Symbotic · 17 hours ago
Senior Functional Safety Engineer
Wilmington, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $172K/yr
5+ years expSymbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. The Functional Safety Engineer will coordinate and manage functional safety aspects of the engineering process, conduct risk assessments, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure compliance with safety standards.
MobileRetailRoboticsSupply Chain ManagementWarehouse Automation
Responsibilities
Plan and coordinate functional safety activities for compliance to industry norms
Create Functional Safety awareness across departments
Perform safety management activities during all project phases including hazard analysis and risk assessment, DFMEA, FMEDA, qualitative and quantitative fault tree analysis
Collaborate with project managers, development team and customers on Functional Safety
Participate in the design process and provide professional feedback to achieve the safety goals of the business
Conduct reviews with product teams to ensure functional safety standards are met throughout product development cycles
Sign-off the design release for each step during the development process
Plan and coordinate functional safety audits and 3rd party assessments
Report and escalate proactively to Project manager and/or design leads
Travel of up to 20%
Qualification
Required
BS degree in an Engineering related discipline
Minimum of 5 years of experience driving product safety and compliance in complex systems
Experience with product safety standards and regulations such as ISO 12000, IEC 61508, ISO 13849, RIA R15.06 / RIA Ra5.08, OSHA, UL and NFPA 79
Experience with system engineering approaches (requirements engineering / management, functional analysis and allocation, architecture design, validation, and verification) and experience with change & configuration management
Travel of up to 20%
Employees must have a valid driver's license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations
The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis
Preferred
Master's degree
TÜV FSE certification
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
401K
PTO
Other benefits
Company
Symbotic
Symbotic is a provider of integrated supply network automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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$1.36B2025-12-04Post Ipo Secondary· $192.5M
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Leadership Team
Carol Hibbard
Chief Financial Officer
Tom Ernst
Chief Financial Officer
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