Dexterity Capital
Senior Functional Safety Engineer
Redwood City · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$150kDetected 264 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentComplianceEMI/EMCRoboticsPLCCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- You will take a key role in Dexterity's scale and global expansion by designing and implementing safe and compliant solutions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Hardware, System, and Software teams on safety analyses, including risk assessment, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and SIL determination.
- Support the implementation of functional safety engineering solutions, including component selection and programming.
- Create safety documentation, including necessary documentation for compliance, safety policies, and safety checklists.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or related engineering field
- 10+ years of relevant experience in functional safety in the robotics, automation, manufacturing, aerospace, or automotive industries.
- Knowledge of relevant domestic and international standards such as ANSI/RIA R15.06, ANSI/RIA R15.08, ISO 10218, ISO 12100, ISO 13849, NFPA79, UL 1740, UL3100, IEC 60204, IEC 61496, IEC 61508, and IEC 62061.
- Experience with programming languages such as Structured Text, Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagrams, etc.
- Experience with electronics systems, including PLCs, microcontrollers, and/or mixed-signal designs.
- Familiarity with industrial communication protocols and their utilization for safety-rated communication, such as PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT/FSoE, MODBUS, etc.
- Familiarity with functional safety components and leading and emerging market vendors.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
- Design safety architectures for robotic systems, including hardware and software safety features, redundancy mechanisms, fault detection, and fault tolerance strategies, to achieve required safety goals
- Familiarity with CE directives such as the Machinery Regulation and EMC Directive. Professional certification in functional safety or compliance (e.g., CFSE, CMSE, CECE) is highly preferred
- Proven ability to work independently and take ownership of projects, as well as collaborate effectively in a team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and upper management.
- Additional Information We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with CE directives such as the Machinery Regulation and EMC Directive.
- Professional certification in functional safety or compliance (e.g., CFSE, CMSE, CECE) is highly preferred
Skills
- Our systems are software-driven and hardware-agnostic and have already picked over 15 million goods in production.
- Come join Dexterity and help make intelligent robots a reality!
Compensation
- $125k-$150k
Company info
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and tools for training, troubleshooting, and maintaining functional safety systems in customers' sites at scale.
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