Senior Software Engineer Safety
Pubblicato il 25-10-2026 - AeroVect in Italia
ph3Who We Are /h3pAeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit /ppWorking under the close guidance and supervision of the Head of Safety, the Senior SW Safety Engineer will execute core safety lifecycle tasks across AeroVect’s software and hardware platforms: /pulliSystem Safety Analysis: Perform hazard identification and risk assessments (HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA) on the autonomous software architecture and vehicle operation concepts. /liliRequirements Derivation: Derive, specify, and trace functional and technical safety requirements (FSRs / TSRs) for both supervised autonomy (safety driver present) and SDO unsupervised autonomy (driverless). /liliCross-Functional Execution: Collaborate directly with systems, software, robotics, hardware, and test teams to ensure safety requirements are integrated, testable, and verified. /liliSafety Case Support: Assist in building safety case artifacts and verification evidence required for airport commercial deployment. /li /ulh3You Will /h3ulliConduct software hazard and safety analyses on perception, motion planning, localization,
and vehicle control modules per ISO 26262-6 and SOTIF (ISO 21448). /liliExecute software FMEA/FTA, freedom-from-interference (FFI) analysis, and code-level hazard evaluations. /liliDerive Software Safety Requirements (SSRs) and define monitoring/fail-safe mechanisms within multi-core and Linux/RTOS software environments. /liliReview safety-critical C++/Python code and robotics middleware with development teams to ensure software safety standards are met. /liliDevelop Safety Performance Indicators to measure safety performance over time. /li /ulh3You Have /h3ulli5+ years of hands‑on safety engineering experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive (ISO 26262), aerospace (DO-178C/DO-254), or industrial safety (IEC 61508). /liliPrior background working with autonomous driving systems or mobile robotics. /liliProven ability to work under the technical mentorship of a Principal Safety Engineer in a high-velocity agile engineering team. /S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related discipline. /lili5+ years of software development or SW safety experience in C++, Python, or ROS/ROS2 environments. /liliDeep understanding of software safety lifecycles, ASIL decomposition for software, unit/integration test strategies, and static analysis tools. /liliHands‑on experience analyzing autonomous vehicle software pipelines (perception, planning, fail-safe state machines). /