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Position :: Vehicle Operational Safety Specialist (Autonomous & Advanced Vehicles)
Location:: Palo Alto, CA OR Ann Arbor, MI(Hybrid, Local Only)
Duration :: 12+ Months
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Job Description:
Info about the team:
This role joins the Global Operational Safety and Regulatory team to support safe, compliant, and risk-informed execution of vehicle operations across autonomous and advanced vehicle testing platforms.
- On-Site Requirement: Candidates must be able to work 3 days on-site at either the Palo Alto, CA or Ann Arbor, MI office.
About the Opportunity
Our enterprise automotive client is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Vehicle Operational Safety Specialist to join their Global Operational Safety and Regulatory team. In this role, you will support the safe, compliant, and risk-informed execution of vehicle operations through operational safety oversight, safety case reviews, and mission constraint evaluations. Working closely with cross-functional operations, engineering, quality, and safety teams, you will evaluate operational readiness, identify hazards, and enable data-driven, risk-based decision-making for vehicle deployment and field testing.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
- Safety Audits & Inspections: Conduct vehicle operations safety patrols, routine inspections, and operational assessments to proactively spot unsafe conditions, process gaps, and operational risks.
- Safety Case & Readiness Reviews: Review and evaluate safety release cases, operational safety cases, risk acceptance documentation, and supporting evidence to determine operational readiness for vehicle testing.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with engineering, operations, and safety stakeholders to ensure operational assumptions, constraints, and risk mitigations are thoroughly documented and maintained.
- Incident Tracking & Corrective Actions: Track, investigate, and follow up on audit findings, safety concerns, incidents, and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) to drive timely closure and continuous improvement.
- Procedure & Workflow Optimization: Assist in authoring, reviewing, and enhancing operational safety processes, standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and risk registers.
Required Skills & Experience
- Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment: Proven ability to identify operational risks in testing/field environments, evaluate severity and likelihood, and recommend effective controls and mitigations.
- Safety Case & Release Evaluation: Experience evaluating safety release cases, operational readiness reviews, and risk-acceptance packages for advanced or autonomous vehicle systems.
- CAPA & Action Tracking: Strong organizational skills to track audit findings, action items, completion evidence, and issue resolution to full closure.
- Technical Documentation & SOPs: Excellent technical writing skills to author clear inspection reports, safety assessments, work instructions, checklists, and risk registers with meticulous attention to detail.
- Continuous Improvement: Track record of leveraging audit results, incident trends, and operational lessons learned to optimize safety procedures and lower risk profiles.
- Location Flexibility: Must be able to commute 3 days per week to either Palo Alto, CA or Ann Arbor, MI.
- Safety Case / Release Experience: Highlight specific hands-on experience reviewing vehicle safety cases, release-readiness packages, or autonomous system assessments.
- Auditing & Risk Register Management: Mention candidate background in conducting safety patrols/inspections and running CAPA/corrective action tracking.
- Location: Confirm whether the candidate is attached to Palo Alto, CA or Ann Arbor, MI.
Thanks & Regards
Vinay Kumar
Senior Technical Recruiter
VISION INFOTECH INC
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