Senior Functional Safety Engineer (Robotics)

TL;DR

Senior Functional Safety Engineer (Robotics): Developing and certifying safety-critical systems for industrial and home hirify.global robots with an accent on safety lifecycle management, embedded functional safety, and assurance cases. Focus on performing complex safety analyses, defining requirements for sensors, controllers, and actuators, and validating autonomous robotic systems against international standards.

Location: On-site in Boston, US, or London, UK

Company

hirify.global develops commercially scalable and safe hirify.global robots, including the HMND-01 Alpha platform used in industrial pilots.

What you will do

• Lead or support the complete functional safety lifecycle from concept through validation and certification.
• Develop safety assurance arguments for robotic subsystems and complete products.
• Define safety concepts and develop safety-critical systems for sensors, controllers, actuators, hardware, and software.
• Perform FMEA, FMEDA, FTA, and other safety analyses.
• Create and maintain risk assessments, functional safety concepts, safety requirements specifications, verification and validation plans, and test reports.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines and ensure compliance with regulations and international standards.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing safety-critical systems.
• Deep expertise in functional safety standards for embedded systems, such as IEC 61508, IEC 62061, ISO 13849, or ISO 26262.
• Experience with robotics safety standards, including ISO 10218, ISO 13482, or ISO 3691-4.
• Experience developing safety cases and supporting certification, particularly for autonomous systems.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and validating safety systems for mobile robots or other dynamic systems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including technical documentation and communication with expert engineers and executive audiences.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with safety standards for sensors and actuators, such as IEC 61496, IEC 62998, or IEC 61800-5-2.
• Understanding of AI functional safety standards, such as ISO/IEC TR 5469 or ISO PAS 8800.
• Experience with AMRs, bipedal robots, exoskeletons, mobile manipulators, or collaborative robots.

Culture & Benefits

• 23 days of accrued annual leave, 15 days of paid sick leave, and paid company holidays.
• Fully funded private healthcare for UK employees, including mental health and serious illness support.
• Equity participation and an 8% total pension contribution for eligible employees.
• Free daily breakfast, catered lunch, and snacks in the office.
• Opportunity to work with engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics.
• Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives.