Staff Systems Engineer - Safety

About the role

The Staff Systems Engineer - Safety at Latitude AI will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety of Ford’s upcoming autonomous driving technology. This role involves developing and maintaining safety cases, performing safety analyses, and collaborating with various teams to ensure the system meets safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Owns the safety case framework, including formalizing the framework, process, and supporting documentation and ensuring its tracking and usage throughout the organization.
• Develops technical content supporting functional safety case claims/evidence.
• Performs functional safety analyses on assigned functions (HARA, FMEA, FTA, DFA).
• Collaborates with leads across product development to create technical content supporting non-functional safety case claims/evidence such as statistical arguments supporting Perception V&V.
• Conducts a strategic assessment of technical content supporting non-functional safety case claims/evidence, such as working with the Test & Software teams to ensure resimulation meets necessary tool validity & capability needs.
• Leads the software safety architecture development for safety monitors and Runtime on high performance SOCs.
• Interfaces with the software, system engineering, safety engineering, and security teams to drive traceability between system-level requirements and architecture with software safety specifications and design.
• Leads safety committee reviews both internally and externally.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong ability to quickly understand complex systems and perform systematic software analysis.
• Practical experience with systems engineering methods applied to complex software systems, including systematic system or software analysis (e.g. FMEA, FTA, DFA, attack tree analysis).
• Knowledge of automotive functional safety standards (ISO-26262 or similar).
• Experience in safety-critical software development processes.
• Expertise in successfully delivering ASIL D certified products to the market.
• Expertise in safety management and leadership.
• Strong systems engineering fundamentals.
• Previous demonstrated experience delivering products following the safety lifecycle.
• Strong record working in the field of system safety as it relates to software design and development.
• Strong engineering communication skills, especially the ability to communicate complex engineering issues to a diverse team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong ability to quickly understand complex systems and perform systematic software analysis.
• Practical experience with systems engineering methods applied to complex software systems, including systematic system or software analysis (e.g. FMEA, FTA, DFA, attack tree analysis).
• Knowledge of automotive functional safety standards (ISO-26262 or similar).
• Experience in safety-critical software development processes.
• Expertise in successfully delivering ASIL D certified products to the market.
• Expertise in safety management and leadership.
• Strong systems engineering fundamentals.
• Previous demonstrated experience delivering products following the safety lifecycle.
• Strong record working in the field of system safety as it relates to software design and development.
• Strong engineering communication skills, especially the ability to communicate complex engineering issues to a diverse team.

Skills

• Experience applying functional safety concepts to autonomous vehicles and/or high-performance computing is a major plus.
• Experience with applying advanced safety standards beyond ISO 26262 that can be applied to AI components within autonomous systems (such as ISO 21448, 8800, 5469).
• Experience with qualified tool chains, requirements traceability, documentation management, configuration management and change management systems is a major plus.
• Knowledge and execution of software quality processes, such as Automotive SPICE, CMMI, is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages.
• High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings account with available employer match.
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting.
• Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid medical leave.
• Unlimited vacation.
• 15 paid holidays.
• Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations.
• Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• Adoption/Surrogacy support program.
• Backup child and elder care program.
• Professional development reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more.
• Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives.

Pay

The expected base salary range for this full-time position in California is $191,920 - $287,880 USD. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Latitude employees are also eligible to participate in Latitude’s annual bonus programs, equity compensation, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Benefits

• Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Monthly wellness stipend.
• Adoption/Surrogacy support program.
• Backup child and elder care program.
• Professional development reimbursement.
• Employee assistance program.
• Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more.
• Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives.

Contact Information

To learn more about Latitude’s team, mission, and career opportunities, visit lat.ai!

Candidates for positions with Latitude AI must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.