safety engineer Boston, MA
Job description
Mission Summary:
The Senior Operational Safety Engineer focused in Autonomous Safety is responsible for conducting analysis that leads to implementation of or improvement to Motional's safety programming, processes, policies, or training across fleet safety, human factors safety, workplace safety, or Safety Management System.
The Motional global headquarters are located at 100 Northern Avenue in Boston, MA. Nestled in the bustling Seaport district with sweeping views of Boston Harbor and downtown Boston, the offices are located close to major transit lines and a quick walk to various restaurants and popular attractions.
What you'll be doing:
- Operational Safety oversight and analysis related to Autonomous Safety Driver Modes
- Develop a deep understanding of Motional's safety and operational objectives
- Perform detailed analysis and propose a strategic vision for establishing Motional as an operational safety, organizational safety, workplace safety, and safety training leader
- Perform analysis and author human factors requirements or process requirements that influence Motional's development testing thresholds and approach
- Describe, recommend, maintain, and assure operational, organizational, workplace safety, and safety training policies, process, and programming
- Facilitate safety risk management and assurance functions
- Define and plan implementation of best-in-class programs for assessing operational safety, organizational safety, workplace safety, or safety training gaps and risks through the use of safety metrics and indicators
- Produce regular updates to Motional executives on safety performance and safety initiatives, and generate the required data-collection tooling
- Partner with process owners and team leadership across Motional to charter, implement, monitor, and report upon novel safety programming, processes, and policy
- Lead technical evaluation of vendors and drive product implementation
- Partner with cross-functional teams to define OKRs, identify risks, and communicate clearly with project partners
What we're looking for:
- Familiarity with program / project management methodologies
- Familiarity with SMS implementation in the AV space
- Familiarity with product safety or safety case argumentation
- Familiarity with ISO26262, ISO21448, AVSC00001201911, AVSC0007202107, AVSC0005202012, SAEJ3018
- Experience in evaluating and ensuring alignment or compliance to regulations, best practices, or standards
- Experience with data analysis, dashboarding, metrics reporting and visualization
- Proven experience with SMS, Operational Safety, Internal Evaluation Programs and/or similar safety programs
- Experience in auditing, authoring, or implementing safety L&D programs
- Experience in defining and performing safety investigations, evaluations or analysis and Safety Risk Analysis (SRAs)
- Hands-on experience with Project Management tools in safety critical software development / lifecycle management (preferably Atlassian tools such as JIRA)
- Proficiency in extracting insights from and applying expert-provided data in the form of quantitative risk assessments, reliability analysis, and/or statistical data analysis
- Experience with Human Factors Models, Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS)
- Must be able to accommodate early mornings, late evenings, and weekends for global scope
- Comfort with occasional travel domestically
Bonus Points:
- Master's Degree in related engineering or safety management field - or comparable experience - preferred
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
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Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.
Our journey is always people first.
We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.
Higher purpose, greater impact.
We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.
Scale up, not starting up.
Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.
Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
