Lead, Safety Assurance

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💵 $140k - $200k / year

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May Mobility

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🚘 Automotive

📦 Logistics

🚗 Transport

Automotive • Logistics • Transport

May Mobility is a pioneer in developing autonomous vehicle technology and transportation solutions. They focus on creating safe, reliable, and accessible public transit options by deploying driverless shuttles in urban settings. Their solutions aim to improve urban mobility, reduce traffic congestion, and provide eco-friendly transportation alternatives. With a strong emphasis on pedestrian and passenger safety, May Mobility's technology integrates seamlessly with existing city infrastructure to offer a new vision of public transportation.

📋 Description

• Serve as the company's primary authority on autonomous vehicle safety compliance • Lead regulatory engagement on safety matters end-to-end, including monitoring federal and state requirements, leading NHTSA correspondence, reviewing SGO incident narratives, and maintaining compliance documentation • Review, quality-assure, and approve SGO incident narratives before submission • Monitor NHTSA and state enforcement trends, proposed rulemakings, safety guidance, and regulatory developments • Support responses to NHTSA investigations or enforcement actions with outside counsel and internal stakeholders • Assess alignment between federal and state AV regulatory requirements and internal safety policies; identify compliance gaps • Support development of internal safety benchmarks and review the company SMS against FMVSS, NHTSA frameworks, SAE standards, and industry best practices • Participate in enterprise risk management activities with a regulatory consequence lens • Track emerging ADS guidance, enforcement trends, and state-level rulemakings • Create and maintain compliance documentation, including regulatory summaries, gap analyses, submission records, and background materials • Prepare and review safety-relevant regulatory submissions and correspondence through Legal • Prepare supporting documentation for meetings with state DOTs, federal agencies, and other stakeholders • Advise on passenger and public safety best practices and support their operationalization • Provide regulatory compliance perspective on safety cases, incident response, and operational risk decisions • Coordinate with outside counsel on regulatory strategy, submission review, and government engagement • Brief executive and Legal leadership on regulatory developments, compliance status, and recommended response actions

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in AV safety regulation, incident management, or safety compliance within NHTSA, a federal agency, or an AV/automotive company • Deep familiarity with NHTSA’s Standing General Order (SGO) reporting requirements and crash investigation processes • Hands-on experience with FMVSS, NHTSA exemption frameworks, and SAE ADS taxonomy • Proven ability to prepare and manage regulatory submissions, safety correspondence, and compliance documentation • Experience working closely with or alongside legal counsel on regulatory matters and strategy • Exceptional written communication skills; able to translate complex technical safety content into accurate, defensible regulatory language • Ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment across ambiguous, high-stakes situations • Preferred: prior experience at NHTSA’s Office of Automation Safety, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, or equivalent federal safety office • Preferred: background in crash reconstruction, forensic engineering, or ADS safety case evaluation • Preferred: experience briefing senior leadership or executive teams on incident trends and regulatory strategy • Preferred: graduate degree in mechanical engineering, safety engineering, or a related technical field • Preferred: experience working within cross-functional teams to manage safety critical issues • Standard office working conditions, including prolonged sitting, prolonged standing, and prolonged computer use • Minimal travel: 1%-10%

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans • Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are eligible to participate in healthcare plans • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts • Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match • Generous paid parental leave • Phased return to work • Flexible vacation policy • Paid company holidays • Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing