# Senior Systems & Safety Engineer – Autonomy at Gatik

- Company: Gatik
- What the company does: Gatik is a startup developing technology for autonomous light and medium-duty trucks for B2B short-haul logistics. It specializes in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, and Logistics. Backed by Innovation Endeavors.
- Company website: https://gatik.ai
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/gatikaiinc/jobs/4711270006?gh_jid=4711270006
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gatik-senior-systems-and-safety-engineer-autonomy/

## About the role

Gatik’s commercial middle-mile operations require uncompromising system safety across the entire autonomous driving stack. As a Senior Systems & Safety Engineer for Autonomy, you will own the functional safety lifecycle (ISO 26262) and overall system safety concepts for Gatik’s software architecture—spanning perception, localization, mapping, planning, controls, and fault management.

## What they're looking for

- Education: B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Robotics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience: 6+ years in functional safety or systems engineering for autonomous vehicles, robotics, or safety-critical aerospace/automotive platforms
- Standards Mastery: Deep expertise in ISO 26262, UL 4600, and ISO 21448
- Technical Rigor:
- Demonstrated mastery of safety analysis techniques: HARA, STPA, FMEA, FTA, and Reliability Block Diagrams
- Strong programming proficiency in C++ and Python for reading codebases, analyzing logs, and writing architectural scripts

Tags: Safety & Systems