# Safety Case Lead

**Company:** [Avride](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/avride)
**Location:** Austin, TX
**Role:** Other
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Ul 4600, Iso 26262, Iso 21448, Iso 8800, Goal Structuring Notation, Jama, Youtrack, Doors, Arp4754A, Do-178C
**Posted:** 2026-06-23

> Owns the structure, content, and maturity of the autonomous vehicle safety case. Architects the top-level safety argument against UL 4600 and aligned standards, drives claims and evidence to assessor approval, and coordinates across engineering, safety, and operations.

## Job Description

## 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.

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