What are the responsibilities and job description for the Functional Safety Engineer position at Dexterity?
About Dexterity
At Dexterity we're building robotic automation systems to perform pick-place-pack tasks in warehouses. Our end-to-end automation systems use intelligent software to enable human-like dexterity in commodity robot arms. Such intelligent robots will deeply impact the logistics industry and help realize a step change in logistics automation and supply chain productivity.
Dexterity is one of the fastest growing and best funded startups in the robot manipulation space. Come join our team of robot-obsessed engineers and help make intelligent robots a reality.
About the Role
As a Functional Safety Engineer, you will lead functional safety design and verification initiatives of robotic systems, and support regulatory compliance activities for North America, European and Japanese markets. The ideal candidate will have an in-depth understanding of applicable industry standards, such as ANSI / RIA R15.06, ANSI / RIA R15.08, ISO10218, UL508A, and IEC60204. You should be motivated to adapt established design and safety principles and standards into a new and emerging industry. You will take a key role in Dexterity's scale and global expansion by designing and implementing safe and compliant solutions.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Hardware and Software teams on safety analyses, such as hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA), failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and safety integrity level (SIL) determination
- Define functional safety requirements for robotic systems, subsystems, and components, specifying safety functions, performance criteria, and safety integrity levels (SIL) based on risk assessment
- Design safety architectures for robotic systems, including hardware and software safety features, redundancy mechanisms, fault detection, and fault tolerance strategies, to achieve required safety goals
- Implement functional safety engineering solutions including component selection (such as laser scanners, light curtains, PLC controllers, safety controllers, and other safety-related equipment) and implementation (PLC or FPGA programming, etc.)
- Create safety documentation, including policies, checklists and hazard / risk assessments
- Define and execute safety validation and verification plans to ensure compliance with safety standards and requirements
- Offer subject matter expertise regarding industry standards and regulations
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and tools for training, troubleshooting, and maintaining functional safety systems in customers' sites at scale
- Stay up-to-date with the latest safety and compliance trends, regulations, and technologies
Qualifications
100,000 - $140,000 a year
Base pay is one element of our Total Rewards package which may also include comprehensive benefits and equity etc., depending on eligibility. The annual base salary range for this position is from $100,000 to $140,000. The actual base pay offered will be determined on factors such as years of relevant experience, skills, education etc. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Salary : $100,000 - $140,000
