Staff System Engineer – ADAS/AD Safety

Lucid Motors
Newark
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 170,000 - 249,260 annuallyFunction: OtherExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Written communication","Systems thinking","High ownership","Influence without authority","Clear communication"]

Lead functional safety for ADAS features by establishing the core safety processes, safety case architecture, and end-to-end safety case framework. Own derivation of technical safety concepts and requirements and integrate SOTIF thinking for performance limits, triggering conditions, misuse, and AI/ML perception/behavior edge cases. Collaborate with the Function Safety team, act as the focal point in design and release reviews, and help build safety governance and a Safety Management System over time.

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Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors
7 months ago

Staff System Engineer – ADAS/AD Safety

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Job Summary

Lead functional safety for ADAS features by establishing the core safety processes, safety case architecture, and end-to-end safety case framework. Own derivation of technical safety concepts and requirements and integrate SOTIF thinking for performance limits, triggering conditions, misuse, and AI/ML perception/behavior edge cases. Collaborate with the Function Safety team, act as the focal point in design and release reviews, and help build safety governance and a Safety Management System over time.
Location: Newark
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with the Function Safety team to review and align HARA and safety goals for ADAS features.
  • •Derive and author technical safety concepts and technical safety requirements, ensuring allocation across sensors, ECUs, software modules, actuators, vehicle networks, and operational assets.
  • •Integrate SOTIF thinking into the safety case, covering performance limitations, triggering conditions, misuse, and edge cases for perception and AI/ML components.
  • •Define and own the end-to-end ADAS safety case framework (structure, claims, argumentation, and evidence model).
  • •Serve as the technical focal point for safety case topics in design reviews, release gates, and change control boards.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 170,000 - 249,260 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability InsurancePaid Leave401kEquity

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of related experience in system safety, functional safety, or safety assurance for autonomous systems/ADAS or similar safety-critical domains.
  • •Demonstrated experience across at least one full safety lifecycle (concept through SOP/launch) for a complex system.
  • •Hands-on safety case development/maintenance, including structuring claims, arguments, and evidence.
  • •Working knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), and UL 4600.
  • •Practical safety analysis experience (e.g., HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA) with traceable integration into a safety argument.
Experience:8+ yearsAutonomous systemsADASRobotics
Education:Bachelor's in System Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science
Skills:Written communicationSystems thinkingHigh ownershipInfluence without authorityClear communication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ISO 26262ISO 21448SOTIFUL 4600HARAFMEAFTASTPAGSNISO-8800AI/ML safetyODD/OSDPerception and AI/ML

Company Brief

Lucid Motors
Designs, engineers, and manufactures luxury electric vehicles and related charging and energy solutions, focusing on high-performance, long-range EVs and advanced vehicle technology for premium consumers.
Industry: Electric Vehicles
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Newark, California, United States
Founded: 2007
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