Staff Autonomy Safety Engineer - Robot Safety
About the role
We’re building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it’s not. To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us. NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it - we’re shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you. If you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.
Key Outcomes
- Design and implement scalable robot safety architectures and autonomy validation systems across humanoid robotics platforms
- Establish safety evaluation methodologies, simulation frameworks, and operational risk mitigation strategies for autonomous robot behaviors
- Possess strong collaboration and communication skills in highly cross-functional engineering organizations
- Develop scalable processes and tooling for identifying, tracking, and mitigating autonomy-related risks during development and deployment
Minimum Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in robotics safety, autonomous systems, systems engineering, or related safety-critical engineering domains
- Strong experience with robotics software systems, autonomy stacks, controls systems, or safety engineering frameworks
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or similar systems programming languages
- Experience performing risk analysis, hazard assessment, validation testing, or operational safety reviews
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical field
Preferred Skills
- Experience working on humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles, industrial robotics, or safety-critical automation systems
- Familiarity with safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, or related frameworks
- Experience with robotics simulation environments and large-scale autonomy testing infrastructure
- Experience in perception systems, controls, motion planning, or reinforcement learning safety
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Robotics, AI, Systems Engineering, or related field