FORT Robotics
FORT Robotics seeks a Manager, Safety Certification & Standards to oversee all standard and regulatory requirements for its products, serving as the named Functional Safety Manager accountable for the safety lifecycle. This role ensures compliance with industry standards, manages certification body relationships, and produces safety documentation to support customers' safety arguments. The position requires deep expertise in functional safety standards and the ability to influence engineering teams without direct authority.
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Company Size
51-200 employees
Founded
2018
FORT Robotics is the safety infrastructure layer for physical AI and autonomous systems, providing SIL 3-certified hardware and software solutions including wireless e-stops, safe remote controls, and vehicle safety controllers. Their distributed control platform enables communications integrity, wireless safety commands, and secure real-time control across robots and autonomous machines in industries such as warehousing, agriculture, construction, defense, and manufacturing. FORT serves over 600 customers globally, helping machine builders, integrators, and operators deploy autonomous systems that are safe, secure, and reliable enough to be trusted in the real world.
FORT Robotics adds $18.9M to Series B funding for robotic safety
Aug 7, 2025
Philly’s FORT Robotics lands $19M to scale machine safety platform
Aug 15, 2025
FORT Robotics Secures Additional $18.9 Million in Series B, Bringing Total Funding to $60.5 Million
Aug 7, 2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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24% above the average for this role
Philly’s Fort Robotics raises $19 million to control ‘emerging humanoids’ and other new robots that work with people
Aug 7, 2025
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