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Safety Engineer roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under USMCA, classified under the Engineering occupational category. Canadian citizens can apply at the port of entry without a lottery or cap. Mexican citizens need a U.S. consular appointment. A bachelor's degree in engineering and a U.S. job offer are required to qualify.
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The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance drives execution and value creation across Vaux's autonomous intralogistics portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President, Smart Autonomy Business Line - Vaux, this position bridges commercial strategy, product management, and functional safety engineering to deliver differentiated and safe autonomy solutions. The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance owns the end-to-end product lifecycle, from market discovery and requirements definition through backlog prioritization, validation, release, and post-launch optimization. This position translates customer insights and operational feedback into clear product requirements, guiding development priorities and roadmap decisions. The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance ensures the safe design, development, and deployment of the Vaux Smart Autonomy robotics platform. Working closely with robotics engineering teams, this position integrates safety architectures, risk mitigation strategies, and compliance with relevant global industry standards and certifications across functional safety, electrical, cybersecurity, and communications into product design and deployments. The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance requires strong leadership and communication skills to align cross-functional teams, translate complex safety requirements for internal and external stakeholders, and drive product outcomes that support recurring revenue growth and margin performance. This position is ideal for professionals passionate about robotics, automation, and data-driven decision-making who thrive in cross-functional collaboration with customers, engineering, commercialization, and deployment teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead translation into multi-horizon roadmaps of Smart Autonomy business line strategy into actionable product roadmaps and detailed product requirements.
- Lead product safety and compliance strategy to ensure robotics systems meet applicable multi-category standards and certifications, including robotic safety, functional safety, electrical safety, and regulatory market requirements.
- Oversee hazard analysis, risk mitigation design, and verification and validation planning to support certification and safe deployment of new products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to embed safety and compliance requirements across hardware, software, and control systems throughout the development lifecycle.
- Manage relationships with OEMs and key suppliers to ensure component and system selections support required certifications and long-term platform scalability.
- Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams and communicate product progress, performance metrics, compliance outcomes, and roadmap decisions to leadership and stakeholders.
- Direct and mature voice of customer programs, evaluate live deployments, develop strategic customer relationships, and review product performance data to identify product requirements and product roadmaps.
- Exercise decision-making authority to establish and adjust Smart Autonomy engineering priorities, proactively rebalancing technical resources to maximize customer value, commercial impact, and long-term platform scalability.
- Own the product what" and "why" by developing product requirement documents (PRDs) that translate customer insights, field observations, and operational data into testable requirements and expected economic outcomes.
- Build, refine, and maintain quantitative models to determine Smart Autonomy pricing to maximize Vaux profitability.
- Leverage analytics and telemetry data to monitor performance, usage, and reliability, driving data-informed iteration cycles.
- Support product marketing efforts to prioritize target markets for Vaux Smart Autonomy portfolio, define TAM, set customer hit lists, and define the ideal customer profile.
- Serve as a primary business representative in cross-functional sprint and release planning, facilitating clear trade-off decisions and prioritization based on value and risk.
- Communicate development status, product metrics, and roadmap decisions effectively to leadership and stakeholders.
- Other duties and projects, as assigned.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical/Systems/Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field, required
- Master's Degree (or MBA) in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related field, preferred
Experience:
- 15+ years of relevant experience, preferred
- Experience with robotics, autonomy, or industrial automation products, required
- Experience working closely with robotics engineering teams across hardware, perception, autonomy software, and control systems, including supporting field deployments of complex automation systems and translating operational feedback into product improvements, preferred
Computer Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, required
- Experience analyzing product performance and operational data using analytics tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, or similar), required
- Familiar with Confluence, Jira, and Miro, preferred
Certifications:
- Certified Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) or similar functional safety expertise, preferred
- Functional Safety Expert/Electrical Safety Expert Certification(s), preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® - Project Management Institute, preferred
Additional Requirements:
- Working knowledge of robotics safety standards relevant to industrial robotics and autonomous mobile robots, including ISO 3691-4, ISO 10218, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ANSI/RIA standards, required
- Familiar with product certification and regulatory compliance requirements across safety, electrical, and wireless domains (e.g., UL, CE, FCC), required
- Understanding of robotics system architecture including sensing, perception, autonomy software, motion control, and safety systems, required
- Demonstrated quantitative ability (e.g., pricing, financial modeling, and/or statistics), required
- Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, required
- Expertise in product lifecycle management and customer value analysis, required
- Skilled in customer-facing role, including ability to represent a brand with enterprise accounts and determine customer problems, required
- Experience in scaling a robotics startup or incubated product launch, preferred
Other Details
Work Hours:
- Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with occasional irregular hours depending on workload.
