Safety Assurance Engineer

Location: San Carlos, California, United States; on-site

Salary: $170,000–$259,000 per year plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops humanoid robots, including NEO, for safe operation in homes and real-world human environments.

What you will do

• Lead the development and execution of safety assurance methodologies, validation frameworks, and operational safety processes for humanoid robots.
• Establish scalable safety assurance frameworks across autonomy, controls, perception, hardware, and operational robotics systems.
• Define hazard analysis, risk assessment, validation, and safety case methodologies across robot development lifecycles.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Operations, and Safety teams to integrate safety requirements into system architecture and deployment readiness.
• Improve operational safety through incident analysis, validation testing, and continuous risk mitigation.
• Develop documentation, governance, and auditability processes for internal safety reviews and future regulatory readiness.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in safety assurance, robotics safety, autonomous systems, systems engineering, aerospace, automotive, industrial automation, or related safety-critical domains.
• Deep expertise in safety assurance, systems safety engineering, robotics safety, or another safety-critical engineering discipline.
• Experience developing hazard analyses, risk frameworks, safety validation, assurance cases, or operational safety methodologies.
• Strong systems-level understanding of integrated hardware, software, autonomy, and operational environments.
• Experience with safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, or DO-178C.
• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.

Nice to have

• Experience with humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, industrial robotics, aerospace systems, or embodied AI.
• Familiarity with autonomy stacks, perception systems, controls engineering, or robotics simulation environments.
• Experience supporting safety reviews, regulatory readiness, operational deployment governance, reliability engineering, or incident investigations.
• Advanced degree in Robotics, Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, AI, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Builder-oriented environment emphasizing ownership, speed, direct communication, and high standards.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match, plus FSA and HSA options.
• Commuter benefits, disability and life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• On-site snacks and catered lunches.