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Lead Safety Engineer, Robotics

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Lead Safety Engineer, Robotics is a still-open role at OpenAI on Jobrow. Location: Hybrid · San Francisco · California · United States. Listed pay: $381k–$423k. Sourced from the company's public Ashby board. First seen 2 months ago; last confirmed 9 days ago. Apply on the employer ATS — Jobrow is not the employer.

Pay
$381k–$423k
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco · California · United States
First seen
2 months ago
Last seen
9 days ago
Board
Ashby
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About this role

About the Team Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings.

  • Function: Research
  • Seniority: mid

Location & pay

Hybrid · San Francisco · California · United States Listed pay on Jobrow: $381k–$423k.

Source

Jobrow reads the public Ashby board for OpenAI. First seen 2 months ago; last seen 9 days ago. We are not the employer — apply only on the company ATS.

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About the Team Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives. About the Role We are seeking a Lead Robotics Safety Engineer to define and lead the product safety strategy for our robotics program. You will work closely with leadership, engineering, research, legal, and policy teams to ensure safety is integrated into our products from the earliest stages of development through deployment. This role combines product safety, regulatory strategy, systems engineering, and risk management. You will help shape how we think about safety across robotic platforms, influence product architecture and development decisions, and ensure our systems are designed to meet both current and emerging regulatory expectations. You will serve as a subject matter expert on robotics safety standards, regulatory frameworks, and safety engineering practices while helping establish the long-term safety strategy for our products and organization. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. This role will be expected to be in office 4 days per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will - Define and lead the product safety strategy for robotic systems across the development lifecycle. - Monitor and influence emerging regulatory frameworks, industry standards, and policy developments relevant to robotics and autonomous systems. - Partner with engineering teams to translate safety requirements into product architecture, design decisions, and engineering requirements. - Develop and maintain system-level hazard analyses, risk assessments, and safety cases for robotic products. - Establish safety requirements, verification strategies, and evidence-generation plans to support product development and future certification activities. - Collaborate with legal, policy, and leadership teams to assess regulatory risks and inform long-term product strategy. - Partner with hardware, software, controls, and research teams to identify hazards and develop mitigations throughout the development process. - Lead system-level hazard analyses, HARA activities, FMEAs, and other structured risk assess

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