What are the responsibilities and job description for the Functional Safety Engineer position at Symbotic?
Who We Are
With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.
What We Need
We are looking for a Functional Safety Engineer to join our Functional Safety team within our Engineering organization. Your job will be to coordinate and manage functional safety activities across the development lifecycle of complex robotic and automation systems. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to perform risk assessments, define safety concepts and architectures, and develop functional safety requirements that support the safe operation of advanced electro-mechanical systems.
This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in highly collaborative technical environments and enjoys working at the intersection of systems engineering, safety compliance, and product development. You will play a critical role in ensuring Symbotic’s automation technologies meet rigorous industry safety standards while supporting innovation at scale.
What We Do
The Functional Safety team is part of the Engineering organization and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing functional safety activities throughout the product development lifecycle. The team works across software, controls, electrical, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, and customer-facing organizations to ensure compliance with industry safety standards and the successful delivery of safe, reliable automation systems.
The team leads safety planning, risk analysis, safety validation, and compliance efforts while partnering closely with suppliers, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams. Functional Safety Engineers are actively involved throughout development, deployment, and continuous improvement initiatives across Symbotic’s robotics and warehouse automation platforms.
What You’ll Do
Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.
We are a community of innovators, collaborators and pioneers who embrace our differences, because we know unique perspectives make us stronger and smarter. Every perspective matters. We depend on the collective voices of our employees, customers and community to help guide us as we build a better place to work – for you and the world. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.
The base range for this position in the posted location is $149,000.00 - $204,600.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.
With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.
What We Need
We are looking for a Functional Safety Engineer to join our Functional Safety team within our Engineering organization. Your job will be to coordinate and manage functional safety activities across the development lifecycle of complex robotic and automation systems. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to perform risk assessments, define safety concepts and architectures, and develop functional safety requirements that support the safe operation of advanced electro-mechanical systems.
This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in highly collaborative technical environments and enjoys working at the intersection of systems engineering, safety compliance, and product development. You will play a critical role in ensuring Symbotic’s automation technologies meet rigorous industry safety standards while supporting innovation at scale.
What We Do
The Functional Safety team is part of the Engineering organization and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing functional safety activities throughout the product development lifecycle. The team works across software, controls, electrical, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, and customer-facing organizations to ensure compliance with industry safety standards and the successful delivery of safe, reliable automation systems.
The team leads safety planning, risk analysis, safety validation, and compliance efforts while partnering closely with suppliers, customers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams. Functional Safety Engineers are actively involved throughout development, deployment, and continuous improvement initiatives across Symbotic’s robotics and warehouse automation platforms.
What You’ll Do
- Plan and coordinate functional safety activities to ensure compliance with applicable industry standards and regulations.
- Perform hazard analysis and risk assessments, DFMEA, FMEDA, qualitative and quantitative fault tree analysis, and related safety engineering activities.
- Develop and manage functional safety requirements, safety concepts, and risk reduction strategies for complex electro-programmable systems.
- Support verification and validation activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of functional safety processes within the product development V-model.
- Collaborate closely with project managers, systems engineers, product development teams, suppliers, and customers on functional safety initiatives.
- Participate in product and system design reviews to ensure safety goals and compliance objectives are achieved.
- Conduct safety reviews throughout development and support design release sign-offs at key project milestones.
- Proactively communicate risks, issues, and project status to engineering leadership and stakeholders.
- Support safety-related investigations, troubleshooting, and issue resolution at customer sites as needed.
- Maintain and track safety punch lists and corrective action items to support continuous improvement efforts.
- Travel up to 20% to support customer engagements, testing activities, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience driving product safety and compliance initiatives in complex technical systems.
- Experience working with functional safety standards and regulations such as IEC 61508, ISO 13849, OSHA, UL, NFPA 79, RIA R15.06, and related standards.
- Strong understanding of systems engineering principles including requirements management, architecture design, verification, validation, and configuration management.
- Experience performing safety analyses including HARA, DFMEA, FMEDA, and fault tree analysis.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong technical documentation practices.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities within a matrixed engineering organization.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary technical teams.
- TÜV Functional Safety Engineer (FSE) certification.
- Experience with robotics, industrial automation, or autonomous systems.
- Familiarity with human-machine interface (HMI) safety considerations and electro-mechanical safety systems.
- Experience supporting customer-facing safety investigations or field issue resolution.
- Strong technical leadership and presentation skills with the ability to adapt communication style to different audiences.
- This position requires up to 20% travel to support customer sites, testing activities, and collaboration across Symbotic locations.
Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.
We are a community of innovators, collaborators and pioneers who embrace our differences, because we know unique perspectives make us stronger and smarter. Every perspective matters. We depend on the collective voices of our employees, customers and community to help guide us as we build a better place to work – for you and the world. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.
The base range for this position in the posted location is $149,000.00 - $204,600.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.
Salary : $149,000 - $204,600