# Director, System Safety at May Mobility

- Company: May Mobility
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://maymobility.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: USA - Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-05-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/maymobility/jobs/8533129002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/may-mobility-director-system-safety/

## About the role

The Director, System Safety leads May Mobility's day-to-day product safety function — driving the L4 safety case, the Driver-Out (DO) gated deployment plan with strategic ride-hail partners, and the Safety Management System (SMS) build-out. Reporting to the VP, Safety & Validation, the role manages a multi-disciplinary team across systems and programs, test execution, and safety risk and process.

## What they're looking for

- L4 Safety Case Architecture: Owns the safety case end-to-end — including ML-aware analysis (ISO 21448, ISO 8800). Has personally contributed to an L4 safety case, not only reviewed one
- People Leadership: Has managed managers or has managed a team of senior ICs and is ready to step up to manager-of-managers. Track record of hiring under ambiguity and onboarding leaders into existing programs
- Operational Bias to Closure: Pulls plans through gates. Comfortable in a startup pace where the safety org is being built in parallel with commercial deployment, including across multiple time zones
- Communication: Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and efficiently at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level
- 8+ years in product or system safety engineering, with 3+ years on L3+ AV or comparable hard-tech safety programs (aviation, rail, robotics)
- BA/BS degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, advanced degree preferred

Tags: Product Safety Engineering