Senior Embedded Safety Engineer for Autonomous Machinery

AIM Intelligent Machines, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Life insurance

Travel to job sites

Competitive compensation

Job summary

AIM Intelligent Machines, Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Safety Engineer to define how AIM approaches functional safety across autonomous machines. You will translate safety requirements into practical engineering decisions and collaborate across firmware, electrical, robotics, and systems teams.

The role requires 5+ years in embedded safety, hands-on safety standards experience, and a strong ability to drive a defensible safety strategy for emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Robotics, or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years in embedded safety or safety-critical product development.
• Hands-on safety standards application such as ISO 26262 or IEC 61508.
• Experience in hazard analysis, risk assessments, and failure mode analyses.
• Ability to translate safety requirements into hardware/software constraints.
• Ability to mentor engineers in functional safety.

Responsibilities

• Define AIM's Functional Safety Strategy for autonomous heavy equipment.
• Collaborate with firmware, electrical, robotics, and systems teams.
• Perform hazard analyses, risk assessments, and failure mode evaluations.
• Translate safety requirements into design constraints and verification plans.
• Review architectures and ensure safety before deployment.
• Develop verification and validation strategies and safety case evidence.

Skills

Embedded safety experience

Hazard analysis

Safety standards ISO 26262/IEC 61508

Define safety requirements

Verification strategies

Independent engineering decisions

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Strong technical judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Robotics, or Systems Engineering

Job description

AIM Intelligent Machines, Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Safety Engineer to define how AIM approaches functional safety across autonomous machines. You will translate safety requirements into practical engineering decisions and collaborate across firmware, electrical, robotics, and systems teams.

The role requires 5+ years in embedded safety, hands-on safety standards experience, and a strong ability to drive a defensible safety strategy for emerging technologies.