Senior Functional Safety Engineer

Torc Robotics • Ann Arbor, MI

11h • $153,200 - $183,800

About The Position

Torc is seeking a Senior Functional Safety Engineer for its Product Engineering Team, which works across functional safety, systems engineering, and design to meet Functional Safety and SOTIF targets and help ensure a robust autonomous vehicle platform. The role focuses on safety-critical systems for autonomous trucking, including architecture development, safety assessments, risk analyses, and safety improvements. The posting also describes the position as a Senior Systems Engineer.

Requirements

• Extensive experience with safety analyses such as HAZOP, FMEA, STPA, and FTA.
• Solid understanding of industry standards and best practices related to autonomous technologies.
• Demonstrated experience working to Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and Safety Of The Intended Functionality (ISO 21448) standards.
• Systems-level thinking and engineering knowledge of complex physical and software systems used in autonomy technologies.
• Knowledge of software engineering, networking, electrical and mechanical systems, system components, and artificial intelligence/machine learning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field, with competencies and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 6 or more years of experience; or a master’s degree in one of those fields with 3 or more years of experience; or a PhD in one of those fields with 1 or more years of experience.
• Ability to travel occasionally; anticipated travel is 10% or less.
• Requires appropriate PPE in areas identified.
• Requires continuous technical education and training.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of agile and software development life cycle processes.
• Strong critical thinking to identify problems, and problem-solving and analytical thinking to address complex safety issues.
• Understanding and experience applying safety data and statistical methods to develop criteria and thresholds.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product and Systems Engineering teams to identify and evaluate hazards related to Functional Safety and Safety Of The Intended Functionality (ISO 26262 and ISO 21448).
• Support analysis and evaluation of acceptance criteria for identified SOTIF hazards.
• Perform hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA) according to ISO 26262.
• Analyze and evaluate the Fault Tolerant Time Interval (FTTI) for identified hazards.
• Perform inductive and deductive safety analyses for systems, hardware, and software.
• Contribute to the Safety Case, including defining and tracking Safety Performance Indicators.
• Work with internal business partners, such as Systems Engineering, to align on safety processes and methods.
• Conduct and support reviews of safety artifacts with an appropriate level of rigor.
• Travel occasionally to Torc or government locations and other sites as needed.
• Complete ongoing technical education and training to maintain knowledge and expertise in the field.
• Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in areas where it is identified as required.

Benefits

• Corporate bonus
• Stock option plan
• Depending on the position offered, sign-on payments and relocation may be provided.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits

What This Job Offers

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