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Safety-critical Lead (IEC 61508, Software safety)

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StageDirectory listedStandardsIEC 61508 · ISO 13849 · IEC 62061IndustryRoboticsSeniorityPrincipalRegionGermanyWork modeHybridSource year2026Role familySoftware safetySegmentWarehouse automationEmployerEmployer profileToolsDocker · Python · C / C++LanguagesEnglish · German · French
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Responsibilities

  • You develop and implement safety-critical solutions for autonomous forklift robots operating in logistics and production environments
  • You translate safety concepts and system requirements into robust software architectures, Safety PLC implementations, and industrial control systems
  • You design, implement, and maintain software components across robot control, motion control, and low-level autonomy functions
  • You define and execute verification and validation activities, including integration, fault-injection, and system-level testing
  • You collaborate closely with functional safety experts, system architects, and software engineers to ensure safe and reliable system operation
  • You act as a technical expert for safety-critical software and PLC development, driving engineering excellence and mentoring colleagues

Requirements

  • You hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Robotics, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • You bring 6+ years of professional experience in safety-critical software development, industrial automation, robotics, or Safety PLC solutions
  • You have strong experience with industrial safety controllers or Safety PLCs; experience with Siemens S7 and TIA Portal or SICK Flexi Soft/Flexi Net is highly desirable
  • You have proven experience implementing and validating safety functions according to standards such as ISO 13849, , or
  • You have a solid understanding of safety concepts, safety architectures, and requirements-driven development
  • You are familiar with verification, validation, requirements traceability, and V-model-based development processes
  • You have experience integrating sensors, actuators, industrial communication systems, and field buses, ideally CANopen
  • You ideally bring experience with SICK safety laser scanners, ROS-based robotics systems, C++ or Python development, ros_control/ros2_control, Docker, or motion-control frameworks
  • You enjoy creating clear technical documentation and working with version control systems
  • You communicate fluently in English and have German language skills at B1 level or higher
  • You are willing to work primarily on-site and ideally live in or close to Munich
  • Cutting-edge technology: As pioneers in robotics we are able to navigate and manipulate without rails and guides and offer solutions to processes that no one could automate ever before!
  • Team: We are an international team with more than 25 nationalities. You’ll work in a team with exceptionally smart, humble, collaborative and hardworking individuals.
  • Culture: Come as you are! Join a vibrant, inventive, and diverse team that values collaboration over hierarchy. To innovate you need to fail from time to time — we always learn and improve.
  • Full Board: You don’t feel like thinking about what you want to have for lunch tomorrow, not to mention preparing it? Luckily, our french cook treats us with a freshly cooked free lunch everyday! And as the cherry on top, there is a packed fridge with drinks, fresh fruits and of course coffee!
  • Flexibility: Flexibility is a top priority for us. Our hybrid working model for positions where presence is dispensable helps to achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Standards

  • IEC 61508 Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems
  • ISO 13849 Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
  • IEC 62061 Safety of Machinery - Functional Safety of Control Systems

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