Senior Safety Systems Engineer - Rail & Autonomy

Intramotev Autonomous Rail; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Unlimited vacation

Equity

Parental leave

Job summary

Intramotev Autonomous Rail seeks a Staff Safety Systems Engineer to build and own the system safety program for self-propelled railcars and vehicles. You will lead safety-critical software compliance and guide safety cases toward autonomous operations.

Based in St. Louis, MO, this 100% in-office role requires collaboration with hardware, software, and controls teams and may involve travel for testing and customer visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Science.
• 7+ years of systems or safety engineering in safety-critical, highly regulated environments.
• Proven experience performing and owning system-level safety analyses (FMEA, FTA, hazard analysis, reliability).
• Familiarity with safety-critical software architectures, SDLC processes, and verification tools.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions, certifications, or safety cases in regulated industries.
• Willingness to expand into new technical areas; capable of innovative approaches.
• Open-minded, able to work as an individual contributor in a team.

Responsibilities

• Establish the Safety Program: build a production-grade safety practice with processes and reviews.
• Own Systems Safety: lead safety and software compliance across hardware/software teams.
• Safety-Critical Software Compliance: lead safety reviews and verification per rail standards.
• Safety & Reliability Analysis: drive FMEA/FTA, hazard analyses, reliability predictions and mitigations.
• Regulatory Pathway: drive FRA/AAR waiver process and safety case for autonomous ops.
• Technology Qualification: define tests/methodologies for battery-electric and autonomous tech.
• Design Influence: translate safety requirements into hardware/software designs.
• Testing & Lifecycle Support: plan and execute tests and support fielded systems.

Skills

System safety

FMEA

FTA

Hazard analysis

Reliability predictions

Safety-critical software

SDLC processes

Regulatory submissions

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Math/Science

Job description

Intramotev Autonomous Rail seeks a Staff Safety Systems Engineer to build and own the system safety program for self-propelled railcars and vehicles. You will lead safety-critical software compliance and guide safety cases toward autonomous operations.

Based in St. Louis, MO, this 100% in-office role requires collaboration with hardware, software, and controls teams and may involve travel for testing and customer visits.