Senior Autonomy Development Engineer – SOTIF

Role Overview

• Lead the definition and execution of SOTIF activities for AI-enabled, autonomous, and safety-related control systems across development and operation phases.
• Develop and maintain the SOTIF lifecycle aligned with ISO 6135 (EMM equivalent of ISO 21448) and integrated with functional safety, systems engineering, and AI safety activities.
• Identify hazards, functional insufficiencies, triggering conditions, and reasonably foreseeable misuse at vehicle, system, and element levels.
• Define Operational Design Domains (ODDs), behaviors, scenarios, and boundary conditions, including insufficiencies, limitations, and degradations.
• Drive scenario-based safety analysis, including known and unknown scenario discovery, coverage assessment, and risk-based prioritization.
• Specify and evaluate SOTIF mitigation measures, including functional modifications, restrictions, monitoring strategies, and handover mechanisms.
• Define verification and validation strategies combining simulation, structured testing, data-driven analysis, and in-field monitoring.
• Develop quantitative and qualitative safety metrics, including scenario coverage, criticality, discovery rates, and residual risk arguments.
• Contribute to the creation of safety cases, assurance arguments, and technical construction files supporting product release decisions.
• Support in-service monitoring, incident analysis, and continuous assurance through data collection, observers, and runtime safety mechanisms.
• Collaborate with AI, autonomy, and platform teams to ensure tool credibility, data quality, and traceability of evidence across the lifecycle.
• Participate in internal and external standardization efforts and ensure alignment with evolving safety and AI standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Working knowledge in automotive, machine, or industrial embedded network communication software development fields.
• Capable of developing and executing a data acquisition plan for detect radar and camera sensors.
• Familiarization with core robotics principles.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and iterative development practices.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and scalable code across the full stack.
• Skilled in debugging, testing, and deploying software in production environments.
• Skilled at programming in C++.
• Proficient in object-oriented design and software architecture.
• Knowledgeable in real-time systems and embedded programming.
• Comfortable working with version control tools like Git.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
• 401(k) savings plans*
• Health Savings Account (HSA)*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
• Health Lifestyle Programs*
• Employee Assistance Program*
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
• Career Development*
• Incentive bonus*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement