Senior/Staff Autonomy System Safety Engineer

Didi Labs; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

DiDi Labs in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior/Staff System Safety Engineer for Autonomy to lead safety strategy and deployment readiness of our fully autonomous driving systems. You will define safety frameworks, release policies and system-level engineering processes to enable safe and scalable unmanned operations.

You will act as a technical safety leader, collaborating with Software, Product, Operations and Safety teams to drive continuous improvements in safety goals, verification plans and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
• 3-5 years of industry experience in systems engineering, safety engineering, autonomous systems, or a directly related field.
• Strong systems thinking to decompose complex safety challenges and drive practical, scalable solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams, influence stakeholders, and take ownership of safety outcomes.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with multiple parallel projects and ambiguous requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the safety evaluation and release strategy for unmanned autonomous driving operations, defining clear criteria for system release, degradation, and fallback under varying operating conditions.
• Design, implement, and champion the safety-related systems engineering framework, including safety requirements, system architecture, and Verification & Validation (V&V) plans.
• Conduct systematic assessments of unmanned operational workflows, emergency protocols, and supporting tools/platforms to ensure safety and operational completeness.
• Develop and institutionalize safety evaluation methodologies and metrics frameworks, translating safety goals into quantifiable, verifiable, and continuously tracked indicators.
• Serve as the technical lead for safety-related incident review and analysis during unmanned operations, driving continuous improvements in system design, test coverage, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Software, Product, Operations, and Safety teams to support leadership decisions regarding unmanned deployment, city expansion, and operational scaling.

Skills

Systems thinking

Stakeholder collaboration

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in CS/Software/Systems Engineering

Job description

DiDi Labs in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior/Staff System Safety Engineer for Autonomy to lead safety strategy and deployment readiness of our fully autonomous driving systems. You will define safety frameworks, release policies and system-level engineering processes to enable safe and scalable unmanned operations.

You will act as a technical safety leader, collaborating with Software, Product, Operations and Safety teams to drive continuous improvements in safety goals, verification plans and