Safety Engineering Manager - Mining Deployments

Pronto•San Francisco, CA

4d•$195,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

Pronto AI is a global leader in commercializing autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, deploying Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) that automate operations in mines, quarries, and construction sites worldwide. While much of the industry remains in R&D, we deliver real, production-ready autonomy that is already operating in the field. We are on a mission to make mining operations safer, smarter, and more efficient through cutting-edge technology, and we are building toward becoming the world’s first profitable AV technology company.

Requirements

8+ years in systems safety, safety engineering, or a closely related systems discipline in a safety-critical domain.
Experience building a safety argument from scratch (claims, evidence, structure) and defending its sufficiency.
Structured hazard analysis depth at both the system and operational levels, with the judgment to select appropriate methods.
Experience writing safety processes (investigation, triage, qualification) rather than inheriting them.
Comfortable leading one or two people while still being the primary author of the safety case.
Proficiency in Python or SQL sufficient to work with event data independently.
Willingness to travel to sites when needed.

Nice To Haves

Off-road, heavy vehicle, or industrial machinery experience (mining, quarrying, aggregates, construction, ports, or agriculture).
Working knowledge of US mine safety regulation, including MSHA Part 46 and 48 training requirements and Part 50 reporting.
Experience commissioning autonomous or remotely operated equipment on a customer's site.
Experience adapting an existing safety method into a new domain.
Experience building a small team from a standing start.

Responsibilities

Build the off-road truck safety case, including claims, evidence, limits, and open items. Keep it current as trucks, sites, and software change, and be clear about what it does not cover.
Conduct hazard analysis, considering what the installation introduces, what the site already carries, and what the combination creates. Drive the results into requirements and site controls.
Define test preparation, including what must be demonstrated before a truck operates autonomously at a site, the procedures, acceptance criteria, and the evidence each test produces.
Hold the commissioning gate between installed and operating, specifying when a site is not ready.
Own the incident intake path, severity model, investigations, and corrective actions through to verified closure.
Assess the impact of software releases, new truck variants, or new site layouts on the safety argument and determine what must happen before they go live.
Grow and lead a small team of one or two engineers, taking on recurring load while retaining ownership of the safety case, commissioning gate, and critical investigations.
Utilize AI tooling to enhance productivity in drafting and maintaining site risk assessments, adapting procedures, triaging event backlogs, and identifying cross-site patterns.
Build and maintain personal tooling rather than filing tickets for it, ensuring its continued operation for dependent users.