Sr. Program Safety and Reliability Engineer III

Location: Los Angeles, CA Salary: $65.00 USD Hourly - $70.31 USD Hourly Description:
Title - Sr. Program Safety and Reliability Engineer III (Engineer - System Safety III)

Location - North Hollywood, CA
Duration - 4 -month assignment

A Shift M-F 6am-430pm

Prescreen Questions

1. describe your experience leading hazard identification and control activities in a high-risk operational environment (e.g., aerospace test, pilot plant, R&D, or chemical processing). Include: (a) the type of systems involved (e.g., high-temperature, high-pressure, vacuum, hazardous chemicals), (b) the methods you used for hazard assessment (e.g., PHA, JHA, FMEA, HAZOP), and (c) a specific example where your work directly changed the design, procedure, or test plan.

Embedded Safety Leadership & Cross-Functional Work

1. This role is an embedded safety lead working day-to-day with engineering, test, facilities, and corporate EHS. Describe a situation where you served as the primary safety or reliability focal point for a development or test campaign. How did you: (a) balance schedule pressure with risk, (b) partner with a central EHS/HSSE organization, and (c) drive closure of corrective/preventive actions through to verification?

Job Description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Serve as the embedded senior program safety engineer supporting the Space Resources Program team through design, build, commissioning, and test execution

Implement safety programs and practices for the evaluation and control of potential hazards including, but not limited to, industrial hygiene concerns, fall protection, confined space, lock out/tag out, process safety management, hazard assessments, hearing conservation and noise hazards, heat stress, chemical hazards, and environmental management in support of program operations

Lead early hazard identification efforts and carry hazards through evaluation, control definition, mitigation planning, verification, and closure

Provide subject matter expertise in design reviews, test reviews, readiness reviews, and operational planning

Support safety and reliability assessments for both flight and non-flight hardware, with emphasis on developmental systems, exotic materials, and non-routine processes

Perform a wide range of safety consultation services, including planning, managing, and reporting the results of assessments

Support incidents and emergencies, including spills, injuries, hazardous operations, equipment upsets, abnormal test conditions, and other emergency situations

Partner closely with the corporate EHS team to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety, health, and environmental regulations

Prepare technical reports, safety assessments, readiness summaries, investigation findings, and other documentation as required

Continually update and ensure compliance with client processes and procedure

Skills:

Support onboarding and indoctrination of new employees on program safety and EHS expectations

Assist in waste disposal activities including hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, universal waste, and recycling materials in coordination with EHS

Contribute to the injury/illness and near miss reporting process, including investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action development

Develop, update, and deliver safety and EHS training relevant to program operations

Serve as a program focal point for safety and environmental issues and concerns

Evaluate operations for continuous process improvement and implementation of preventive action measures

Support development, review, and closure of job hazard analyses and risk assessments

Provide subject matter expertise to engineering and production resources related to safety, process safety, and EHS

Provide safety and EHS-related input for equipment, facility, and operational design changes

Perform periodic audits and assessments of safety programs, work areas, and operational readiness

Support Management of Change (MOC), non-routine process approval, construction safety oversight, emergency response planning, and go/no-go safety readiness review

Preferred Qualifications:

15+ years total work experience in safety, EHS, process safety, system safety, reliability engineering, or operational risk management

7+ years work experience in operational aerospace, manufacturing, chemical processing, pilot plant, R&D, or developmental test environments

Experience supporting high-risk test campaigns, startup/commissioning, or 24/7 operations

Experience with:

Management of Change (MOC)

non-routine process approval

construction safety oversight

emergency response planning

test readiness reviews / go-no-go reviews

corrective action and GEMBA action closure

Experience supporting systems involving:

high-temperature operations

high-power electrical systems

vacuum systems

compressed gases

hazardous chemicals

stored energy / thermal mass hazards

Strong knowledge of incident response and emergency coordination for spills, gas releases, thermal events, and abnormal operating conditions

Demonstrated ability to work across functions (design, operations, test, EHS, quality/mission assurance) to drive closure of risk mitigations.

Experience partnering closely with a corporate EHS organization while serving as an embedded program safety resource

Experience supporting early-stage technology development, exotic materials, and novel processes

Expertise in Life Safety Code (NFPA 101)

ASP, CSP, CIH, or CHMM certification

Advanced degree in engineering, safety, chemistry, environmental science, or a related technical field

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering, chemistry, environmental science, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, or a related technical field

10+ years total work experience in safety, EHS, process safety, system safety, reliability engineering, or operational risk management

5+ years work experience in an operational aerospace environment, manufacturing, chemical industry, pilot plant, prototyping, or test operations

Knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, and state/local regulations

Knowledge of Process Safety Management methods and hazard control principles

Experience supporting hazard assessments, job hazard analyses (JHAs), risk assessments, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions

Experience supporting incident/accident reporting practices, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action closure

Ability to provide safety input to design reviews, test reviews, readiness reviews, and non-routine operations

Knowledge and ability to use industrial hygiene tools and monitors, or ability to interpret and apply industrial hygiene data in partnership with EHS

Expertise in writing technical reports, safety assessments, procedures, and investigation summaries

Good analytical skills and attention to detail, with an ability to interpret and communicate complex technical information

Ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, test, facilities, and EHS teams

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment with evolving program needs and schedule pressure

Candidate must be able to lift/carry up to fifty pounds, physically climb multiple flights of stairs, withstand prolonged standing, and work in adverse weather or industrial conditions as needed

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