Senior System Safety Engineer (Digital Engineering)
Job Location:
Pittsburgh, PA - USA
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Job Summary
About Edge Case
At Edge Case our mission is to enable the safe deployment of frontier technologies and autonomous systems.
We enable our customers to assure the safety of autonomous and complex systems for real world deployment. Our client base spans diverse markets such as automotive oil and gas defense and aerospace. Edge Case is founded by the recognized world leaders in autonomous system safety and autonomous vehicle safety. Our experts are writing the standards and developing the products that will bring innovation safely into society.
The Role: Why This is Different
At Edge Case you will leverage our proprietary platform to simplify routine analyses accelerate hazard identification and enhance your overall engineering workflows.
Your primary role is to provide vital human expertise using our proprietary AI safety intelligence platform to streamline routine tasks allowing you to focus on high-level safety architecture while helping our product team refine the platform for global commercialization.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize AI-Assisted Tools: Use our proprietary AI platform to support safety assessments (FHA FTA STPA HARA) and streamline routine safety analyses.
- Human-in-the-Loop Validation: Critically review refine and audit AI-generated safety outputs to ensure absolute technical accuracy and compliance with military and commercial standards.
- Product Feedback Loop: Partner directly with our software product team to provide real-world user feedback helping shape the features UI and capabilities of our platform.
- Customer Strategy: Guide premier clients in Defense Auto and Energy to define their Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and Operational Design Domains (ODD).
- Derive Safety Requirements: Define system/subsystem safety requirements hardware/software Level of Rigor (LoR) and track mitigations from design through verification.
- Deliver Modern Safety Cases: Generate advanced Safety Assessment Reports (SAR) and Digital Safety Cases moving customers toward dynamic digital engineering environments.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- US Work Authorization: Precondition of employment (Sponsorship is not available).
- Experience: 4 to 10 years of dedicated system safety engineering experience.
- Education: Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Standard Fluency: Proven experience implementing compliance frameworks such as MIL-STD 882E JSSSEH ISO 26262 ISO 21448 (SOTIF) ARP-4761 or DO-178.
- Core Analysis Toolkit: Mastery of traditional techniques (PHA FHA SHA FTA FMECA) and modern methodologies like STPA (Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis).
- Documentation Mastery: Experience generating formal Safety Program Plans (SSPP) Safety Cases and Safety Assessment Reports (SAR).
Preferred Qualifications
- Automation Mindset: Demonstrated enthusiasm for utilizing software tools advanced automation or AI features to optimize engineering workflows and reduce repetitive manual effort.
- Advanced Degree: Masters degree or higher in Safety Engineering Robotics AI/ML or Systems Engineering.
- Domain Context: Experience working with autonomous systems machine learning safety or behavioral safety systems.
- Modern Tooling: Familiarity with Digital Engineering Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools like Cameo and Agile methodologies.
- Certifications: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE) or Certified Functional Safety Professional (CFSP) certificate.
Why Edge Case
- Mission Focus: You wont just fix one product learn one technology or contribute to just one safety team. Youre helping our entire customer base which comprises most of the self-driving industry developers of next generation defense systems and many more industries. Your skills and hard work make a profound difference here.
- Modern Workflows: Work at the forefront of engineering by replacing legacy manual data entry with modern software-driven and AI-assisted workflows.
- Collaborative Culture: Join a remote-first dynamic team that bridges the gap between deep compliance and tech innovation.
Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position is $145000.00 - $175000.00. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Edge Case considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position candidates work experience education/ training key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts Parental Leave Paid time off and Holidays.
Washington state applicants only: Full-time employees accrue at least 13 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; and receive at least 96 hours for holidays.
Edge Case Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. ECR values all employees talents and supports an environment that is inclusive and respectful.
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