Senior Functional Safety Engineer

About Dexterity

At Dexterity, we believe robots can positively transform the world. Our breakthrough technology frees people to do the creative, inspiring, problem-solving jobs that humans do best by enabling robots to handle repetitive and physically difficult work. We're starting with warehouse automation, where the need for smarter, more resilient supply chains impacts millions of lives and businesses around the world.

Dexterity's full-stack robotics systems pick, move, pack, and collaborate with human-like skill, awareness, and learning capabilities. Our systems are software-driven and hardware-agnostic and have already picked over 15 million goods in production. And did we mention we're customer-obsessed? Every decision, large and small, is driven by one question - how can we empower our customers with robots to do more than they thought was possible?

Dexterity is one of the fastest-growing companies in robotics, backed by world-class investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Obvious Ventures. We're a diverse and multidisciplinary team with a culture built on passion, trust, and dedication. Come join Dexterity and help make intelligent robots a reality!

About the Role

As a Functional Safety Engineer, you will lead functional safety design and verification initiatives of robotic systems and support regulatory compliance for North America, European, and Japanese markets. The ideal candidate will have an in-depth understanding of applicable industry standards and will strive to balance an innovative engineering mindset with established design and safety principles in a new and emerging industry. You will take a key role in Dexterity's scale and global expansion by designing and implementing safe and compliant solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Hardware, System, and Software teams on safety analyses, including risk assessment, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and SIL determination.
• Define functional safety requirements for robotic systems, subsystems, and components, specifying safety functions, performance criteria, and SIL based on risk assessment.
• Design safety architectures for robotic systems, including hardware and software safety features, redundancy mechanisms, fault detection, and fault tolerance strategies, to achieve required safety goals
• Support the implementation of functional safety engineering solutions, including component selection and programming.
• Create safety documentation, including necessary documentation for compliance, safety policies, and safety checklists.
• Define and execute safety validation and verification plans to ensure compliance with safety standards and requirements.
• Offer subject matter expertise regarding industry standards and regulations.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and tools for training, troubleshooting, and maintaining functional safety systems in customers' sites at scale.
• Stay up to date with the latest safety and compliance trends, regulations, and technologies.

Qualifications

$125,000 - $150,000 a year

Base pay is one element of our Total Rewards package which may also include comprehensive benefits and equity etc., depending on eligibility. The annual base pay range for this position is from $125,000 to $150,000. The actual pay offered will be determined on factors such as years of relevant experience, skills, education etc. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.