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Senior Safety Case Engineer

Volkswagen Group · Austin, Texas, US

Brief Role Description The Safety Case Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and defending the safety case for Level 4 autonomous driving syst...

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Brief Role Description The Safety Case Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and defending the safety case for Level 4 autonomous driving systems, including Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment (VSSA). The role ensures that safety arguments are complete, consistent, and supported by credible evidence across development and operations. The Safety Case Engineer works closely with systems, software, validation, and operations teams to ensure safety claims accurately reflect system behavior and limitations. This role collaborates with the global development and supports safety acceptance decisions by the Director of Safety and plays a critical role in demonstrating safety to internal leadership, regulators, and external assessors. Possible Tasks within this Role: Safety Case & VSSA Development: - Develop, structure, and maintain system-level safety cases for Level 4 autonomous driving systems embedded and alongside the global MOIA organization - Collaborate with global team for structure, content, and evolution of system safety cases, including claims, arguments, assumptions, and supporting evidence. - Author and maintain Vehicle Safety Safety Assessments (VSSA) in line with...