Senior Software Safety Engineer

Aerovect
Regional
Remote

Who this role is best for

Candidates with safety engineering experience in autonomous systems and a strong technical background in C++/Python will find this senior role in a global, cross-functional team appealing.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of safety engineering in autonomous systems and a deep understanding of safety lifecycles.
    — “5+ years of hands-on safety engineering experience in autonomous vehicles”
  • Individuals with experience in both automotive and aerospace safety standards.
    — “autonomous vehicles, automotive (ISO 26262), aerospace (DO-178C/DO-254)”
  • Candidates who have worked with robotics middleware and can navigate multi-core and Linux/RTOS environments.
    — “define monitoring/fail-safe mechanisms within multi-core and Linux/RTOS software environments”

Things to consider

  • The role entails significant collaboration with multiple engineering teams across hardware and software domains.
    — “Collaborate directly with systems, software, robotics, hardware, and test teams”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your experience in conducting FMEA/FTA and code-level hazard evaluations.
    — “Execute software FMEA/FTA, freedom-from-interference (FFI) analysis”
  • Showcase your ability to derive and trace safety requirements in both supervised and unsupervised autonomy contexts.
    — “Derive, specify, and trace functional and technical safety requirements (FSRs / TSRs)”
  • Highlight your background in safety-critical code reviews, particularly for C++/Python.
    — “Review safety-critical C++/Python code and robotics middleware”
  • Demonstrate your ability to build safety case artifacts for commercial deployment.
    — “Assist in building safety case artifacts and verification evidence”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • Conduct software hazard and safety analyses
  • Execute software FMEA/FTA
  • Derive Software Safety Requirements
Typical background
5+ years of hands-on safety engineering experiencePrior background working with autonomous driving systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Autonomous Vehicle Software SafetyISO 26262SotifFmea/ftaCode-level Hazard EvaluationsSoftware Safety Requirements Derivation

Preferred

Ros/ros2Static Analysis Tools

Stack & domain

C++PythonRos/ros2ISO 26262Do-178c/do-254IEC 61508CollaborationProblem-solvingAutonomous VehiclesAerospaceIndustrial Safety

About the role

Original posting from Aerovect via Ashby

WHO WE ARE

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com http://www.aerovect.com.

Working under the close guidance and supervision of the Head of Safety, the Senior SW Safety Engineer will execute core safety lifecycle tasks across AeroVect’s software and hardware platforms:

  • System Safety Analysis: Perform hazard identification and risk assessments (HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA) on the autonomous software architecture and vehicle operation concepts.
  • Requirements Derivation: Derive, specify, and trace functional and technical safety requirements (FSRs / TSRs) for both supervised autonomy (safety driver present) and SDO unsupervised autonomy (driverless).
  • Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate directly with systems, software, robotics, hardware, and test teams to ensure safety requirements are integrated, testable, and verified.
  • Safety Case Support: Assist in building safety case artifacts and verification evidence required for airport commercial deployment.

YOU WILL

  • Conduct software hazard and safety analyses on perception, motion planning, localization, and vehicle control modules per ISO 26262-6 and SOTIF (ISO 21448).
  • Execute software FMEA/FTA, freedom-from-interference (FFI) analysis, and code-level hazard evaluations.
  • Derive Software Safety Requirements (SSRs) and define monitoring/fail-safe mechanisms within multi-core and Linux/RTOS software environments.
  • Review safety-critical C++/Python code and robotics middleware with development teams to ensure software safety standards are met.
  • Develop Safety Performance Indicators to measure safety performance over time.

YOU HAVE

  • 5+ years of hands-on safety engineering experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive (ISO 26262), aerospace (DO-178C/DO-254), or industrial safety (IEC 61508).
  • Prior background working with autonomous driving systems or mobile robotics.
  • Proven ability to work under the technical mentorship of a Principal Safety Engineer in a high-velocity agile engineering team.
  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related discipline.
  • 5+ years of software development or SW safety experience in C++, Python, or ROS/ROS2 environments.
  • Deep understanding of software safety lifecycles, ASIL decomposition for software, unit/integration test strategies, and static analysis tools.
  • Hands-on experience analyzing autonomous vehicle software pipelines (perception, planning, fail-safe state machines).

Source: Aerovect careers (Ashby)

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