to track requirements, identify gaps, and keep certification efforts moving.

This role is based on-site in San Francisco, CA.

In This Role, You’ll

Certification & Standards

• Own compliance and certification workflows across the company

• Drive progress toward relevant ISO standards and related requirements

• Identify gaps between current systems and certification expectations

Documentation & Process

• Track documentation, testing, and process requirements needed for certification

• Help establish repeatable processes for audits, documentation, and ongoing adherence

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate with engineering teams to incorporate safety and compliance requirements into product development

• Act as the internal point person for customer and partner compliance questions

Work Environment & Schedule

• On-site in San Francisco, CA

• Full-time

Compensation: $120K–$170K base salary, plus equity

We’re Looking For Candidates Who

• Have experience with ISO standards, certification, or regulated technical systems

• Can manage complex cross-functional processes with many moving parts

• Are highly organized and strong in documentation

• Can work closely with engineering teams to translate standards into practical requirements

• Are comfortable owning a process end-to-end in a fast-moving startup environment

Nice to have:

• Experience with robotics, industrial systems, or safety-critical hardware

• Experience supporting enterprise customer compliance requirements

• Familiarity with audit preparation and certification programs

About Droyd

Droyd builds autonomous robotic systems that operate in real production environments. We design the hardware, develop the control stack, and generate the data that enables generalist robotics.

If we do this right, robots stop being demos and start being infrastructure.

Join us and help build the systems that make it real.