Functional Safety Manager (Robotics)

Location: Metzingen / Riederich, Germany; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops human-robot systems designed for safe, compliant, and seamless human-robot collaboration.

What you will do

• Drive the functional safety strategy across the product portfolio, including lifecycle processes, safety plans, and governance aligned with IEC 61508 and ISO 13849.
• Build, coach, and coordinate safety engineers across multiple product lines.
• Lead HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA, and related safety-analysis campaigns from initial risk assessment through safety-case closure.
• Ensure safety-requirement derivation, traceability, and verification across hardware, software, and system levels.
• Develop and coordinate the implementation of safety concepts in products.
• Represent safety matters to executive leadership, certification authorities, notified bodies, and auditors.

Requirements

• MSc or PhD in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of functional safety engineering experience and at least 2 years as an active Functional Safety Manager.
• Deep expertise in IEC 61508, ISO 13849, and ISO 10218; working familiarity with ISO 26262, SOTIF, and EU Machinery Regulation / CE marking.
• Experience with HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA, ETA, reliability modeling, and structured safety argumentation using GSN or CAE.
• Proficiency with Medini, APIS IQ, DOORS, Polarion, or equivalent tools.
• Proven ability to coach safety engineers and communicate safety rationale to engineers, managers, and auditors.

Nice to have

• TÜV FSEng, CFSE, or Exida certification.
• Experience with autonomous or AI-enabled robotic systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with software, hardware, safety, and certification teams.
• Work within a systems engineering department focused on technical excellence and product innovation.
• Opportunity to shape the next generation of human-robot systems.