Lead Functional Safety Engineer (Robotics)

Location

Location: San Carlos, CA, United States (On-site)

Company

hirify.global builds humanoid robots designed to operate safely and reliably in home environments, combining robotics, AI, and manufacturing at scale.

What you will do

• Lead development of functional safety architectures and hazard mitigation strategies for humanoid robots.
• Define and implement scalable functional safety frameworks across hardware, autonomy, controls, and operational systems.
• Conduct hazard analysis, FMEA, fault-tree analysis, and risk assessments across integrated robotics platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Autonomy, Controls, Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, and Operations teams to embed safety requirements.
• Develop and validate safety mechanisms, fault detection, redundancy strategies, and fail-safe behaviors.
• Improve deployment readiness and operational reliability through rigorous safety testing and governance.

Requirements

• Must have 10+ years of experience in functional safety, robotics safety, autonomous systems, aerospace, automotive, or related fields.
• Expertise in safety engineering methodologies such as FMEA, HARA, fault-tree analysis, STPA, or equivalents.
• Strong systems-level thinking across hardware, software, autonomy, controls, and operational environments.
• Experience designing and implementing functional safety architectures for complex integrated systems.
• Knowledge of safety standards like ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, IEC 62061, or equivalents.
• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related technical field.

Nice to have

• Experience with humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, industrial robotics, aerospace systems, or embodied AI platforms.
• Familiarity with autonomy stacks, perception systems, motion planning, or controls engineering.
• Experience with simulation environments, safety validation tooling, or operational incident analysis.
• Background in reliability engineering, redundancy architectures, or fault-tolerant systems.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Robotics, Systems Engineering, Safety Engineering, AI, or related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options.
• Commuter benefits including transit and parking.
• Short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches.