Director, System Safety

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team across systems, test execution, and safety risk and process/SMS.
• Drive the Driver-Out (DO) gated deployment plan with strategic ride-hail partners (Lyft, Uber) — internal gating, partner safety onsites, and recommendation packages for go/no-go decisions.
• Own the Safety Case Framework for May's L4 systems, including HARA, FTA, FMEA, and runtime-monitor coverage for the MPDM-based decision-making stack, with ML-aware safety analysis.
• Build out and operationalize the Safety Management System (SMS): incident risk assessment process, risk register automation, recall response plan, safety gating test suite, and the Product Safety Competency Register.

This role directly advances the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles, reducing traffic accidents, congestion, and emissions, thereby creating safer, greener, and more accessible urban environments.

• 8+ years in product or system safety engineering, with 3+ years on L3+ AV or comparable hard-tech safety programs (aviation, rail, robotics).
• BA/BS degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Direct experience authoring safety case work products (HARA, FTA, FMEA, safety case construction) on a shipping vehicle or equivalent cyber-physical program.
• 3+ years managing engineers, including at least one stint managing a manager OR leading a team of senior ICs and ready to step up to manager-of-managers.

• Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
• Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
• Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work.
• Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.
• Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing.
• Salary range: $165,000 - $250,000 USD.

May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. They develop and deploy autonomous vehicles powered by Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology, providing value to communities and bridging public transit gaps.