Functional Safety Engineer, Hardware

About this role

Kodiak Robotics seeks a Functional Safety Hardware Engineer to develop and manage safety cases for autonomous trucking systems. You'll lead hardware safety analyses, compliance verification, and cross-functional collaboration to bring autonomous vehicles to market following ISO 26262 standards.

What you'll do

• Conduct hardware safety analyses including DFMEAs and fault tree analysis per ISO 26262
• Develop and allocate technical safety requirements to hardware components
• Create test plans, procedures, and verification reports at unit and integration levels
• Support hardware-software interface development and safety measure derivation
• Manage supplier safety activities and compliance assessments
• Travel to test sites as needed (approximately 10%)

What they're looking for

• ISO 26262 functional safety standards (Parts 4, 5, 8, 9)
• DFMEA development for electrical and embedded systems
• Autonomous vehicle verification and validation
• Fault tree analysis and reliability assessment
• SOTIF and UL4600 safety standards knowledge
• Hardware configuration management and QA
• Project task structuring and stakeholder communication
• Systems engineering for safety-critical applications

Benefits

• Competitive compensation ($130k-$190k base) plus equity and annual bonuses
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and wellness coverage
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave
• Dog-friendly office with free catered lunch, stocked kitchen, and EV charging
• 401(k), FSA, HSA, commuter benefits, and referral/patent bonuses
• Mental health and lifestyle benefits including One Medical and Gympass