Functional Safety Engineer

About the role

At Gravis, we operate at the intersection of hardware, software, and real-world deployment. Our Rooftop Autonomous Control Kit (RACK) integrates sensing, compute, communication, and networking into a manufacturer-agnostic solution deployable across a wide range of construction machines. As a Functional Safety Engineer at Gravis, you will own the safety lifecycle for our robotic and automated systems - from initial hazard analysis through to validation and regulatory submission. Working at the intersection of systems, hardware, and software engineering, you will translate safety requirements into robust designs and ensure our products are safe by design, whether they're operating on a Swiss quarry or a live construction site in Manchester. This role puts you at the heart of some of the most technically demanding and consequential work in autonomous machinery.

Requirements

• 3+ years of functional safety engineering experience in an industrial, robotics, or automation
• environment
• Deep knowledge of ISO 13849; proven experience applying safety standards through full product
• development cycles
• Hands-on experience with hazard analysis techniques: HARA, HAZOP, FMEA/FMEDA
• Experience preparing technical documentation and safety cases for Notified Body review and CE
• Familiarity with IEC 61131-3 safety PLC environments (CODESYS or equivalent: Siemens TIA
• Portal, Studio 5000, etc.)
• Strong understanding of the Machinery Directive/Regulation and its practical application to product design
• Experience working within structured development lifecycles (V-model or equivalent) with safety
• processes embedded
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to present safety arguments to technical
• and non-technical audiences

Additional Information

Gravis Robotics is a startup turning heavy construction machines into intelligent and autonomous robots. Our unique combination of learning-based automation and augmented remote control enables a single operator to safely manage a fleet of earthmoving machines in a gamified environment. With over a decade of academic experience at the cutting edge of large-scale robotics, our team is rapidly translating this expertise into real-world deployments with industry leaders in a trillion-dollar market.

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