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Staff Systems Engineer, Functional Safety

Agility Robotics· SEIT
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Hybrid (Fremont, CA)$191k - $249kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Technical leader defining and delivering system-level architecture for the humanoid robot platform with a focus on integrating functional safety requirements, ownership of safety-critical requirements, interfaces, and system-level integration in a fast-moving startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Robotics Development – Requirements Management: Define system and subsystem architectures spanning all domains (mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software) with embedded functional safety, and drive trade studies to balance safety, performance, cost, and execution speed.
  • Robotics Development – V&V Definition: Define, own, and decompose detailed, verifiable requirements in Jama that can be delivered to Integration and Testing teams for Verification and Validation.
  • Robotics Development – Interface Definition: Lead development and maintenance of Interface Control Documents (ICDs), managing implementation-specific details for hardware and software interfaces, including message structures, pinouts, and bolt patterns.
  • Robotics Development – Operational Definitions: Define the sequence of operations between major elements and users using narrative Concept of Operations (ConOps), swimlane diagrams, and/or logical flow charts.
  • Robotics Development – Test Support: Align system requirements with test plans to ensure coverage across the entire safety system. Drive system-level verification of safety requirements through integration testing and track design differences between test setups and the intended design to determine technical risk.
  • Operational Support and Technical Leadership – Safety Tracking & Monitoring: Regularly check and confirm that the safety system's performance meets all specified requirements under live operating conditions.
  • Operational Support and Technical Leadership – Change and Modification Management: Ensure that any modification to the system's hardware or software that impacts safety must be strictly validated to maintain safety integrity and prevent the introduction of new risks.
  • Operational Support and Technical Leadership – Failure Analysis and Investigation: Actively participate in safety assessments and root cause investigations, collaborating with non-safe software and hardware development teams to prevent systemic faults.
  • Operational Support and Technical Leadership – Operational Sustainment: Work closely with Commercial and Product teams to ensure that critical safety mechanisms and processes are maintained at customer sites, including emergency stop and human detection.
  • Operational Support and Technical Leadership – Cross-Functional Alignment and Leadership: Facilitate cross-functional decisions when safety requirements conflict with performance, cost, or schedule constraints, and identify technical and safety risks to influence system decisions.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of Systems Engineering experience in safety-critical domains: robotics, aerospace, automotive, medical devices, or similar multidisciplinary hardware/software systems
  • 3+ years working on system safety or functional safety projects and use of functional safety standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, IEC 62061, or similar
  • Demonstrated experience leading system-level integration, architecture, and requirement management efforts
  • Previous experience in high-growth, fast-paced environments where self-direction and bias for action are essential
  • Experience with safety-critical robotics or autonomous systems strongly preferred

Skills

Required:Safety requirements engineeringInterface control and integrationHazard analysis and safety life cycle

Benefits

  • 401(k) Plan with 6% company match
  • Equity: Company stock options
  • 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees
  • Benefits start on first day of employment
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Flexible, unlimited PTO for exempt employees and 12 company holidays (including winter shutdown)
  • 10 vacation days for non-exempt employees, paid sick leave, and 12 holidays (including winter shutdown)
  • Catered lunches four times a week and snacks at Salem and Pittsburgh locations
  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Flexible work arrangement culture
  • Professional development and tuition reimbursement
  • Relocation assistance for eligible roles
  • Annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Agility Robotics

Industrial Humanoid Automation | Agility

Industrial Humanoid Automation | Agility's humanoid robots are deployed today in manufacturing, distribution, and logistics. Proven automation for industrial environments.

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