DoD System Safety Engineer

About Forterra

Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.

About the role

Forterra is looking for a DoD System Safety Engineer to join our team and support our safety design on autonomous vehicle systems. What you'll do

Work across Forterra to design safety into our autonomous vehicle systems from the ground up - focusing on defense applications which follow A MIL-STD-882E approach

Tackle the topics of functional safety, embedded systems and software safety in a complex system environment

Work to define safety architecture, safety concepts and derive requirements from safety analyses

Tackle new, non-standard, cross-functional challenges for which you will have to decompose the problems on the fly and drive them to completion even in the absence of standard methods or processes

Work with engineering teams from concept through implementation, representing the consideration of safety in the design throughout the process

Provide technical safety leadership on elements of significant scope

Perform systems & safety analysis activities, including on autonomy-related safety

Communicate design considerations and progress with respect to system safety across the engineering organization

Communicate effectively to make recommendations and drive consensus amongst all stakeholders (executive team, product, customer, engineering, test)

Other duties as assigned Qualifications

A minimum of 8+ years of work experience as a Systems Safety engineer or related role

Strong record working in the field of system safety as it relates to hardware, software and system-level design

Strong expertise with MIL-STD-882E and safety critical system design best practices

Technical domain knowledge of autonomous vehicles or similar autonomous robotic systems

Strong Systems Engineering fundamentals and knowledge of modern systems engineering techniques, tools and processes.

Expertise with safety analysis techniques such as FTA, PHA, FHA, SSHA, FMEA, and FMECA

Expertise with hazard identification, tracking, and mitigation using tools such as PHL and HTS

Expertise evaluating software control categories and severities to identify appropriate Software Criticality Indexes (SwCI)

Experience using SwCI to inform identification and gathering of Level of Rigor (LOR) evidence and carrying out LOR tasks to support risk mitigation claims

Experience leading (or participating in) test and evaluation planning, preparation of test event Safety Releases, conducting post-test event actions, and maintaining reports

Expertise performing and documenting Safety Assessment Reports (SAR) to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the status of safety hazards and their associated risks

Expertise in safety requirement authorship and management

Hands-on experience in software design patterns and principles of scalable software

Experience with embedded software and/or automotive software ecosystems and frameworks

Deep knowledge about system software development, operating systems and distributed systems architectures

Good understanding of high-performance computing related software infrastructures

Experience with requirements management tools such as Jama or DOORS

Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate complex engineering issues to a diverse team

Flexible, adaptable mindset, open-minded: we try to solve a problem that has never been solved before. Multiple opinions exist on how to do so but nobody has the absolute truth until it is actually done: you know that, and you embrace it, you are open to multiple perspectives

Experience applying functional safety concepts to autonomous vehicles and/or high-performance computing a major plus

Proven programming/software skills in the domain of complex systems and networks a major plus

Knowledge about GPU-based software concepts and high-bandwidth data processing is a plus Preferred Qualifications

Experience with or Certification in 882E, ISO 26262, ISO 21448, and UL4600

Experience applying functional safety concepts to autonomous vehicles and/or high-performance computing Education & Experience

Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field

A minimum of 8+ years of work experience as a Systems Safety engineer or related role US Salary Range

$150,000-$220,000

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra's overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.

Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, Legal & ID protection plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.

Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.

Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.

A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.

A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.

Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.

401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain. All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.

The pay range for this role is:

150,000 - 220,000 USD per year (ARC)