Travel Requirements:
- Occasional (25%-50%) Travel expected to support business line operations, customer engagements, and strategic initiatives.
Compensation:
- This is a salary position paid biweekly.
Job Description
The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance drives execution and value creation across Vaux's autonomous intralogistics portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President, Smart Autonomy Business Line - Vaux, this position bridges commercial strategy, product management, and functional safety engineering to deliver differentiated and safe autonomy solutions. The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance owns the end-to-end product lifecycle, from market discovery and requirements definition through backlog prioritization, validation, release, and post-launch optimization. This position translates customer insights and operational feedback into clear product requirements, guiding development priorities and roadmap decisions. The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance ensures the safe design, development, and deployment of the Vaux Smart Autonomy robotics platform. Working closely with robotics engineering teams, this position integrates safety architectures, risk mitigation strategies, and compliance with relevant global industry standards and certifications across functional safety, electrical, cybersecurity, and communications into product design and deployments. The Fellow Product Manager - Robotics Safety and Compliance requires strong leadership and communication skills to align cross-functional teams, translate complex safety requirements for internal and external stakeholders, and drive product outcomes that support recurring revenue growth and margin performance. This position is ideal for professionals passionate about robotics, automation, and data-driven decision-making who thrive in cross-functional collaboration with customers, engineering, commercialization, and deployment teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and lead translation into multi-horizon roadmaps of Smart Autonomy business line strategy into actionable product roadmaps and detailed product requirements.
- Lead product safety and compliance strategy to ensure robotics systems meet applicable multi-category standards and certifications, including robotic safety, functional safety, electrical safety, and regulatory market requirements.
- Oversee hazard analysis, risk mitigation design, and verification and validation planning to support certification and safe deployment of new products.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to embed safety and compliance requirements across hardware, software, and control systems throughout the development lifecycle.
- Manage relationships with OEMs and key suppliers to ensure component and system selections support required certifications and long-term platform scalability.
- Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams and communicate product progress, performance metrics, compliance outcomes, and roadmap decisions to leadership and stakeholders.
- Direct and mature voice of customer programs, evaluate live deployments, develop strategic customer relationships, and review product performance data to identify product requirements and product roadmaps.
- Exercise decision-making authority to establish and adjust Smart Autonomy engineering priorities, proactively rebalancing technical resources to maximize customer value, commercial impact, and long-term platform scalability.
- Own the product what" and "why" by developing product requirement documents (PRDs) that translate customer insights, field observations, and operational data into testable requirements and expected economic outcomes.
- Build, refine, and maintain quantitative models to determine Smart Autonomy pricing to maximize Vaux profitability.
- Leverage analytics and telemetry data to monitor performance, usage, and reliability, driving data-informed iteration cycles.
- Support product marketing efforts to prioritize target markets for Vaux Smart Autonomy portfolio, define TAM, set customer hit lists, and define the ideal customer profile.
- Serve as a primary business representative in cross-functional sprint and release planning, facilitating clear trade-off decisions and prioritization based on value and risk.
- Communicate development status, product metrics, and roadmap decisions effectively to leadership and stakeholders.
- Other duties and projects, as assigned.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical/Systems/Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field, required
- Master's Degree (or MBA) in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related field, preferred
Experience:
- 15+ years of relevant experience, preferred
- Experience with robotics, autonomy, or industrial automation products, required
- Experience working closely with robotics engineering teams across hardware, perception, autonomy software, and control systems, including supporting field deployments of complex automation systems and translating operational feedback into product improvements, preferred
Computer Skills:
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, required
- Experience analyzing product performance and operational data using analytics tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python, Tableau, or similar), required
- Familiar with Confluence, Jira, and Miro, preferred
Certifications:
- Certified Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) or similar functional safety expertise, preferred
- Functional Safety Expert/Electrical Safety Expert Certification(s), preferred
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® - Project Management Institute, preferred
Additional Requirements:
- Working knowledge of robotics safety standards relevant to industrial robotics and autonomous mobile robots, including ISO 3691-4, ISO 10218, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ANSI/RIA standards, required
- Familiar with product certification and regulatory compliance requirements across safety, electrical, and wireless domains (e.g., UL, CE, FCC), required
- Understanding of robotics system architecture including sensing, perception, autonomy software, motion control, and safety systems, required
- Demonstrated quantitative ability (e.g., pricing, financial modeling, and/or statistics), required
- Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, required
- Expertise in product lifecycle management and customer value analysis, required
- Skilled in customer-facing role, including ability to represent a brand with enterprise accounts and determine customer problems, required
- Experience in scaling a robotics startup or incubated product launch, preferred
Other Details
Work Hours:
- Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm with occasional irregular hours depending on workload.
