Senior Machine Safety and Compliance Engineer

Senior Machine Safety and Compliance Engineer

Mountain View, CA

As a Safety and Compliance Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring Fulfil automation equipment is designed to be safe and compliant to applicable US and international standards, ensuring our equipment is deployed in a safe manner, and driving continued development of Fulfil safety culture. You will work closely with mechanical, electrical, manufacturing and systems engineers, and the deployment and operations teams.

You will lead certification efforts with external agencies and serve as an internal and client‑facing subject matter expert.

In this role you will:

• Lead compliance effort to regulations, standards and guidelines established by ANSI, ISO, OSHA, NSF, UL and other applicable regulatory agencies, through the entire product life cycle
• Interface with NRTL / external agencies for certification, specifying and performing testing, defining which standards are appropriate, and clarifying and debating about intent of the standards
• Work with customers to validate Fulfil equipment meets their internal safety requirements and procedures
• Help develop functional safety architectures for new automation systems and design upgrades to existing systems
• Provide safety requirements across the company and mentor other engineers on best safety practices
• Review plans and specifications for new machinery and equipment to ensure they meet safety requirements and are designed for operator safety
• Perform, and assist others in performing, risk assessments on equipment and processes
• Identify and correct potential hazards by inspecting facilities, machinery, and safety equipment
• Participate in safety system implementation at new sites and performance of on‑site equipment safety testing and validation
• Work with operations to write safety manuals for Fulfil equipment that will be provided to customers

• B.S. in a hardware related engineering discipline, e.g., electrical, mechanical, industrial, process, manufacturing, etc.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience designing systems for safety compliance
• Experience designing and testing functional safety systems to ISO 13849 and/or IEC 61508.
• Experience developing and certifying capital equipment to UL, ANSI and/or ISO standards with external certification authorities
• Experience performing risk assessments for complex products
• Hands on aptitude – able to dive in and implement and troubleshoot safety systems
• Clear understanding of human‑factors engineering—the consideration of information about human users in the design of machines, jobs, and work environments

• Safety Certifications in Functional and Machine Safety (CEFS, CMSE, etc.)
• Experience developing custom safety logic/components to ISO 13849 and/or IEC 61508
• Experience managing engineering projects
• Familiarity with both Windows and Linux operating systems as well as Git software version control
• Not afraid of robots

• A chance to be an early team member and leader of a rapidly growing startup and have an impact on company and technology direction
• The ability to solve challenging problems with a skilled, dedicated and friendly multi‑disciplinary team
• A balanced, highly collaborative work environment
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 401(k), life and disability coverage
• A PTO policy where we encourage and expect all employees to take time to enjoy life outside of work
• The salary range for this position is $135,000–$165,000 plus stock and benefits. Pay within the range is based on candidate experience, job‑specific skills, education, and work location.

At Fulfil we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.