Lead Safety Case Engineer

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Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options 401(k) Equity Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off,

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Responsibilities

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→9+ years of cross-functional experience spanning functional safety, autonomous behavior, and fleet operations, featuring deep expertise in at least two areas and working fluency in the third. Specialists in a single domain seeking to cross-train on the job are not a fit.
→Proven track record as author of record for a structured safety argument (GSN or CAE equivalent) on a production system, including defending claims through rigorous technical scrutiny. Be prepared to critique your past work and discuss design trade-offs.
→Dual ownership of hazard analysis and validation, with demonstrated mastery in safety analysis methods (e.g., HARA, FMEA, FTA) paired directly with scenario-based validation strategies.
→Uncompromising rigor regarding data provenance, with an instinctive drive to distinguish, label, and challenge measurements, estimates, and placeholders before they acquire false authority.
→Courage and integrity to enforce safety gates, comfortably speaking up when a safety case is unready—even under commercial pressure—while clearly articulating missing evidence and associated risks.
→Proportional mastery of safety standards, applying ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, and SAE J3016 appropriately to scoped arguments without imposing unnecessary process overhead.
→Statistical fluency in exposure, rare events, and risk metrics, including a clear understanding of surrogate safety measures and their technical limitations when evaluating harm.
→Functional programming proficiency (e.g., Python) to analyze fleet data, engineer local tooling, and leverage AI assistants effectively—maintaining firm boundaries where AI-generated outputs are treated strictly as hypotheses or drafts.
→Exceptional written precision, producing clear, unambiguous safety documents capable of standing up under independent scrutiny without author intervention.
→Collaborative leadership and team flexibility, balancing deep ownership of your assigned scope with the agility to support peer scopes and provide high-value, non-ceremonial reviews.

What We Offer

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At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time—bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team—so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.

✓Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance

✓Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options

✓401(k)

✓Equity

✓Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays

✓Paid Parental Leave

✓Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan

✓Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday

This role is based in our San Francisco office. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $182,000 - $230,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

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