Functional Safety Engineering Lead (Robotics)

Location: On-site in Metzingen / Riederich, Germany

Company

hirify.global develops robotic systems and operates with the pace and agility of a robotics startup.

What you will do

• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing functional safety engineering team across multiple seniority levels.
• Define the technical roadmap for functional safety engineering and align safety capabilities with the product portfolio.
• Establish standardized safety processes, templates, tools, and advanced analysis methods across development projects.
• Act as the escalation point and technical authority for complex safety decisions, trade-offs, and resource prioritization.
• Ensure safety plans, analyses, requirements, and safety cases meet quality standards and program timelines.
• Track group-level staffing, workload, and process-maturity metrics while supporting continuous competency development and standards-body engagement.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in functional safety engineering and at least 2 years of direct team or group leadership experience.
• Professional safety certification such as TÜV, Exida, or equivalent.
• Deep knowledge of ISO 13849, ISO 10218, and IEC 61508.
• Expertise in HARA, FMEA, and FTA, with practical experience in STPA and model-based safety analysis.
• Experience scaling safety processes, tooling, and team structures from small teams to multi-program environments.
• Hands-on experience with Medini Analyze, APIS IQ, DOORS, Polarion, and JIRA, plus experience with CE/machinery or automotive safety for complex electromechanical systems.

Nice to have

• Experience with ISO 26262 or ISO/PAS 21448.
• Familiarity with emerging robotic safety challenges involving AI-based perception, shared autonomy, and human-robot proximity.

Culture & Benefits

• Balance rigorous safety engineering with the high-velocity agility of a robotics startup.
• Drive continuous competency development and engagement with standards bodies.
• Work on complex robotic and electromechanical systems across multiple programs.