Senior Staff Safety Analytics & Metrics Engineer, Robot Safety
Confidential
Posted: February 25, 2026
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Senior Staff Safety Analytics & Metrics Engineer, Robot Safety: Define and communicate quantitative safety metrics across the robot lifecycle, leading evidence-backed narratives that inform internal decision-making and external transparency.
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Job Description
Senior Staff Safety Analytics & Metrics Engineer, Robot Safety
San Carlos, CA (on-site)
About 1X
We build humanoid robots that work alongside people to solve labor shortages and create abundance.
The Role
As a Senior Staff Safety Analytics & Metrics Engineer, you will lead the definition, analysis, and communication of quantitative safety metrics that track safety performance across the robot lifecycle. This role is central to 1X’s mission to build credible, evidence-backed safety narratives that inform internal decision-making and external transparency. You will analyze validation results, simulations, and field data to inform deployment readiness while shaping public-facing safety reports rooted in real-world performance. You will report to the Director of Robot Safety.
You Will
• Define and maintain safety KPIs and metrics aligned with real-world hazards and risk exposure
• Analyze data from simulation, validation, and field operations to assess safety performance
• Identify regressions and emerging risks due to software or hardware changes
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Functional Safety, V&V, and Safety Assurance to ensure metrics support safety cases and deployment decisions
• Clearly communicate uncertainty, assumptions, and data limitations
• Support executive decision-making through concise, data-driven safety insights