Principal Safety Engineer

We are looking for a Principal Safety Engineer to join our Autonomous Driving team in Europe. You will play a critical role in ensuring the safety integrity of our Level 4 automated driving systems, working across the full stack - from system architecture to regulatory approval - to bring safe autonomous mobility to real-world deployment.Locations: London, United Kingdom | Munich, Germany | Stockholm, Sweden

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As a Principal Safety Engineer, you will be the technical authority for safety across our Autonomous Product. You will own the end-to-end safety case - from hazard identification and system design through to regulatory approval - ensuring our systems meet the highest standards of functional safety, SOTIF, and cybersecurity. You will shape how safety is embedded across the organisation, influencing system architecture, engineering practices, and decision-making at every level. You will work closely with engineering, product, and regulatory stakeholders to define what “safe enough” means - and ensure it is rigorously achieved and demonstrated.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

Own and maintain the system-level safety case for the ADS, covering ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO/SAE 21434 and more.
Lead hazard analysis (HARA), ODD definition, and safety architecture across different products.
Define and drive verification and validation strategies for different deployments.
Establish and govern safety processes, including safety reviews, KPIs, and release approvals to fleet.
Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks (e.g. UN WP.29, EU AV legislation) and support type approval readiness.
Collaborate across teams to embed safety principles into system design, development, and deployment.
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About you:

Extensive experience (10-12+ years) in automotive, robotics, or aerospace systems engineering, including leadership in safety-critical domains.
Strong expertise in functional safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF (ISO 21448), and automotive cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434).
Proven track record delivering safety cases and supporting certification or type approval for complex systems.
Deep understanding of autonomous driving system architecture (perception, sensor fusion, planning, control).
Proven record or familiarity with Safety conformity of end to end based Autonomous drive. e.g ISO/PAS 8800.
Familiarity with tools such as DOORS, Polarion, Codebeamer, or similar requirements and safety tooling.
At Bolt, using AI daily is a baseline expectation for everyone. If there’s a faster, smarter way to do your work, we expect you to find it. You’re still responsible for the output, so the standard stays high when using AI tools. Experience is valuable, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity — so if you don’t tick every box, apply anyway.
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