Embedded Software Engineer - Safety
Aim · Seattle
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## Embedded Software Engineer — Safety ### About AIM AIM builds autonomy for the real world—robots that move mountains. We fuse software, hardware, robotics, and mission-critical infrastructure into ruggedized, safety-critical machinery that operates on jobsites across the world. As we scale our fleet and develop next-generation hardware, we’re building the engineering practices, safety systems, and verification processes required to deploy autonomy responsibly and reliably. ### About You You’re an experienced embedded safety engineer who has helped bring safety-critical hardware and software products into production. You understand functional safety beyond documentation and compliance—you’ve designed safety mechanisms, evaluated system hazards, developed verification strategies, and made difficult engineering decisions to ensure products are safe to deploy. You have direct experience with functional safety standards such as **ISO 26262** or **IEC 61508**, and you can translate safety requirements into practical engineering decisions. You’re comfortable operating where there isn’t a single established standard or playbook—evaluating frameworks, identifying gaps, and developing a defensible safety strategy for emerging technologies. You communicate clearly across disciplines and have the conviction to challenge engineering decisions or stop a release when safety requirements haven’t been met. ### What You’ll Own **Define AIM’s Functional Safety Strategy** - Develop and drive functional safety strategy for AIM’s autonomous heavy equipment platforms - Evaluate applicable standards (including **ISO 26262** and **IEC 61508**) and determine how they should inform AIM’s approach - Identify gaps in existing safety processes and establish practical engineering requirements - Define safety objectives, acceptance criteria, and verification expectations for new systems and features **Design Safety-Critical Systems** - Collaborate with Firmware, Electrical, Robotics, and Systems Engineering to develop safety requirements and mechanisms - Conduct hazard analyses, risk assessments, and failure mode evaluations - Translate safety requirements into hardware and software design constraints - Review system architectures and identify potential safety risks before deployment **Build and Validate the Safety Case** - Define verification and validation requirements for safety-critical functionality - Develop or guide test strategies demonstrating safety requirements are satisfied - Establish traceability between hazards, safety requirements, implementation, and verification evidence - Support safety assessments and certification-related activities where applicable **Drive Safety Through Product Development** - Participate in engineering design reviews and evaluate safety implications of technical decisions - Investigate safety-related defects, incidents, and unexpected system behavior - Work with teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions - Evaluate release readiness and escalate or block deployments when critical safety requirements aren’t satisfied **Establish Engineering Safety Practices** - Help establish scalable safety engineering processes as AIM expands hardware platforms and deployments - Improve safety documentation, verification practices, and engineering review processes - Mentor engineers on functional safety principles and practical risk mitigation - Promote a culture where safety is integrated into engineering decis
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