Hybrid Safety Systems Engineer, Driverless e-Palette

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About the role

  • Safety Systems Engineer developing safe autonomous systems for Woven by Toyota. Collaborating with teams on safety requirements and coding, while focusing on functional safety engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (autonomy software, data platform, operations, AI architecture) to define and refine safety requirements and system architectures that prioritize reliability and fault tolerance
  • Design and implement validation processes and metrics to evaluate autonomous system behavior under degraded or fault conditions, including creating simulation scenarios and test automation scripts
  • Resolve integration conflicts between safety requirements and functional objectives by working hands-on with software and systems engineers through design reviews and iterative prototyping
  • Contribute directly to coding in Python for data analysis, simulation scripting, and automated testing of safety features, with occasional C++ integration work
  • Document safety concepts, test results, and compliance evidence to support internal reviews, customer deliverables, and third-party safety assessments

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
  • 5+ years in safety-critical automotive, aerospace, or robotics systems in a production environment
  • Practical proficiency in Python for safety-related data analysis, simulation scripting, automated test/report generation, and designing evaluation methods for system validation
  • In-depth working experience with ISO 26262 and familiarity with SOTIF (ISO 21448) in real-world projects
  • Strong cross-functional communication and documentation skills to convey technical issues precisely and factually
  • Nice to Haves: Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • Experience in developing software components that are designed for integration within autonomous driving systems or similar real-time robotics systems, or in integrating such components into complete systems
  • Proficiency in C++ (C++14 or later) for safety-critical embedded software development
  • Knowledge of safety analysis methods such as FMEA/FMEDA, and FTA.
  • Experience with requirements management processes and maintaining traceability across the system lifecycle
  • Experience in safety case development or safety argumentation for Level 4 autonomous driving systems

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary - Based on experience
  • Work Hours - Flexible working time
  • Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)
  • Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)
  • Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company
  • Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance
  • Housing Allowance
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Rental Cars Support
  • In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

Job title

Safety Systems Engineer, Driverless e-Palette

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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