Sr. Equipment Safety Engineer
Tesla is seeking a Senior Equipment Safety Engineer to lead safety design, build and sustaining services for our Megapack Commercial Battery Energy Storage System factory, located in the Houston, Texas area. The candidate applies advanced risk assessment methods, machine safety design principles, and compliance assurance processes to facilitate excellent engineering, operations and EHS outcomes. The Sr. Equipment Safety Engineer leads management of change for new product, process, and equipment introduction for the Megafactory. They work collaboratively across all manufacturing and launch engineering teams. Their goal is to ensure the site eliminates or adequately controls machinery hazards using a risk-based approach, facilitating design for safe outcomes when failure occurs, and conducting field verifications/buy-offs. The candidate takes pride in their hands-on approach, analytical ability, organizational skills, and teamwork. Tesla’s Environmental Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) team support all Tesla Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales/Service/Delivery functions in our shared mission to accelerate to a sustainable tomorrow by being safe, fair and fun today. The EHS&S team use human and organizational performance principles to foster an engaged, agile workforce who are focused on critical safeguard verification and innovative solutions to complex technical and organizational challenges. EHS&S supports Tesla’s people and environment-focused decision making using actionable metrics, world-class resources, and exceptional talent. What You'll Do Lead Equipment Safety Program management for Megafactory Texas, with the goal of safeguarding people and the environment from serious impacts from equipment failures while always advancing Tesla’s missionPerform technical analyses to evaluate and validate designs against regulatory and internal standards (ANSI, ISO, OSHA, IBC, NFPA or Tesla-Internal), and provide feasible and creative solutions supported by objective findingsAdminister the site's equipment safety management system to ensure continuous safety PLC integrity, adequate change control, effective verification (buy-off) and relevant document retentionSupport or lead select event learning/incident investigations to identify contributing factors and collaborate on prevention and corrective measures as appropriateFacilitate continuous improvements according to current trends/needs, and design or deploy audits and action plans as needed to sustain continuous improvement at the sitePartner with internal Process Safety, Ergonomics, Environmental and other engineering subject matter experts at and beyond Megafactory Texas to drive continuous improvement for the EHS team and the businessAttend, coordinate, and conduct equipment safety and related training—strengthen the Engineering, Maintenance, Production and the EHS team competency with automation safety design principles, standards and practices What You'll Bring Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial or Safety Engineering, Mechanical or Electrical Design, Process Engineering, or equivalent experience5 years automation safety experience, including mechanical/electrical/control design evaluation and verificationDemonstrated knowledge of production processes and systems (i.e. operational workflows, industrial safety processes, using software applications for documents and communication, etc.)Familiarity with PLC programming/troubleshooting (Allen Bradley/Siemens/Beckhoff)Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines; excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to learn from and teach othersWell organized with meticulous attention to detail; excellent written and verbal communicator with technical and non-technical audiences; mastery of Word, Excel, and PowerPointOccasional travel to support manufacturing system design and build efforts as well as stakeholder collaboration Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits Company paid Basic Life, AD&D Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period) Employee Assistance Program Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays Back-up childcare and parenting support resources Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs Tesla Babies program Commuter benefits Employee discounts and perks program , Tesla
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