Hybrid Safety Systems Engineer – AD/ADAS Systems

at Woven by Toyota

• Job title: Safety Systems Engineer – AD/ADAS Systems
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $140,000 - $230,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ann Arbor, United States

About the role

• Safety Systems Engineer ensuring safety of AD/ADAS software. Collaborating across teams to enable safe production-ready systems in mobility.

Responsibilities

• Allocate safety requirements (system → software component) with clear interfaces, state machines, timing/resource budgets, and acceptance criteria.
• Define and guide implementation of safety mechanisms (e.g., diagnostics, redundancy, watchdogs, plausibility checks, safety envelope monitors, degraded modes/safe states) and ensure their effectiveness is verified.
• Partner with V&V to design safety verification strategies (unit/integration/system/HIL/vehicle), derive objective pass/fail criteria and safety KPIs, and ensure evidence completeness for the Safety Case.
• Contribute evidence to the Safety Case and present rationale/evidence to internal/external stakeholders and auditors.
• Lead/participate in analyses (FMEA/FMEDA, FTA, interface hazard reviews, resource/timing analyses) and feed findings into design updates and confirmation measures.
• Collaborate tightly with Safety Architecture (for HARA/goal setting/ASIL decomposition), Systems Engineering (for architecture cohesion and ICDs), ML Safety (for data/ODD/monitoring strategies), and Cybersecurity (for safety–security co-engineering).
• Drive change impact analysis for CRs, deviations, and waivers to preserve safety intent and traceability across releases.
• Conduct focused reviews on requirements, designs, and test plans to close gaps quickly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, EE, ME or related discipline.
• 5+ years in safety-critical automotive or aerospace systems in a production environment.
• Demonstrated ownership of technical safety concepts and requirement allocations that went to production ECUs.
• Deep, practical experience with ISO 26262 (esp. Parts 3–6) and familiarity with SOTIF (ISO 21448).
• Hands-on collaboration with V&V, including HIL/vehicle test design, coverage tactics, and KPI definition.
• Working knowledge of embedded software fundamentals (C/C++ reading proficiency, Python for analysis/prototyping), and common automotive interfaces (CAN, SOME/IP)
• Excellent cross-functional communication, influence, and documentation skills.

Benefits

• Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Family planning and care benefits