Staff Systems Engineer - SafetyLatitude AI is building the future of Ford's autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on Ford's all-new Universal Electric Vehicle in 2027.When you join the Latitude team, you'll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers.As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.The Functional Safety team ensures the product meets the safety caliber set forth within the company by leveraging existing standards, but also creating novel safety approaches to the novel problem of L3 autonomy.
Our team is responsible for the entire safety lifecycle during the core development and application of the system into a serial-production vehicle. Come help us make the world safer, and the task of driving more relaxed.Our team leverages a variety of backgrounds, ranging from robotics, systems engineering, high performance software development, and embedded and industrial software engineering. We collaborate closely with experts in machine learning, prediction/planning, sensor processing, and simulation from across Latitude AI's product development teams to understand the systems they build, the possible failure modes, and how to detect and respond to those failures.What You'll DoOwn the safety case framework including formalizing the framework, process, and supporting documentation and then ensure it's tracked and used throughout the organizationDevelopment technical content supporting functional safety case claims/evidencePerform functional safety analyses on assigned functions (HARA, FMEA, FTA, DFA)Collaborate with leads across product development to create technical content supporting the non-functional safety case claims/evidence such as statistical arguments supporting Perception V&VPerform a strategic assessment of technical content supporting non-functional safety case claims/evidence such as working alongside the Test & Software teams in their design of resimulation to ensure it meets our necessary tool validity & capability needs to satisfy our safety case claimsLead the software safety architecture development for safety monitors and Runtime on high performance SOCsBe the lead interface with the software, system engineering, safety engineering and security teams to drive traceability between system-level requirements and architecture with software safety specifications and designLead safety committee reviews both internally and externallyWhat You'll Need To SucceedBachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience)Strong ability to quickly understand complex systems and perform systematic software analysisPractical experience with systems engineering methods applied to complex software systems, including systematic system or software analysis (e.g.
FMEA, FTA, DFA, attack tree analysis)Knowledge of automotive functional safety standards (ISO-26262 or similar)Experience in safety-critical software development processesExpertise in successfully delivering ASIL D certified products to the marketExpertise in safety management and leadershipStrong systems engineering fundamentalsPrevious demonstrated experience delivering products following the safety lifecycleStrong record working in the field of system safety as it relates to software design and developmentStrong engineering communication skills, especially the ability to communicate complex engineering issues to a diverse teamNice To HaveExperience applying functional safety concepts to autonomous vehicles and/or high-performance computing a major plusExperience with applying advanced safety standards beyond ISO 26262 that can be applied to AI components within autonomous systems (such as ISO 21448, 8800, 5469)Experience with qualified tool chains, requirements traceability, documentation management, configuration management and change management systems is a major plusKnowledge and execution of software quality processes, such as Automotive SPICE, CMMI, is a plusWhat We Offer YouCompetitive compensation packagesHigh-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insuranceHealth savings account with available employer matchEmployer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vestingEmployer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurancePaid parental leavePaid medical leaveUnlimited vacation15 paid holidaysDaily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locationsPre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expensesPre-tax commuter benefitsMonthly wellness stipendAdoption/Surrogacy support programBackup child and elder care programProfessional development reimbursementEmployee assistance programDiscounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and moreCompany and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiativesThe expected base salary range for this full-time position in California is $191,920 - $287,880 USD. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Latitude employees are also eligible to participate in Latitude's annual bonus programs, equity compensation, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.Candidates for positions with Latitude AI must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.
Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.