Senior Safety Compliance Engineer

We’re building humanoid robots that work in any space humans exist with the mission to create an abundance of labor. Simple, but it’s not.

To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, software, hardware, manufacturing and operations at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.

NEO is our flagship - a general purpose robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it, we're shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you.

If you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time safely creating abundance for all.

The Quality and Compliance team ensures NEO meets the safety, regulatory, and certification requirements needed to operate in the real world. We work across hardware, software, battery, systems, test, and reliability to build safety into the product from the beginning and navigate the evolving standards landscape for humanoid robotics.

Own safety compliance strategy and execution for 1X humanoid robots. You’ll translate emerging robotics and product safety standards into actionable engineering requirements, design guidance, test plans, and certification evidence while partnering directly with engineering teams and external laboratories to ensure safety is built into NEO from design through certification.

• Own safety compliance strategy and certification plans for humanoid robot systems, identifying applicable requirements, defining technical work streams, and driving execution against program timelines.

• Translate complex safety standards into clear engineering requirements, design guidelines, verification methods, and acceptance criteria across robot, electrical, battery, materials, functional safety, cybersecurity, AI, and related systems.

• Establish safety requirements early in product development and partner with engineering teams to identify and close compliance gaps before formal validation and certification.

• Define and oversee safety compliance testing, including test procedures, acceptance criteria, laboratory coordination, and technical troubleshooting during certification and pre-certification testing.

• Build and maintain objective technical evidence for compliance, including test results, compliance rationale, requirements traceability, and certification documentation.

• Lead investigation and corrective action for safety and compliance issues, identifying root causes and verifying that corrective actions adequately address the underlying risk.

• Monitor emerging standards and regulatory requirements and represent 1X in relevant industry standards activities to help shape the safety framework for humanoid robotics.

• Deep technical understanding of product safety, compliance, and certification for complex electromechanical or robotic systems.

• Strong ability to interpret complex standards and turn them into practical engineering requirements and design guidance.

• First-principles problem solver who can investigate safety issues, understand the underlying technical mechanism, and develop effective corrective actions.

• Strong understanding of system and functional safety methodologies, including risk assessment, FMEA/FMEDA, STPA, safety functions, and risk-reduction verification.

• Effective cross-functional partner who can…