Safety Behaviors Engineer

Torc Robotics • Ann Arbor, MI

5h • $177,300 - $212,800

About The Position

The Safety Behaviors Engineer supports the creation of safe behavior requirements and leads risk evaluations to identify functional insufficiencies and triggering conditions (FI-TC), such as severe weather, glare, and rare edge cases. The role defines acceptance criteria and supports the framework for safe, scalable deployment of autonomous functions across platforms and operational domains.

As autonomy systems grow in complexity, the engineer supports safety requirements, systems engineering, verification and validation, and operational activities. Working cross-functionally with systems engineering, behavioral safety, and autonomy teams, the role ensures requirements traceability, verification and validation readiness, risk management, and alignment of safety objectives with program milestones.

Requirements

• Experience in autonomous systems, ADAS, robotics, aerospace, industrial automation, or other safety-critical platforms.
• Demonstrated experience applying ISO 21448 (SOTIF) across the safety lifecycle, including hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA), safety goals, functional and technical safety concepts, and ASIL decomposition.
• Familiarity with safety lifecycle artifacts, including Item Definitions, HARA, HIRE, FMEA/FMEDA, Safety Requirements, Safety Plans, Safety Cases, and Verification & Validation strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to align engineering execution with safety assurance objectives while maintaining program delivery commitments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, plus competencies and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 3+ years of experience; or a master’s degree in one of these fields, plus competencies and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 0+ years of experience.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of ISO 26262 and related standards such as IEC 61508, UL 4600, or ISO/PAS 8800.

Responsibilities

• Create requirements using safety frameworks and standards such as ISO 21448, ISO 26262, and ISO/PAS 8800.
• Lead risk evaluations to identify functional insufficiencies and triggering conditions (FI-TC), including severe weather, glare, and rare edge cases.
• Define acceptance criteria in requirements, such as S>0 and C>0 analyses.
• Support the planning and execution of safety-critical initiatives across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle.
• Contribute to alignment among product roadmaps, safety goals, and deployment milestones.
• Ensure traceability between hazards, safety requirements, system requirements, verification activities, and validation evidence.
• Participate in cross-functional safety activities, including hazard analysis, safety assessments, and safety case development.
• Support integrated verification and validation across simulation, test environments, closed-course testing, and field operations to inform evidence-based deployment decisions.
• Support subject matter experts in addressing safety risks, technical dependencies, and change impacts across systems, software, hardware, perception, localization, controls, and operational teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level