Behavioral Safety Manager (Autonomous Vehicles)

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, or remote within the United States

Hiring range: $153,200–$183,800 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous vehicle capabilities for deployment across multiple platforms and operational domains.

What you will do

• Lead planning and execution of safety-critical initiatives across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle, aligning product roadmaps, safety goals, and deployment milestones.
• Maintain traceability between hazards, safety requirements, system requirements, verification activities, validation evidence, and release decisions.
• Coordinate hazard analysis, safety assessments, safety case development, and operational readiness reviews across engineering and operations.
• Drive integrated verification and validation planning across simulation, test environments, closed-course testing, and field operations.
• Manage program risks, technical dependencies, and change impacts across systems, software, hardware, perception, localization, controls, and operational teams.
• Monitor safety and program metrics and facilitate executive reviews and technical governance forums covering program health, residual risk, and safety readiness.

Requirements

• Experience leading programs involving autonomous systems, ADAS, robotics, aerospace, industrial automation, or other safety-critical platforms.
• Demonstrated experience applying ISO 21448 (SOTIF) across the safety lifecycle, including 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.
• 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 typically acquired through 6+ years of experience; or a master’s degree plus 3+ years; or a PhD plus 1+ years.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of ISO 26262, IEC 61508, UL 4600, or ISO/PAS 8800.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across behavioral safety, systems engineering, autonomy, hardware, software, and operations.
• Choose an Ann Arbor, Michigan work location or remote work within the United States.
• Contribute to safety-critical product delivery and safety assurance objectives from concept through deployment.