Role summary
As our Safety Engineering Lead based in our Munich, Lyon, or Strasbourg office, you will be responsible for developing the safety case for our autonomous train technology, including safe obstacle detection, localization, and control. With no existing commercial rail-certified GoA4 systems in the market, you must tackle this challenge with a highly creative and forward-thinking mindset. This role requires you to revisit the core principles of safety, extract valuable insights from other industries, and seamlessly integrate them while navigating the unique constraints of the rail environment.
Responsibilities
- Conduct standard safety steps of Risk Analysis, , Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, potentially with the help of external consultants.
- Elaborate a safety argumentation for an autonomy system running on an embedded platform using classical and later AI algorithms.
- Collaborate with engineers and architects to ensure that all failure modes are handled properly and that our software and hardware architecture meet our safety goals.
- Implement processes, methods, and tools needed to develop software.
- Write a railway safety case that will be accepted by Independent Safety Assessors and approval bodies like ERA, EPSF, EBA, and others.
- Promote a safety culture to all parts of our company.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of proven work experience with safety.
- Successful completion of the homologation process of a software-heavy commercial product.
- Strong experience in either
- Perception algorithms and sensors such as LiDAR, camera, and radar, along with knowledge of computer specifications.
- Railway safety certification, especially related to CENELEC 50716, 50126, 50128, 50129 norms.
- An analytic and structured working mode and good communication skills to explain our safety argumentation to internal engineers and external assessors.
- Fluent in English and at least one of French or German.
- Openness to learn, pragmatism, ambition, and fun to work with.
- Work on a meaningful project dedicated to revolutionizing mobility with a focus on long-term environmental impact.
- Be part of an international and highly skilled team where decisions are made quickly, your voice matters and your impact is visible.
- We are committed to your growth. We provide structured feedback and clear progression paths to support your personal and professional development.
- Office in Werk1 - the most start-up friendly space in Munich.