Staff Safety Engineer

Job Overview

The Staff Safety Engineer supports Serve’s safety program and the SMS. This role works cross-functionally to implement and continuously improve emergency response processes, safety reporting, risk management, and assurance. The role also promotes a strong safety culture.

Job Duties

• Support the evolution of SMS, ensuring alignment across SRM, SA, Safety Promotion, and Safety Policy.
• Drive hazard identification and risk assessments, ensuring safety risks are systematically identified, controlled, and accepted in accordance with defined thresholds.
• Lead cross-functional incident investigations and root cause analyses (RCA), ensuring timely identification of causal factors and implementation of effective corrective actions.
• Support and monitor safety performance metrics, including leading indicators, to proactively identify risk trends and inform operational and engineering decisions.
• Support safety assurance activities, including validation, verification, and auditing of safety-critical systems and processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of safety processes and documentation, ensuring scalability, clarity, and alignment with industry best practices.

Experience, Qualifications, & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in a relevant field (e.g., engineering, safety, or related discipline)
• 12+ years experience in engineering and/or safety management
• 5+ years experience in transportation or mobility sector
• 3+ years experience in a safety leadership or program ownership role
• 3+ years experience with autonomous vehicles
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional safety initiatives and drive outcomes
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex topics to diverse audiences
• High level of emotional intelligence, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams
• Organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to lead effectively during emergency situations and make sound, timely decisions under pressure

Preferred Experience, Qualifications, & Skills

• Experience at high-growth, fast-paced startup environments
• Passion for building, scaling, and documenting safety processes and systems
• Experience operating within regulated industries or engaging with regulatory bodies
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using a first principles approach

Additional Information

• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as part of an on-call rotation