safety engineer (m/w/d)
Berlin
Full-time
Permanent employee
why this role matters
Functional safety is what turns coera from a promising product into industry infrastructure. You will own coera's safety case end to end, at component, product, and cell level, in support of customer applications. First CE marking under EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 with the notified body is yours to deliver. The certification story we tell in two years starts with the choices you make in month one.
what you will own
- Own coera's safety case end to end, at component, product, and cell level, in support of customer applications.
- Run FMEDA, FTA, HAZOP, and STPA across every coera deployment.
- Deliver the first CE marking under EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 with the notified body.
- Design coera's safety argumentation: safety goals, functional and technical safety requirements, and the traceability that holds it together.
- Be the technical authority in safety conversations with customers, integrators, and regulators.
what we look for
Must have
- Six to ten years functional safety engineering with at least one shipped SIL2 / PLd program.
- Deep working fluency in IEC 61508 (SIL determination, lifecycle) and ISO 13849 (PLd, Categories, DC, MTTFD, CCF).
- Working knowledge of IEC 62998, EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 conformity assessment, and relevant robotics norms.
- One of: Certified Safety Machinery Engineer (CSME), TÜV SÜD Functional Safety Certified Professional (FSCP), TÜV Rheinland FS Engineer, or exida CFSE.
- Hands-on fluency with at least two of: Sistema, Ansys medini analyze, ISOGraph, Polarion, DOORS, LDRA, Vector.
Strong signals
- Standards working-group contribution: ISO TC 299, IEC TC 44, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42, or UL 4600.
- Published safety case using claims-arguments-evidence (CAE) or Goal Structuring Notation (GSN).
- Bridged ISO 26262 (ASIL) and IEC 61508 / ISO 13849 (SIL / PLd) in the same architecture.
- Shipped a perception-based safety function at SIL2 or PLd.
- SOTIF (ISO 21448) and ISO/PAS 8800 (AI safety) operational experience.
Bonus
- Direct prior work with a notified or certification body.
- German or Farsi in addition to English.
what we offer
A core-team role with real ownership over what we build and how. Direct line to deployments with leading robotics partners from day one. Post-thesis, pre-scale: the window where the work you do actually compounds.
All coera employees participate in the company's long-term success through our employee participation program (ESOP). The specific terms of your participation are agreed individually as part of your compensation package.
All coera employees participate in the company's long-term success through our employee participation program (ESOP). The specific terms of your participation are agreed individually as part of your compensation package.
how we work
Small, senior, deliberate. We write more than we meet. We ship the core of the product before we ship the edges. We care about craft in code, policy design, and how we engage with customers. The bar is high, and the stakes are high: the safety layer of the robotics revolution is being built now, and we intend to be the one that defines it.
process and small print
Hiring process. A short intro call, a technical conversation tailored to the role, a deeper-dive session (onsite or remote), and an offer. Typical time from application to offer is two to three weeks. We move fast when we meet the right person.
Visa and relocation. We support visa sponsorship and relocation within Europe where it makes the difference between hiring the right person and not.
Equal opportunity. We hire on the strength of the work. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or anything else unrelated to the job. Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcomed and will be given equal consideration on the strength of qualifications.
Your data. We process your application under GDPR. We keep it for the duration of the hiring process, or up to six months if you tell us you would like to stay on file for future roles. You can request deletion at any time.
Visa and relocation. We support visa sponsorship and relocation within Europe where it makes the difference between hiring the right person and not.
Equal opportunity. We hire on the strength of the work. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or anything else unrelated to the job. Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcomed and will be given equal consideration on the strength of qualifications.
Your data. We process your application under GDPR. We keep it for the duration of the hiring process, or up to six months if you tell us you would like to stay on file for future roles. You can request deletion at any time.
About us
coera is the universal safety intelligence layer for human-robot coexistence, built to redefine what safety means in the age of physical AI. Robotics is advancing faster than the safety systems meant to support it. coera closes that gap with multimodal sensing and deterministic guardrails: retrofittable, embeddable, controller-agnostic. Safety is not a checkpoint or a constraint. It is the capability that lets intelligent machines operate freely wherever people do.