System Safety Engineer (all genders)

Join us as a System Safety Engineer (all genders) to strengthen our Safety Operations team for autonomous vehicle programs.

At MOIA, we are shaping the future of autonomous mobility. As we move towards driverless SAE Level 4 operations in public traffic, safety becomes even more deeply embedded in the way we design, operate, and continuously improve our services.

With the safety driver no longer part of the operational setup, risks increasingly emerge from the interaction of complex systems: the autonomous driving stack, remote operations, hub infrastructure, service processes, and the people working with them.

As a System Safety Engineer , you will help build the safety organization for driverless autonomous vehicle operations. You will look at the full socio-technical system end to end, model its dependencies, identify operational risks, and support well-founded safety decisions using methods such as FTA, FMEA, STPA, and Bow‑Tie analysis.

What you will do

• Model the overall operational system—including vehicle, remote center, hub management, service, and development—as a system of systems, with a strong focus on risks at interfaces.
• Conduct systematic hazard identification and risk analysis at system level, using methods such as FTA, FMEA, STPA, HAZOP, and Bow‑Tie.
• Review and assess safety evidence and argumentation structures, including safety cases, safety concepts, and HARA, as part of vehicle acceptance into fleet operations.
• Evaluate the safety impact of software releases and new operational configurations.
• Maintain the operational Risk Dossier, prepare Safety Risk Acceptability decisions, and track mitigations through to closure.

What will help you to fulfill your role

Must‑haves:

• Experience in safety‑critical environments, such as functional safety, system safety, or operational safety in complex, software‑driven systems, including autonomous vehicles, robotics, aviation, rail, or similar domains.
• Strong systems thinking and the ability to model interdisciplinary systems of systems and analyze their interactions.
• Hands‑on experience with system‑level safety analysis methods such as FTA, FMEA, STPA, HAZOP, or Bow‑Tie—beyond component‑level analysis.
• A structured, process‑oriented mindset and strong attention to detail.
• The ability to balance safety, operational continuity, and regulatory expectations.
• A high sense of responsibility, integrity, and ownership for safety.
• Fluent English and good German skills, both spoken and written.

Nice‑to‑have

• Understanding of Level 4 autonomous driving architectures, operational design domains, and human‑machine interaction in operational contexts.
• Experience in operational safety, incident response, or fleet operations within a regulated environment.
• Experience supporting regulatory assessments, audits, or safety approvals.
• The ability to synthesize complex technical information into coherent safety arguments for both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Our benefits in a nutshell

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices—decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidised "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidised fitness club membership or bike leasing
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option
• Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)
• Dog‑friendly offices

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds— even if you don’t meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role and MOIA’s mission, we’d love to hear from you!

We are a member of Charta der Vielfalt and are dedicated to actively fostering a workplace that celebrates and promotes diversity in various aspects such as age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or cognitive ability, and ethnicity. At MOIA, we embrace a culture where people are accepted, respected, valued, appreciated, and included.