# Staff System Safety Engineer at Forterra

- Company: Forterra
- What the company does: About Forterra At Forterra, we are unleashing autonomy at scale to transform the battlefield. Backed by SoftBank VF.
- Company website: https://www.forterra.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote (United States)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $170K to $205K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-23
- Apply by: 2026-12-07
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/forterra/jobs/4462b204-0ced-4021-a9b3-f7eb54860515?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/forterra-staff-system-safety-engineer/

## About the role

At Forterra, we're developing the future for Ground Based Autonomy. Forterra is seeking a Staff SystemSafety Engineer to join our Safety team and drive efforts in the development of safety-critical autonomous systems. This role is crucial in identifying and mitigating potential hazards within applications of our autonomy solutions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Work across Forterra to design safety into our autonomous vehicle systems from the ground up – focusing on defense applications which follow a MIL-STD-882E process
- Tackle the topics of functional safety, AI/machine learning, embedded systems and software development in a complex system environment
- Work to define safety architecture, safety concepts and derive requirements from safety analyses
- Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA)
- Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

Tags: Engineering Support

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