Safety Case Lead

What you'll do

• Own the top-level safety case: the goal that vehicles are safe to operate, decomposed into pillars, claims, claim criteria, and supporting evidence.
• Architect the argument against UL 4600 or ISO 5083 and aligned standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, ISO 8800, AVSC best practices), mapping claims to the clauses they satisfy.
• Define what evidence each claim requires, and drive claims through the pipeline from identified to approved.
• Coordinate evidence production across engineering, safety, and operations pillars; resolve cross-pillar dependencies and surface epistemic defeaters before an assessor does.
• Prepare for and shepherd third-party safety case assessments at each phase gate (Vehicle operator to Driverless Operation).
• Own safety case traceability and tooling in Jama and YouTrack or other approved tools; keep evidence owned, current, controlled, and approved.
• Define and report metrics for safety case maturity and gate readiness to engineering and leadership.

What you'll need

• 8+ years in systems, functional safety, or safety assurance engineering, including direct ownership of or substantial contribution to a safety case or assurance argument for a safety-critical system.
• Working knowledge of UL 4600 and/or functional safety standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, or aerospace equivalents such as ARP4754A and DO-178C).
• Familiarity with Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) or other structured assurance argumentation.
• Strong systems thinking — the ability to decompose a top-level safety claim into the specific evidence that would convince a skeptic.
• Experience with requirements or ALM tooling (Jama, YouTrack, DOORS, or similar) and an instinct for traceability.
• Clear technical writing for claims, criteria, and assessment-facing documentation, and the ability to coordinate across engineering, product, and operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with AV, robotics, aerospace, or another safety-critical autonomous system.
• Aerospace or aviation safety background — DO-178C, ARP4754A, MIL-STD-882, or System Safety Assessment (SSA) work.
• Experience presenting to or negotiating with third-party assessors, certification bodies, or regulators.
• Background in a functional safety role (functional safety manager, safety engineer, or similar).
• Hazard analysis and risk assessment experience (HARA, STPA, FHA, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with emerging AI assurance standards (ISO 8800) and how they intersect with a traditional safety case.