Staff Systems Engineer, Embedded Safety & Architecture

The role

This role owns the translation of the vehicle-level safety concept into an embedded architecture and technical safety requirements. The engineer defines the hardware/software partition and interfaces, and maintains traceability from safety goals down to hardware and software requirements.

What you will do

• Partner with the systems and safety group on the vehicle-level safety concept, safety goals, and functional safety requirements.
• Derive technical safety requirements from the functional safety concept and allocate them to architectural elements.
• Define the embedded system architecture and hardware/software partition, including the hardware-software interface.
• Maintain bidirectional traceability from safety goals to hardware and software requirements.
• Keep work products that feed the safety case.
• Track automotive standards and fold them into how the embedded team designs and documents work.
• Set up requirements and architecture for verification and validation, and support DIAs with OEM partners and suppliers.

Required qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 8+ years in embedded systems, with depth in both hardware and software.
• Strong ISO 26262 experience on system design (Part 4) and handoffs to hardware (Part 5) and software (Part 6).
• Working familiarity with SOTIF (ISO 21448), automotive cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434), UL 4600, Automotive SPICE, and AEC-Q10.
• Fluency with requirements management and traceability tools such as Polarion.
• Ability to read a schematic and reason about embedded C/C++/Rust.
• Clear grasp of the full V-model.

Nice to have

• Experience standing up or maturing a standard such as ASPICE or 21434 inside an engineering org.
• SysML or model-based systems engineering.
• AV, ADAS, or other complex safety-critical domain experience.
• Direct experience authoring or negotiating DIAs with an OEM.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time employees.
• Unlimited vacation.
• Flexible hours and work-from-home support.
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals when in office.
• Regular team building activities and social events on-site, off-site and virtually.

Before you apply

• The posting states an annual performance bonus and equity incentive awards are provided for this role.

About the company

Waabi builds generative AI for the physical world, starting with autonomous trucks, and also works on robotaxis. The company has offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh.