Lead Functional Safety Engineer

Dexterity is the enterprise Physical AI company building intelligent robots for complex industrial work.

Dexterity's Mech systems combine the Foresight World Model, robotics, and a Physical AI platform to perform demanding logistics workflows - including trailer loading, trailer unloading, and airport baggage handling - at the speed, reliability, and safety levels required for high-volume operations. Dexterity's Foresight World Model powers real-time perception, planning, and execution across physical environments with the interpretability required for industrial deployment. Dexterity is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Dexterity is backed by world-class investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Obvious Ventures. We are a diverse and multidisciplinary team with a culture built on passion, trust, and dedication.

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.

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• Machinery risk and functional safety: ISO 12100, ISO 13849-1/-2, IEC 62061, and IEC 61508.

• Electrical and protective systems: IEC 60204-1, NFPA 79, and IEC 61496.

• Industrial and mobile robot safety: ISO 10218-1/-2, ANSI/RIA R15.06 and R15.08, ISO 3691-4, ANSI/ITSDF B56.5, UL 1740, and UL 3100, as applicable.

• Market compliance: Applicable EU machinery and EMC requirements and North American certification requirements.

• 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.

• Strong ownership and communication skills, with the ability to explain safety decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Ability to create clear compliance documentation, safety procedures, and customer guidance.

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to customer site as needed to support safety assessments, validation, deployment, and troubleshooting.