Safety Critical Software Engineer

About Forterra

Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base.

Forterra is the go-to provider of ground autonomy solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense, which harnesses the technology for asymmetric warfare in critical conditions.

About the role

Forterra is seeking a Safety Critical Software Engineer responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software systems that are crucial for the operation of safety critical infrastructure or high- priority applications.

This role demands a high level of expertise in software engineering principles, with a particular emphasis on reliability, security, and performance due to the critical nature of the systems involved.

Familiarity with safety standards, such as ISO-26262, IEC-61508, DO-178, or MIL-STD-882 and MISRA C / C++ standards is essential.

What you'll do

• Design and development of safety-critical software complying with applicable standards and focus on software architectures that are robust, reliable and fault-tolerant.
• Provide domain expertise and contributions to a team of safety software engineers.
• Software development activities such as sprint planning, task delegation, roadmap refinement and identifying markers of success.
• Collaborate with engineers from other cross-functional groups such as systems, safety and test to ensure product and program level needs are met.
• Develop software throughout the development cycle, from collecting feature requests to their final delivery via thorough testing and verification activities.
• Develop safety critical embedded software in C / C++ or model-based safety certifiable development tools for use on controllers running an RTOS such as QNX.
• Development of software safety artifacts and required documentation to provide evidence of rigor in accordance with relevant standards.
• Ensure that software requirements are clearly defined, implemented and traceable to system and safety requirements.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software requirements, architecture and design decisions to ensure compliance with safety software development processes.
• Participate in safety assessments, analyses and review of work products created by other functional groups that affect safety software features.

Qualifications

• Experience with model-based programming tools such as ANSYS SCADE, Simulink, or similar in safety critical applications.
• Experience with development for Real-time Operating Systems such as QNX.
• Familiarity with safety standards, such as ISO-26262, IEC-61508, DO-178, or MIL-STD-882

Familiarity with MISRA C / C++ standards.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to troubleshoot and resolve software issues.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple tasks and priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing software design documentation and safety artifacts such as FMEA’s, interface control documentation, and test coverage reports.

Experience with CAN, CAN / FD, Ethernet, and FlexRay.

Strong understanding of algorithms and subjects relevant to ground robotics, including perception, world modeling, navigation / localization, planning, and / or motion control.

Hands-on experience with integration of other complex electro-mechanical systems (aerospace, medical, etc.).

US Salary Range

$120,000 $180,000 annually

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more.

Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra’s overall compensation package.

In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including :

• Premium Healthcare Benefits : Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life / AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, Legal & ID protection plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth / adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain.

All qualified applications will receive equal consideration for employment.

The pay range for this role is :

120,000 - 180,000 USD per year(ARC)

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