Functional Safety Engineer, Software
About The Position
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Functional Safety Software Engineer to drive the development and management of autonomous vehicle safety cases. The company, founded in 2018, is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, utilizing an AI-powered technology stack for commercial trucking and the public sector. Kodiak has been delivering freight daily across the southern United States and was the first to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. The role involves contributing to the Kodiak Autonomy System's market launch, building upon the company's published Safety Report from 2019 and its development based on systems engineering, ISO26262 processes, and SOTIF principles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in software, electrical, mechanical or other related engineering and/or a Bachelor’s degree with professional experience in a high-tech environment.
- Experience with functional safety assessment, preferably at the vehicle component level, and have applied the ISO26262 standard to guide the safety case.
- Good communication skills with a collaborative approach.
- Proactive problem solvers with hands-on experience.
- Comfortable preparing safety argumentation.
- Ability to structure project tasks and drive evidence development among teams.
- Experience with Part 4, 6, 8 and 9 of ISO 26262. Special emphasis on implementation of Part 6 for vehicles.
- Experience with system and software level verification and validation of vehicles.
- Knowledge of software configuration management and software quality assurance.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of C++ and Matlab is not required but is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the completion of software safety work products, adhering to the Safety Plan, reviewing inputs, assisting software teams with expectations, and packaging information for Independent Assessment.
- Participate in the specification of software safety requirements.
- Review software safety architectural design as part of development.
- Review software safety unit design and implementation.
- Develop and/or review test plans, test procedures, and verification reports at the software unit and software integration levels, based on software safety requirements and design input from software teams.
- Support system-level testing from a software safety perspective.
- Perform software safety analyses (e.g., dependent failure analysis) to comply with ISO 26262.
- Support Hardware-Software Interface development and derive safety measures.
- Collaborate with Kodiak internal and external stakeholders to review and assess work products for compliance with ISO 26262.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including equity and biannual bonuses
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Anthem, and Guardian (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
- Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies
- Dog-friendly office
- Free catered lunch
- Fully stocked kitchen
- Free EV charging
- Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
- Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health
- Fidelity 401(k)
- Commuter benefits
- FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- HSA
- Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
