Senior AV Operational Safety Engineer – GPSSC

Responsibilities

• Conduct operational safety analysis for manual, supervised, and autonomous driving modes.
• Define operational safety requirements and collaborate with key stakeholders such as Operations, Software, Hardware, and Legal teams to ensure proper implementation and validation.
• Lead or support studies to corroborate safety analysis conclusions with empirical data, document findings, and provide clear conclusions and recommendations.
• Lead operations safety issue management to address emerging issues through thorough investigation and resolution.
• Ensure evidence for operations safety relevant safety case claims is documented and complete.
• Perform regular audits of autonomous vehicle operations processes, such as driver monitoring system alert response and incident response.
• Identify and document audit findings, including procedural non-conformances, safety concerns, or areas for continuous improvement, and provide timely feedback to auditees that is clear, concise, and actionable.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems safety, operational safety, field safety or related technical roles.
• 3+ years of experience in automated technology development, testing, or deployment.
• Demonstrated experience with safety hazard analysis and safety risk management.
• Experience with problem resolution/issue management, including root cause analysis and corrective and preventative action (CAPA).
• Ability to proactively identify gaps, drive continuous improvement, and initiate the necessary actions needed to achieve high-quality work products.
• Strong understanding of vehicle systems and automotive technology.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, using simple, objective, and concise language.