System Safety Engineer

This is an individual contributor role with deep hands-on engagement across AD/ADAS feature teams, Systems Engineering, V&V, and ML Safety.

You bring rigor, traceability, and practical judgment to make our internal product demonstrably safe for mass production.

• Allocate safety requirements (system → software component) with clear interfaces, state machines, timing/resource budgets, and acceptance criteria.
• Define and guide implementation of safety mechanisms (e.g., diagnostics, redundancy, watchdogs, plausibility checks, safety envelope monitors, degraded modes/safe states) and ensure their effectiveness is verified.
• Partner with V&V to design safety verification strategies (unit/integration/system/HIL/vehicle), derive objective pass/fail criteria and safety KPIs, and ensure evidence completeness for the Safety Case.
• Contribute evidence and risk assessments to the Safety Case and present rationale/evidence to internal/external stakeholders and auditors.
• Lead/participate in analyses (FMEA/FMEDA, FTA, interface hazard reviews, resource/timing analyses) and feed findings into design updates and confirmation measures.
• Collaborate tightly with Safety Architecture (for HARA/goal setting/ASIL decomposition), Systems Engineering (for architecture cohesion and ICDs), ML Safety (for data/ODD/monitoring strategies), and Cybersecurity (for safety–security co-engineering).
• Drive change impact analysis for CRs, deviations, and waivers to preserve safety intent and traceability across releases.
• Conduct focused reviews on requirements, designs, and test plans to close gaps quickly.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, EE, ME or related discipline.
• 3+ years in safety-critical automotive or aerospace systems in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of technical safety concepts and requirement allocations that went to production ECUs.
• Deep, practical experience with ISO 26262 (esp. Parts 3–6) and familiarity with SOTIF (ISO 21448).
• Hands-on collaboration with V&V, including HIL/vehicle test design, coverage tactics, and KPI definition.
• Working knowledge of embedded software fundamentals (C/C++ reading proficiency, Python for analysis/prototyping), and common automotive interfaces (CAN, SOME/IP)
• Excellent cross-functional communication, influence, and documentation skills.
• Experience with assurance cases and/or risk management
• Functional Safety Professional or AI Safety Professional certification (TUV/UL or equivalent).
• Experience in in-vehicle functional safety (ISO 26262).
• ASPICE Process Expert / Provisional Assessor or equivalent.
• Japanese language proficiency or experience working with Japanese OEM/Tier-1 partners.