Senior Drive-by-Wire Safety Engineer - Autonomous Trucks

Gatik; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking a Senior Systems & Safety Engineer for Drive-by-Wire to lead safety design, hazard analysis, and functional safety integration on its autonomous trucks. You will work with vehicle OEMs, DbW suppliers, and internal controls engineers to guarantee fail-operational motion control and ASIL D safety guarantees.

This onsite role at our Santa Clara, CA office requires deep ISO 26262 knowledge, automotive Ethernet, and hands-on experience with FMEA, FTA, and HARA analyses to ensure

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or Automotive Engineering.
• 6+ years in vehicle chassis systems, drive-by-wire actuation, or automotive vehicle safety with ASIL D development experience.
• Domain mastery in vehicle dynamics and automotive communications (CAN, CAN-FD, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet).

Responsibilities

• Define the functional safety architecture for redundant steering, braking, and propulsion control.
• Collaborate with OEMs and Tier-1 DbW providers to evaluate interfaces and safety manuals.
• Establish fault management strategies, including transitions, emergency stop, and MRMs.
• Perform HARA, FMEA, and FTA analyses on actuation channels and protocols.
• Author safety requirements for motion control interfaces and trace to firmware and safety monitors.
• Support on-vehicle validation campaigns to confirm fallbacks under high-speed and heavy payloads.

Skills

Vehicle dynamics modeling

CAN/CAN-FD/FlexRay/Automotive Ethernet

ISO 26262 ASIL D

MATLAB/Simulink

CANoe/CANalyzer

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engg / Mechatronics / Electrical / Automotive Engg

Tools

Vector CANoe

CANalyzer

MATLAB/Simulink

Signal analysis software

Job description

Gatik is seeking a Senior Systems & Safety Engineer for Drive-by-Wire to lead safety design, hazard analysis, and functional safety integration on its autonomous trucks. You will work with vehicle OEMs, DbW suppliers, and internal controls engineers to guarantee fail-operational motion control and ASIL D safety guarantees.

This onsite role at our Santa Clara, CA office requires deep ISO 26262 knowledge, automotive Ethernet, and hands-on experience with FMEA, FTA, and HARA analyses to ensure