Staff Robotics System Safety Engineer

Staff Robotics System Safety Engineer LocationMountain ViewEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentHardwareCompensation$200K – $300K • Offers EquityAt Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. Our robots are designed to be generalists capable of operating in complex, real-world environments and handling long-tail edge cases, made possible by our cutting edge research and end-to-end system design. We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.Job dutiesDevelop safety-related features of RhodavAI humanoid robotDerive by analysis and/or empirically requirements related to stopping, collision avoidance, collision sensing, motor control and diagnosticsDefine fail-safe, fail-degraded and fail-operational strategies and required architecturesDrive requirements from inception to approval to implementation to verificationInvent, implement and use custom instrumentation and verification equipment for the purpose of deriving, verifying requirements and developing diagnostics strategiesHands-on support of System Integration and Application Engineering teamsWork closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Software and Applications teamsRequirements:10+ years mass-produced electromechanical product development experienceB.S. in Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering or Computer ScienceData collection and analysis methodologies - data acquisition and instrumentation, data conversion and analysis using Python or statistical tools, data presentationProven experience in systems safety engineering, including HARA, DFMEA, FTA, STPA and safety case development for complex electromechanical systems with significant robotic aspectProven track record of complex safety-critical product development from inception to mass production, including passing through safety certificationProven experience deriving safety requirements for a robotic system through analysis and experimentationProven experience in developing test cases with fault injection, instrumenting and executing those test cases, analyzing data and presenting to cross-functional teams to argue for a passing result or a pivot in design or test methodologyProven experience working in at least of one of the three basic disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software EngineeringNice to haveCertification from TUV Rheinland or similar in Functional Safety ( IEC 61508 or Machinery)Experience in AI safety for Physical AIIn-depth understanding of autonomy sensor methods - vision, TOF, laser, etcIn-depth understanding of motor controlIn-depth understanding of safety-critical embedded systems electronics, firmware and softwareSignificant experience developing, characterizing or troubleshooting various electric and pneumatic actuatorsExperience designing and deploying robotic solutions for industrial manufacturingExperience with robotics more than one industry, among surgical, aerospace, automotive, mining, earth-moving, agricultural, home and commercial service robotsM.S. Engineering degreeApply for this Job