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Functional Safety Manager

About Plus

Plus is a global leader in autonomous trucking, with award-winning high-performance driverless technology. Named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022, Plus is the only autonomous trucking company with customers operating its product on the road today. Working with one of the largest companies in the U.S., vehicle manufacturers, and others, Plus is making trucking safer, more fuel efficient, and more sustainable. Plus’ industry awards include from Fast Company, Insider, Consumer Electronics, AUVSI, and others. Based in Silicon Valley, Plus is looking for talented individuals to join its fast-growing teams.

About the Role

Plus is looking for a senior system design and safety engineer specializing in vehicle embedded control software systems. As a system and safety engineer, you will directly influence how our autonomous system achieves higher levels of autonomy with robustness and industry leading safety.

You will be responsible for collecting and analyzing customer requirements and defining the functional safety goals for the autonomous system. You will conduct various safety reviews, evaluating the design robustness across the defined operating scenarios and conditions that our trucks can encounter. Additionally, this role interacts with various engineering teams to maintain interfaces and refine requirements for software systems.

Responsibilities:

Work in coordination with global engineering teams to define vehicle-level self-driving requirements.
Define system reliability and robustness requirements for the autonomous ECU, sensor set and electrical interfaces.
Conduct Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment (HARA) reviews of autonomous systems/features.
Conduct Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) reviews of autonomous systems/features.
Work with data infrastructure team to identify operational data to quantify real world performance.

Required Skills:

Degree in CS, ME, EE, Mechatronics or related field.
3+ years experience developing safety critical embedded systems.
Extensive knowledge of ISO-26262 Automotive Functional Safety.
Experience conducting safety reviews and analysis (HARA, FTA, FMEA, FMEDA etc.).
Working knowledge of ISO-21448 Safety of the Intended Function.
Working knowledge of UL4600 Evaluation of Autonomous Safety.

Preferred Skills:

Experience designing automotive electrical and electronics.
Experience with a structured requirements management systems such as Jama / Polarion / DOORS

Annual Salary: $160,000 - $200,000

Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience

Your opportunities joining Plus

Work, learn and grow in a highly future-oriented, innovative and dynamic field.

Wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development.

Catered free lunch, unlimited snacks and beverages.

Highly competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) plan.

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