Functional Safety Manager - Autonomous Driving (all genders)

Join us as a Functional Safety Manager  (all genders) in our functional safety team and help shape the future of autonomous mobility!

Our Functional Safety (FuSa) team plays a crucial role for the compliance with the ISO26262 by developing safety concepts, verifying the realization and validating the maturity of our autonomous driving (AD) vehicle. We ensure that the E/E system behaves safe in case of malfunctions, verify and validate against the standard in corporation with notified bodies for the releases recommendation. Working as the heart of safety, we make sure that every system capability is safe, verified and validated with rigor and clarity.  

In this role, you will shape our end-to-end FuSa approach, develop test strategy and deliver high quality evidence for confirmation reviews, release decisions, and audits. You will manage schedules, dependencies, work products, and cross team alignment to ensure release ready FuSa evidence for audits, and program milestones. You will partner closely with AD development, system engineering, SOTIF, integration teams and notified bodies. 

 

What you will do

• Develop concepts for demonstrating the safety of automated driving functions,  including the automated driving with Onboard Operator function. 

• Apply and, where necessary, tailor established safety assurance methods from Functional Safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF (ISO/PAS 21448), and related standards.  

• Evaluate supplier-provided safety concepts and further safety assurance artifacts.  

• Develop release processes for automated driving functions with focus on functional safety.  

• Perform / coordinate the verification and validation activities of the autonomous driving functions.  

• Own the responsibility for the FuSa release recommendations for the autonomous driving system with or without a Safety Driver. 

• Commission and manage external service providers.  

• Closely coordinate and collaborate with crossbrand departments.  

• Adapt established validation and verification approaches to the autonomous driving system.  

• Make sure that the required Safety work products for the owned functions are aligned with project milestones and delivered on time. 

 

What will help you to fulfill your role 

• Completed technical degree in Electrical Engineering, Information Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Business Informatics, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable field.  

• PhD is an advantage.  

• Very good knowledge of functional safety standards for automated driving functions, driver assistance systems, or similarly complex systems.  

• Several years of experience in functional safety processes within the automotive industry, particularly as a safety expert.  

• Fluent in German and English, spoken and written.  

• International experience is an advantage.  

• Solid knowledge of series development processes as well as verification and validation in the automotive industry or a comparable field.  

• High level of initiative and creativity with strong analytical skills, a structured mindset and a high sense of quality.  

• Proficiency with requirements and other project tracking tools (Codebeamer, Jira, Confluence). 

• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly and confidently to engineering teams, management, and safety stakeholders. 

• Strong analytical skills, a structured mindset, and a high sense of quality. 

 

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!

Our benefits in a nutshell

• Competitive salary (including bonus)  
• Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team 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 - learn more in our blog!
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized 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

For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits. You can find them here. 

Be who you are!

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.

In our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity, we regularly provide unconscious bias training to all our employees. Furthermore, we continuously strive to enhance our hiring process by ensuring a diverse hiring panel.

How we work

At MOIA, our teams are typically distributed across locations and collaborate in a hybrid setup. We work together both remotely and on site, choosing the mode of collaboration that fits the context, the work at hand, and each team’s rhythm.

Spending time together in our offices is an important part of how we stay connected, build trust, and solve complex problems. At the same time, we value flexibility and give teams and individuals autonomy to shape their ways of working, with everyone having the freedom to organise their routines in a way that aligns with their work and their team’s needs.

If you’d like to learn more about how we work, visit our blog for insights into our culture and hiring process, or follow us on Instagram for a look behind the scenes at MOIA.

Who we are

At MOIA we’re reimagining the future of mobility – safe, autonomous and tailored to the needs of cities and their people. As a tech company with more than 400 employees, we build mobility solutions that truly move cities forward.

We launched our ridepooling service in Hamburg in 2019 and have been part of the city’s public transport system since 2023. Since launch, we have transported over 12 million passengers. Currently, MOIA is evolving from a mobility provider to a tech provider offering a scalable and safe turnkey solution for autonomous driving. 

With office locations in Berlin and Hamburg, our diverse and international team comprising more than 60 nationalities works together toward that shared mission. 

MOIA is more than a technology provider – we are a partner to cities and public transport operators committed to creating more livable spaces and delivering mobility solutions that are reliable, safe and comfortable.

Your application to MOIA

We value authenticity and personal insights in your application responses. While AI tools can be useful, we encourage you to answer the following questions based on your own experiences and understanding. This helps us keep a human touch and better evaluate your unique perspective and match for the role.

To reinforce an unbiased screening process, we kindly ask you not to include your picture, age, address, or any other details unrelated to your qualifications and suitability for the role. Additionally, we anonymize applications during the initial review phase by removing personally identifiable information. This ensures that our evaluation focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential – supporting a fair and inclusive hiring experience for all candidates.