Senior Software Safety Engineer

Luminar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAZR) is transforming automotive safety and autonomy by delivering the only lidar and associated software that meets the industry’s stringent performance, safety, and economic requirements. Luminar has rapidly gained over 50 industry partners, including a majority of the top global automotive OEMs. In 2020, Luminar signed the industry’s first production deal for autonomous consumer vehicles with Volvo Cars, which now expects to make Luminar’s technology part of the standard safety package on their next generation electric SUV. Additional customer wins include SAIC, Daimler Truck AG, Intel’s Mobileye, Pony.ai and Airbus UpNext. Founded in 2012, Luminar employs approximately 400 with offices in Palo Alto, Orlando, Colorado Springs, Detroit, and Munich.

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Luminar Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Safety Engineer (for system & software)  to define and manage software systems safety architecture to meet product requirements and functional safety targets. Our vision is to make autonomous transportation safe and ubiquitous. Far too many lives are lost in vehicle accidents each year. Because when real people’s lives are at stake, driving safely 99% of the time isn't good enough. We just signed an industry-first deal with Volvo Cars to bring autonomy to a highway near you by 2022 - come join the mission of a lifetime. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Functional Safety lifecycle according to ISO26262 for perception SW development.   
• Provide subject matter expertise on Functional safety of product, SW Architecture development including Safety standards and best practices for Safety critical SW development. 
• Responsible for ensuring creation of SW Safety requirements in compliance with Technical safety concepts and technical safety requirements. 
• Support SW architecture development and provide Safety input for improvement of SW architecture according to ISO26262.
• Responsible for SW Safety Analysis like FMEA, FTA,  DFA and FFI including control flow and data flow analyses. 
• Responsible for creating guidelines for Safety analysis and best practices for SW development to meet ISO26262 and ASPICE certification targets. 
• Responsible to implement Safety mechanisms in architecture and their integration into various operating systems such as Linux, QNX and AUTOSAR.
• Support internal SW teams to develop SW detailed design and requirements specification for SW units.
• Support and design validation and verification strategies for SW unit and integration Tests.
• Support creation of test specification and acceptance criteria for SW unit, SW component and SW Integration Tests.  
• Support Code quality requirements and documentation according to ISO26262 including Static code analysis, MISRA checks, SW Quality Matrix with code- and line coverage.
• Ensure software complies to relevant automotive industry standards not limited to ISO 26262, ISO 21488, ISO 21434, AutoSAR C++, MISRA etc. 
• Implement safety standards and SW development processes across multiple Projects.
• Provide training to internal Luminar system & software professionals as necessary to ensure efficient program execution.
• Research and review new tools, technologies and industry trends which might affect current and future products.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of industry experience in functional safety analysis
• Deep System and Software knowledge of Functional Safety, SOTIF and CyberSecurity on a management and engineering level
• Experience with managing functional safety processes in an agile context
• Systems and software development and specification development in perception domain; desired in vehicle perception, robotics, ADAS / ADS or related
• Extensive experience with safety analysis methods (DFMEA, FTA, HARA, etc.)
• Extensive experience with COTS tools employed for safety analysis. 
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to motivate others, drive collaboration, and quickly resolve conflicts 
• Enjoy working within a dynamic and continuously evolving environment 
• Experience with designing and development software in accordance with quality, functional safety and security standards (ASPICE, ISO 26262, AUTOSAR).
• Able to work successfully in cross-functional teams, especially across organizational and geographical boundaries

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with proofing or even assessin