Functional Safety Manager

Brief overview

Santa Clara, CAIn-person

UndergradOr in progress

$160k–$200k/yrStated range

3+ yrsMinimum

55 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor

18 green cardsCertified filings

Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment (HARA)Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)FMEDAISO-26262 Automotive Functional SafetyISO-21448 Safety of the Intended FunctionUL4600 Evaluation of Autonomous SafetyAutomotive software development processRequirements management (Jama, Polarion, DOORS)

About the company

PlusAIplus.ai

PlusAI is an artificial intelligence company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

55H-1B approved

100%approval rate

9new H-1B hires

18PERM certified

$180,000median wage / yr

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Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.

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Job description

PlusAI is a Physical AI company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in the United States and Europe, Plus was named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Partners including TRATON GROUP’s Scania, MAN, and International brands, Hyundai Motor Company, Iveco Group, Bosch, and DSV are working with Plus to accelerate the deployment of next-generation autonomous trucks. If you’re ready to make a huge impact and drive the future of autonomy, Plus is looking for talented individuals to join its fast-growing teams.

Plus is looking for a functional safety manager specializing in vehicle embedded control software systems. In this role, you will directly influence how our autonomous system achieves higher levels of autonomy with robustness and industry leading safety. You will be responsible for collecting and analyzing customer requirements and defining the functional safety goals for the autonomous system. You will conduct various safety reviews, evaluating the design robustness across the defined operating scenarios and conditions that our trucks can encounter. Additionally, this role interacts with various engineering teams to maintain interfaces and refine requirements for software systems.

Responsibilities:

Work in coordination with global engineering teams to define vehicle-level self-driving requirements.

Define system reliability and robustness requirements for the autonomous ECU, sensor set and electrical interfaces.

Conduct Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment (HARA) reviews of autonomous systems/features.

Conduct Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) reviews of autonomous systems/features.

Work with a data infrastructure team to identify operational data to quantify real world performance.

You will be in a customer facing role, representing Plus for interactions with OEMs

Ensure that your work is performed in accordance with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

Ensure team compliance with QMS, monitor quality, and drive process improvements.