# Robotics Safety & Compliance Lead

**Company**: WeLocalize
**Location**: San Fran Bay Area, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We're hiring a Robotics Safety & Compliance Lead to own safety, risk, and compliance across our robotics operations , and to lead the function as it scales.

This is a builder-leader role: you'll set the standard, establish the frameworks, and grow the program (and eventually the team) that keeps our labs and data collection environments safe, compliant, and audit-ready.

**Responsibilities**

- Own safety and compliance end to end across robotics labs and data collection environments

- Set the safety strategy and roadmap as programs scale across sites, and define what "good" looks like for the function

- Develop and implement safety standards, SOPs, and risk mitigation frameworks

- Conduct risk assessments across different lab setups (humanoid, teleoperation, motion capture, etc.)

- Serve as the escalation point and decision-maker on safety risk , including the authority to pause work when conditions require it

- Lead incident response processes, reporting, and root cause analysis

- Conduct regular audits and maintain audit readiness across sites

- Build and lead safety training, onboarding, and a safety champion network across lab teams

- Influence senior stakeholders and report on safety posture, risk trends, and program maturity to leadership

- Hire, mentor, and grow safety and compliance support as the program expands

- Partner with engineering on safe system design , cell layout, e-stops, guarding, interlocks, and operating envelopes

- Balance operational speed with safety and compliance requirements

**Requirements**

- 5+ years of experience in safety, compliance, or EHS roles (technical or lab environments preferred)

- Demonstrated leadership experience , owning a program, leading cross-functional initiatives, or managing/mentoring others

- Experience developing and implementing safety programs or frameworks from the ground up

- Strong understanding of risk assessment and incident management

- Ability to translate standards into practical, operational processes

- Clear communication and proven ability to influence senior and technical stakeholders

**Nice to Have**

- Experience in robotics, manufacturing, industrial, or lab-based environments

- Familiarity with safety standards (e.g., ISO frameworks such as ISO 10218, ISO/TS 15066, ANSI/RIA R15.06)

- People management experience, or experience building a function and its first hires

- Software or technical background as a plus , comfort with ROS, robot control software, teleoperation and motion capture systems, or scripting (e.g. Python) to analyze incident and sensor data

- Experience building or automating compliance tooling , audit tracking, incident dashboards, or safety checklists integrated into lab workflows

- Experience supporting high-growth or rapidly scaling operations

- Background working with cross-functional technical teams

**Work Environment**

- Onsite lab environment (robotics lab, warehouse, or similar setup)

- Must be able to stand for extended periods during audits and inspections

- Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 lbs

- Fast-paced environment with evolving operational needs

## Skills

### Required
- safety
- compliance
- EHS
- risk assessment
- incident management
- leadership

### Nice to have
- robotics
- manufacturing
- industrial
- lab-based environments
- safety standards
- ISO frameworks
- people management
- software
- technical background
- compliance tooling

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