Sr. Equipment Safety Engineer

SENIOR EQUIPMENT SAFETY ENGINEER

The SpaceX Environmental Health and Safety team is seeking a senior equipment safety engineer to provide strategic technical oversight of machine and equipment safety across manufacturing and high-hazard operations. A successful engineer in this role will operate with a high degree of autonomy, serve as an equipment and functional safety subject-matter expert to engineering and operations, and raise the technical capability of the team through mentorship. This is an individual-contributor role.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide strategic technical oversight of machine and equipment safety programs across manufacturing and high-hazard operations, including risk assessment, safeguarding, and functional safety
• Lead complex equipment safety assessments, functional safety analyses, and risk-reduction initiatives for new and existing machinery, tooling, and automated systems
• Own and continuously improve program elements for machine risk assessment, guarding, lockout/tagout and interlock reviews, control-system safety, and related engineering controls
• Interpret and apply OSHA machine and equipment requirements, ANSI B11, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, and related industry standards, including functional safety principles; translate them into practical guidance for engineering, operations, and management
• Lead investigations of equipment-related incidents and near-misses, develop corrective and preventive actions, and drive implementation of process and engineering controls
• Partner with manufacturing, design engineering, purchasing, and project teams to integrate machine safety and functional safety into new equipment designs, installations, modifications, and operations throughout the equipment lifecycle
• Develop advanced risk-assessment methods, control-system evaluations, and tracking systems; identify emerging equipment and functional safety risks
• Manage vendor and contractor support for equipment safety and functional safety studies, and review deliverables for technical quality and alignment with company safety-in-design requirements
• Develop and maintain site procedures, specifications, and training materials; coach and mentor junior and mid-level engineers on machine and equipment safety practice
• Partner routinely with EHS leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to execute equipment safety performance and build requirements into company processes

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, a related engineering discipline, Occupational Health and Safety, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in machine or equipment safety engineering, including risk assessment and safeguarding, in industrial, manufacturing, or other high-hazard environments

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Deep working knowledge of OSHA machine-safety requirements, ANSI B11, ISO 13849, and IEC 62061, including functional safety principles; CMSE or equivalent strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience with risk assessment, guarding and interlock design review, LOTO interfaces, and safety-related control system evaluation (including performance level or SIL concepts)
• Experience integrating equipment and functional safety into new equipment design and management of change in complex manufacturing environments
• Able to review engineering drawings, assess safety-in-design opportunities, and lead technical risk-engineering solutions
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing engineering and operations stakeholders without formal people-management authority
• Professional certification such as CMSE, CSP, or equivalent preferred
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Demonstrated proficiency performing and leading machine safety inspections, ANSI/ISO-aligned assessments, incident investigations, and implementation of engineering controls with limited direction

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to work extended hours, weekends, and travel to operational and manufacturing sites as needed
• Must be able to work in industrial/manufacturing environments and wear required personal protective equipment
• This is an individual-contributor role. Direct people management is not required; mentoring engineers and leading technical work is expected