Tesla · 1 hour ago
Sr. Equipment Safety Engineer
Brookshire, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expTesla is seeking a Senior Equipment Safety Engineer to lead safety design, build and sustaining services for their Megapack Commercial Battery Energy Storage System factory in Houston, Texas. The role focuses on applying advanced risk assessment methods and machine safety design principles to ensure safety outcomes and compliance across manufacturing and engineering teams.
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Responsibilities
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 mission
Perform 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 findings
Administer the site's equipment safety management system to ensure continuous safety PLC integrity, adequate change control, effective verification (buy-off) and relevant document retention
Support or lead select event learning/incident investigations to identify contributing factors and collaborate on prevention and corrective measures as appropriate
Facilitate continuous improvements according to current trends/needs, and design or deploy audits and action plans as needed to sustain continuous improvement at the site
Partner 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 business
Attend, 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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Industrial or Safety Engineering, Mechanical or Electrical Design, Process Engineering, or equivalent experience
5 years automation safety experience, including mechanical/electrical/control design evaluation and verification
Demonstrated 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 others
Well organized with meticulous attention to detail; excellent written and verbal communicator with technical and non-technical audiences; mastery of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Occasional travel to support manufacturing system design and build efforts as well as stakeholder collaboration
Benefits
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
Company
Tesla
Tesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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2024-10-05Post Ipo Debt· $783M
2023-09-13Grant· $159.6M
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Chief Financial Officer
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