Senior Safety Assurance Engineer
Forterra
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $140,000 - $175,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead the development, execution, and maintenance of Forterra’s Commercial Safety Case Framework
- Oversee and support the development of safety case evidence across all domains and disciplines (e.g., Systems, Safety, Autonomy, Test, Simulation, Manufacturing, Operations)
- Define, develop, and maintain Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) to measure safety case objectives and provide traceability to safety claims
- Create and refine reusable templates, guidelines, and checklists to drive consistent system safety practices across commercial programs
- Provide technical guidance, training, and mentorship on system safety principles, tools, and practices
- Facilitate system safety reviews, audits, and assessments, ensuring findings are captured, tracked, and resolved
- Engage with third-party certification bodies and regulatory agencies to secure approvals and demonstrate compliance
- Define and apply applicable safety standards to Forterra products and platforms
- Monitor and interpret relevant system safety standards and regulations, incorporating updates into organizational processes
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Systems / Electrical / Electronic / Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field; Masters degree preferred
- 5+ years of work experience in system safety engineering or assurance-focused role
- Direct experience applying automotive/AV safety standards such as ISO 26262 (functional safety), ISO 21448 (SOTIF), or UL 4600 (AV safety assurance)
- Experience developing safety cases and managing evidence for compliance with system safety standards
- Technical domain knowledge of autonomous vehicles or similar autonomous robotic systems
- Expertise with safety analysis techniques such as FMEA, FTA, FMEDA, STPA
- Expertise in safety requirement authorship such as functional safety requirements, technical safety requirements, hardware and software safety requirements
- Experience leading or supporting internal system safety audits, reviews, or assessments
- Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate complex engineering issues to a diverse team
- Flexible, adaptable mindset, open-minded: we try to solve a problem that has never been solved before
- Experience in creating structured documentation and templates to support scalable system safety
Benefits
- Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
- Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
- Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
- Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
- A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
- A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
- Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
system safety engineeringsafety case developmentsafety performance indicatorssafety analysis techniquesFMEAFTAFMEDASTPAfunctional safety requirementstechnical safety requirements
Soft skills
strong communication skillsflexible mindsetadaptable mindsetopen-mindedmentorshiptechnical guidance
Certifications
ISO 26262ISO 21448UL 4600