# Lead Functional Safety Engineer at Dexterity

- Company: Dexterity
- What the company does: The foundational platform for enterprise Physical AI. Production-Hardened and Safe Physical AI for Enterprises. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://www.dexterity.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Redwood City, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $186K to $232K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-17
- Apply by: 2026-12-01
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/dexterity/ab404c3f-a336-4a6c-b31b-07d048feb3dc?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/dexterity-lead-functional-safety-engineer/

## About the role

Lead functional safety engineering for industrial robots, autonomous mobile systems, and motion-control and drivetrain architectures. Own the full safety lifecycle — from hazard and risk analysis through requirements, architecture, implementation, verification, and validation — to support compliant deployment in North American, European, and Japanese markets. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline
- 10+ years of functional safety experience in robotics, automation, autonomous systems, or other safety-critical industries
- Proven ownership of the full safety lifecycle, from risk assessment and PLr/SIL determination through implementation, verification, and validation
- Hands-on experience with motion controls, safety PLCs, sensors, brakes, safety-rated networks, and PLC or embedded programming
- Ability to assess robotic and drivetrain hazards, define fault detection and safe-state behavior, and quantitatively demonstrate required PL/SIL performance
- Functional safety certification (TÜV, CFSE, CFSP, or CMSE) preferred

Tags: Hardware

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/dexterity-lead-functional-safety-engineer/