Safety Engineer – Robotic Cells

About the role

Sunrise Robotics builds flexible robotic cells combining two industrial robot arms, cameras, a safety PLC, radar presence sensing and software that adapts to different products. This Safety Engineer owns the safety of the cells from the first design decision to deployment on a customer's floor, covering functional safety, software safety and sign-off of every deployment. The role is remote, within three hours of Central European Time, with regular time at the Ljubljana cells and customer sites.

Key responsibilities

• Own the safety concept for the cell platform: hazards and safety functions assessed once, so each new application assesses only what it changes.
• Provide safety input to robotics software from the first design review, embed safety requirements in product documents and sign off each solution design.
• Specify each safety function in the safety PLC and robot safety controller, including reliability, and prove it works.
• Carry out risk assessments, prepare the CE technical file and the Declaration of Conformity, and support the move to the new EU Machinery Regulation.
• Handle site safety for each deployment, from layout and guarding to operator access and acceptance tests.
• Define safe testing rules in R&D, including Reduced Safety Mode, and investigate root causes of safety faults and incidents.
• Write safety content for the cell manual and answer customers' safety questions in presales.

Required profile

• At least five years of machinery safety work on industrial machines or robotic cells, including risk assessments and CE marking.
• Functional safety experience: specifying and validating safety functions on safety PLCs, robot safety controllers and sensors such as radar, scanners and light curtains.
• Working knowledge of EU machinery law, including the new Machinery Regulation, and ISO 12100 and ISO 13849.
• Ability to read software design and discuss how algorithms behave around people; experience making safety decisions where no standard gives a direct answer.
• Clear written English and willingness to travel about 25% of the time.
• A recognised machinery safety qualification (e.g. TÜV Functional Safety Engineer or CMSE) is a strong advantage.

Required skills

• Functional safety on safety PLCs and robot safety controllers
• Risk assessment and CE marking
• ISO 12100 and ISO 13849
• EU Machinery Regulation