Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles

SafeAI sees the future of heavy industry with off-road autonomous vehicles reshaping industries like construction and mining. We are pioneering a new approach to autonomous off-road equipment with AI-powered, vehicle and manufacturer agnostic technology that enables heavy industry operations to retrofit any piece of equipment with autonomous technology. Since 2017, we’ve been steadily establishing a foundation for the future, targeting the most important, heavily used off-road vehicles and industry segments to drive meaningful impacts across safety, productivity and cost reduction. We are now entering an era of massive industry adoption and are excited to be a commanding force in accelerating this movement to transform heavy industry with connected autonomy.

As a fast paced, high growth company serving a very important mission, our amazing and talented team is a huge part of bringing this mission to reality. The work that you do at SafeAI will give you a unique perspective on developing and deploying leading edge autonomous technology and solutions, while working with top tier participants in the industry, and across the globe. The leadership team at SafeAI brings a unique blend of autonomous technology and industry specific experience from some of the top companies in the world, such as Google, Apple, Tesla, Continental, Uber, Caterpillar, BHP and Rio Tinto. We are strategically headquartered in Silicon Valley, with team members and office locations established in Perth, Australia, Tokyo, Japan and New Delhi, India that you would collaborate with on a regular basis.

The System Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles will be responsible for all aspects of the system architecture, from definition and requirements management to test and verification. The role will perform analyses and evaluations of algorithms and sensors as they apply to autonomous vehicles.

● Apply your skills in developing system requirements and architectures for sophisticated analog/digital embedded systems and lead your designs through integration and test.

● Formulate Concept of Operations and derive top level system functions

● Decompose the top-level system functions, behaviors and features into a set of requirements that specify the expected end-to-end system and driving behavior.

● Ensure that the respective Requirement Documents is necessary and sufficient to fulfill the goal of a safe, legal and responsible autonomous product

● Communicate early and often with partner teams, document the requirements and decisions, hold reviews

● Develop and maintain clear development pipelines, workflows and dashboards for these functions, and partner closely with the development teams on the most effective way to engineer driving behaviors

● BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or another related field

● 3+ years of industry experience in implementing complex and safety-critical systems

● Industry experience in system engineering and requirements management including system analysis, requirements authoring, test generation, and validation activities

● Working knowledge of HW and SW design

● Working knowledge of autonomous vehicle software stack

● Working knowledge of popular sensor modalities for autonomous vehicles

● Familiarity with automotive software concepts and frameworks such as AUTOSAR, MISRA C,

● Familiarity with machine learning and related tools such as CUDA, Tensorflow, PyTorch

● Understanding of key systems engineering principles such as latency, bandwidth

● Expertise and fluency in describing systems models using state machines, block diagrams, sequence diagrams and flowcharts

● Strong background in developing software requirements and algorithm specifications

● Knowledge of systems engineering tools is a plus

● Knowledge of functional safety (ISO26262) and cybersecurity (ISO21434) also a plus

The base salary range for this position is $130K-$180K per year. SafeAI’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

In addition to a very competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer a fantastic culture and place to work within an established start-up environment. We provide plenty of snacks, grab & go meals and drinks to get you through the day, and we celebrate our accomplishments with off-sites gatherings and frequent happy hours. As an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V/SO, we do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

·       Competitive compensation package, including stock options

·       Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents

·       401(k) plan

·       Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

·       Flexible vacation policy

·       Free access to onsite Fitness Center

·       Learning and development programs

·       Employee assistance program

·       Adoption assistance program

·       Community snacks, meals & beverages

We hope that you’re a great candidate for this position and look forward to speaking with you!