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Functional Safety Engineer
Define and implement safety controls for industrial robotics systems
Reading, Massachusetts, United States
Senior
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Hardware Functional Safety Engineer
Amazon Industrial Robotics is seeking a talented, enthusiastic, and motivated Hardware Functional Safety Engineer to define and design safety-relevant controls for robotics systems and industrial equipment. This candidate should be motivated to adapt well-tried design and safety principles and industrial safety standards into a new and emerging industry. The preferred candidate would have demonstrated experience developing embedded control systems, experience with machine safety and/or functional safety standards, and possess excellent communication skills. This position reports directly to the System Architect.
Key job responsibilities:
- Guiding the design of controls for robotics and industrial automation equipment for use in a functionally safe product.
- Performing hazard and risk assessments, and safety analyses of robotics and industrial automation equipment.
- Writing or reviewing safety requirement specifications, safety management plans, safety concepts, and verification and validation plans.
- Applying IEC industrial standards for the development lifecycle of a robotic control system, and coaching developers on processes to apply during this phase.
- Collaboratively participating in interdisciplinary teams to execute product designs from concept to production including design, prototype, test, validation, and certification.
- Writing or reviewing functional specifications, design verification plans and test procedures.
- Analyzing failure modes of control circuits, the effect of the failure, and identifying mitigations and diagnostics.
- Driving projects to closure; ensuring that systems can be manufactured, deployed, maintained, and meet regulatory requirements for certification.
- Ensuring control systems comply to machinery safety standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508, IEC 61496).
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