Safety Case Lead

The role

The Safety Case Lead will own the structure, content, and maturity of the safety case for autonomous vehicles. This person will architect the top-level safety argument and drive claims from first draft to assessor approval.

What you will do

• Own the top-level safety case decomposed into pillars, claims, criteria, and evidence.
• Architect the argument against UL 4600, ISO 5083, and aligned standards.
• Define required evidence for each claim and drive claims through the pipeline.
• Coordinate evidence production across engineering, safety, and operations pillars.
• Prepare for and shepherd third-party safety case assessments at each phase gate.
• Own safety case traceability and tooling in Jama, YouTrack, or other approved tools.
• Define and report metrics for safety case maturity and gate readiness.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in systems, functional safety, or safety assurance engineering.
• Direct ownership of or substantial contribution to a safety case or assurance argument for a safety-critical system.
• Working knowledge of UL 4600 and/or functional safety standards (ISO 26262, ISO 21448/SOTIF, or aerospace equivalents such as ARP4754A and DO-178C).
• Familiarity with Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) or other structured assurance argumentation.
• Strong systems thinking.
• Experience with requirements or ALM tooling (Jama, YouTrack, DOORS, or similar).
• Clear technical writing for claims, criteria, and assessment-facing documentation.
• Ability to coordinate across engineering, product, and operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with AV, robotics, aerospace, or another safety-critical autonomous system.
• Aerospace or aviation safety background — DO-178C, ARP4754A, MIL-STD-882, or System Safety Assessment (SSA) work.
• Experience presenting to or negotiating with third-party assessors, certification bodies, or regulators.
• Background in a functional safety role (functional safety manager, safety engineer, or similar).
• Hazard analysis and risk assessment experience (HARA, STPA, FHA, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with emerging AI assurance standards (ISO 8800) and how they intersect with a traditional safety case.

Before you apply

• Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S.
• The employer is not offering relocation or sponsorship.
• Remote work options are not available.

About the company

Avride owns the safety assurance argument for autonomous vehicles. The team translates engineering, safety, and operations work into a coherent argument assessed against UL 4600 and aligned standards.