System Safety Engineer

Applied Intuition • Sunnyvale, CA

1h • Onsite

About The Position

About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion following its recent Series F funding round, Applied Intuition delivers the Vehicle OS, Self-Driving System, and toolchain to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. 18 of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor, MI, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Bangalore, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.
We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.
About the role
We are looking for a System Safety Engineer with automotive systems and software expertise. This engineer will create and manage the functional safety requirements for the systems a new Applied Intuition product.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering , Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional Experience: 2+ years of experience in functional safety or systems engineering, preferably within an OEM or Tier-1 ADAS program.
• Domain Background: Experience with either Autonomous Systems (ADAS L2+) or traditional automotive systems (e.g., Steering, Braking, Powertrain, or Body Controls).
• Independence & Drive: Proven ability to operate independently and establish safety processes from the ground up in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Resilience & Communication: Ability to handle high-pressure situations, manage customers, and communicate safety risks to diverse stakeholders.
• Analytical Mastery: Proficient in safety analysis techniques and requirements at both the system and concept levels, including HARA, FTA, and FMEA, as well as the derivation of FSRs and TSRs.
• Standards Expertise: Hands-on experience with ISO 26262 (Parts 2, 3, 4) and a working knowledge/awareness of SOTIF (ISO 21448), ISO 26262 Part 5-Hardware, Part 6-Software
• Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with ASPICE, UN ECE regulations, Euro NCAP protocols, and SAE standards
• Technical Toolset: Proficient in Vector tools (CANape, CANoe, CANalyzer) for testing and debugging, including CAPL scripting, and experienced with requirements management tools (Jama, Polarion, Doors etc)

Nice To Haves

• Sensor & Hardware Domain: Experience with automotive sensors (Camera, Radar, LiDAR) and ECU hardware architectures.
• Systems Modeling: Proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML (e.g., Cameo Systems Modeler).
• Network Communications: Working knowledge of vehicle networking protocols, including CAN DBCs and Ethernet ARXMLs.
• Mining Industry: Experience with earth-moving machinery (ISO 19014, ISO 13849) or industrial site safety is a bonus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Process Establishment: Develop and implement an ISO 26262 compliant development process, including the creation of safety manuals, templates, internal procedural guidelines and adapting customer’s existing process
• Safety Lifecycle Leadership: Independently execute end-to-end functional safety activities (ISO 26262) from item definition through to safety validation for ADAS and autonomous features (Pat 2, 3, 4 of ISO 26262:2018).
• System-Level Architecture: Apply a deep grasp of system-level functional safety to architect robust fault detection, mitigation, and safe-state transitions.
• Decision Making & Technical Clarity: Navigate ambiguous design challenges and complex trade-offs to arrive at rigorous, data-driven technical conclusions.
• Concept & Requirements Engineering: Author FSCs and TSCs for functions including Cruise Control and collision avoidance. Manage requirements with full traceability in Polarion or JAMA.
• Risk & Hazard Analysis: Drive HARA, DFMEA, and FTA; define ASIL decomposition strategies and calculate Fault Tolerant Time Intervals (FTTI).
• Safety Communication: Distill complex safety concepts into clear, actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, acting as the primary safety advocate.
• Customer & Vendor Management: Directly interface with customers to align safety goals and manage Development Interface Agreements (DIAs) with component vendors.
• V&V and Governance: Develop system-level test cases for HIL and on-vehicle validation; lead internal/external audits to build the comprehensive Safety Case

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees