# Senior Functional Safety Engineer at Humanoid

- Company: Humanoid
- What the company does: Humanoid creates advanced humanoid robots that integrate seamlessly into daily life, enhancing human potential. Learn more about our mission and vision.
- Company website: https://thehumanoid.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: US, Boston, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/humanoid/2aa29ad5-ba32-4356-af31-9af6365696c9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/humanoid-senior-functional-safety-engineer/

## About the role

As a Senior Functional Safety Engineer on our Systems Engineering team, you will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the development of cutting-edge safety-related systems for our industrial and home robots. You will be working closely with the Functional Safety Lead to support safety lifecycle activities and will be leading the development of safety-critical subsystems.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years experience and deep technical expertise in development of safety-critical systems
- Proven record of applying functional safety standards for embedded systems (e.g. IEC 61508, IEC 62061, ISO 13849, ISO 26262 or similar)
- Experience with robotics safety standards (e.g. ISO 10218, ISO 13482, ISO 3691-4)
- Experience with safety case development and certification, especially for autonomous systems
- Familiarity with safety standards for sensors and actuators (e.g. IEC 61496, IEC 62998, IEC 61800-5-2)
- Understanding of AI functional safety standards is a plus (e.g. ISO/IEC TR 5469, ISO PAS 8800 or similar)

Tags: Engineering