confidential Looking for Senior Safety System Engineer at Denver, CO Full Time

The Senior Safety Systems Engineer is a core member of the team. The expectation of this role is to take safety requirements and from them design a safety system, select appropriate components and lead the team to a validated and verified safety system per the appropriate standards. This person will implement effective technical solutions that achieve appropriate robustness at the system’s architectural level. The Senior Safety Systems Engineer is eager to take a project from start to finish and thrives in ambiguity to develop clarity.

This role collaborates cross-functionally in the development of effective solutions for their implementation and validation. They should promote functional safety concepts to the entire company. They will support and perform various risk assessments and develop safety requirements at the system, hardware and software level.

Responsibilities:

• Definition of detailed safety requirements, including diagnostic and software requirements, for systems replicable at scale
• Collaborative design of safety systems that satisfy compliance and regulatory requirements
• Development and programming of the industrial safety controller, or PLC, safety
• Development of functional safety architecture and dissemination of safety requirements to the system, subsystem and component levels
• Performance of safety analyses during all project phases including risk assessments, failure modes, and both qualitative and quantitative fault tree analysis
• Application of any regulatory compliance standards (with particular focus on CE Certification) to products
• Independent investigation of improvement opportunities in the safety design and validation processes
• Maintenance of regulatory compliance documentation that ensures accurate and current adherence
• Collaboration with certification bodies for approval
• In office position in Broomfield, CO beginning in January
• Travel Expectations: Travel in Q3 & Q4 2022 is expected for this role (up to 40%) primarily to South San Francisco Headquarters until the Phantom Auto Denver office opens in January

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/mechanical/mechatronics engineering or a related technical field
• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience on main ISO/ANSI standards, including ISO 13849, ISO 10218-2, ISO 3691-4, ANSI/PMMI 155, ANSI B10, RIA R15.06, etc.
• System, software and safety engineering theoretical knowledge, development, and testing experience
• Industrial PLC/PAC programming knowledge and (SICK, Omron, Rockwell Automation, etc.)
• At least 5-7 years of relevant work experience in product development (design and validation) and/or regulatory compliance
• Hands-on working knowledge of integrating new systems into new and existing equipment
• Experience reviewing machinery for proper guarding, interlocks, and safety features
• Experience in equipment safety change management systems with integrations to engineering and procurement/supply chain
• Strong technical problem-solving ability, excellent project management skills and keen time management skills
• US/Canada safety standards and certification process knowledge or field experience (e.g. NTRL)

• CMSE/CFSE certification (preferred)

Nice to Have’s

• Knowledge of vehicle-embedded systems and functions such as torque demand, motor control, warnings/alerts, or similar.

Compensation: 150-180k plus equity