Travel Requirements:
- Occasional (25%-50%) Travel expected to support business line operations, customer engagements, and strategic initiatives.
Compensation:
- This is a salary position paid biweekly.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Safety Engineer
Verify your engineering credentials match TN requirements
TN visa classification requires a degree in engineering, not just a safety-adjacent field. A degree in occupational health or environmental science may not satisfy the requirement. Confirm your transcript reflects an accredited engineering discipline before applying.
Target employers with active safety compliance obligations
Construction, manufacturing, chemical processing, and utilities firms operate under OSHA-mandated safety programs that require dedicated Safety Engineers on staff. These employers file TN petitions regularly and understand the sponsorship process without needing education on it.
Get your professional certifications recognized across the border
Canadian and Mexican professional designations like P.Eng. or Ingeniero Civil are valued but not automatically equivalent to U.S. credentials. Prepare a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator to preempt employer or CBP questions about your qualifications.
Search TN-specific roles using Migrate Mate
Most general job boards don't filter by visa sponsorship type, so you waste time on roles that won't support TN. Migrate Mate surfaces Safety Engineer openings where employers have recent visa filings and sponsorship experience, narrowing your search to real opportunities.
Confirm visa sponsorship willingness with your prospective employer early
For TN status, Canadian citizens can present documentation at the U.S. port of entry, while Mexican citizens apply through a U.S. consulate. No government pre-filing is required—your employer simply prepares a support letter demonstrating the role meets TN requirements (degree, job duties, salary). Clarify the process with HR at the offer stage so both you and the employer understand the straightforward steps ahead.
Prepare a role-specific support letter for Canadian port-of-entry entry
Canadians can obtain TN status directly at a land border or airport. CBP officers assess the role on the spot, so your employer's support letter must explicitly describe your Safety Engineer duties, required degree, and how the position meets TN specialty requirements.
Safety Engineer TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Safety Engineer role qualify for TN visa status?
Yes. Safety Engineers qualify under the TN visa's Engineering occupational category. Your job offer must describe duties consistent with engineering practice, such as hazard analysis, process safety management, or regulatory compliance design. Roles framed primarily as safety coordination or inspection, without an engineering scope, may not satisfy CBP or USCIS requirements.
How does TN visa sponsorship for Safety Engineers compare to H-1B?
TN has no annual cap for Canadians and no lottery for either Canadians or Mexicans, so you're not competing for a limited pool of approvals the way H-1B visa applicants are. TN is also employer-tied but renews indefinitely in two-year or three-year increments, whereas H-1B has a six-year base limit before extension rules apply. The tradeoff is that TN does not allow dual intent, meaning it can't be used to pursue a green card concurrently.
How do I find Safety Engineer employers who will sponsor a TN visa?
Migrate Mate filters job listings by employer visa sponsorship experience, so you can identify Safety Engineer roles at companies with recent visa filings. That sponsorship history signals an employer already understands the work visa process, which reduces delays and misunderstandings during the offer stage.
Can I change Safety Engineer employers on a TN visa?
Yes, but your TN authorization is employer-specific. Canadians can present a new support letter and credentials at a port of entry to switch employers. If you're already inside the U.S., your new employer needs to file an I-129 petition with USCIS before you begin work. You cannot start with the new employer until the new TN is approved or, for Canadians, granted at the border.
Does my Mexican engineering degree qualify for TN Safety Engineer status?
A Mexican engineering degree from an accredited institution generally satisfies the TN educational requirement, but consular officers and USCIS adjudicators may request a credential evaluation if the degree title doesn't clearly correspond to a U.S. engineering discipline. A NACES-approved evaluation prepared before your consular appointment at a U.S. embassy in Mexico can prevent a request for additional evidence from delaying your case.