Senior Embedded Engineer, Safety
SymboticAbout the role
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 Senior Functional Safety Software Engineer to join our Functional Safety Software team within our Software Engineering organization. Your job will be to design, develop, and maintain safety-critical software applications that support advanced warehouse automation systems. You will work across embedded software, real-time systems, hardware interfaces, and functional safety disciplines to help ensure reliable and compliant operation of complex robotic platforms.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on modern C++ development in QNX and POSIX-based environments. You will contribute to software architecture, hardware integration, test infrastructure, and functional safety activities while partnering closely with systems engineering, hardware, and cross-functional development teams.
What we do
The Functional Safety Software team is part of the Software Engineering organization, which is responsible for building the intelligent software platforms that power Symbotic’s advanced automation systems. The team develops safety-critical software applications that coordinate and enforce the safe operation of robotics, automation hardware, and warehouse control systems across large-scale deployments.
Our development culture emphasizes thoughtful engineering, maintainable systems, technical rigor, and collaborative problem solving. We value engineers who take ownership, communicate clearly, and contribute to improving both the software and the development processes around it.
What you’ll do
Design and implement safety-relevant software components in modern C++17 running on QNX and POSIX-based systems.
Develop software services that interface directly with hardware peripherals, low-level communication protocols, and vendor SDKs.
Build and maintain Python-based hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test automation infrastructure.
Participate in functional safety activities including hazard analysis, DFMEA, FMEDA, fault tree analysis, and safety reviews.
Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware engineers, project managers, and cross-functional development teams to achieve system safety goals.
Improve build systems, CI pipelines, developer tooling, and software test infrastructure used across the engineering organization.
Support internal audits, third-party safety assessments, and functional safety compliance efforts throughout the product lifecycle.
Travel up to 25% as needed to support integration, testing, and cross-functional collaboration.
What you’ll need
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related engineering discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of experience developing systems-level or embedded software in complex technical environments.
Strong experience with C++, C, Rust, Go, or similar systems programming languages, with interest in modern C++ develo
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