Technical Safety Engineer

Chevron Corporation; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron ENGINE in Bengaluru seeks a Technical Safety Engineer to join the Facilities Process Engineering team. You will assess risks, lead PHA studies, and advise on consequence modelling to safeguard personnel, assets, and the environment.

The role collaborates with process, mechanical, and electrical engineers across projects and operations, ensuring safety integrity from design through execution. Based in Bengaluru with standard work hours aligned to business needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in process engineering or safety engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering (B.E./B.Tech.) from AICTE-recognized university.
• Ability to lead Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) studies.
• Experience with qualitative risk assessment software used by Technical Safety Team (Stature, PHA Pro).
• Experience with quantitative risk assessment modeling software (PHAST, SAFETI).
• Knowledge of facilities engineering in complex process facilities and OE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical safety engineering expertise for projects and operations.
• Conduct and lead PHA/LOPA and QRA studies per Chevron standards.
• Advise on consequence modelling and safeguard identification to manage risk.
• Support development and maintenance of facility Safety Cases.
• Support Safeguard Assurance programs and equipment protection.
• Mentor and train team members; collaborate with multi-discipline teams.

Skills

PHA leadership

Qualitative risk assessment

Quantitative risk assessment

Process safety

Engineering fundamentals

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.E./B.Tech. in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Tools

Stature / PHA Pro

PHAST / SAFETI

iPRSM / HYSYS / Pro/II / FlareSim

Job description

Total Number of Openings 1 The Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru India brings together the resources and expertise of the Chevron global network with talent in India to enhance agility and technological innovation to optimize solutions for the world’s current and future energy challenges.

As one of the leading energy providers worldwide, Chevron is involved in the production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacturing of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives, and the development of enabling technologies.

Chevron's vision is to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnerships, and performance.

With a clear purpose to develop affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner energy that enables human progress, we believe human ingenuity has the power to solve any challenge and overcome any obstacle.

Meeting the world’s growing energy needs requires the pursuit of innovations and advancements that deliver a better future for all.

About the position Chevron ENGINE has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Safety Engineer to join the Facilities Engineering & Projects team.

Reporting to the Lead, this role will be based in Chevron’s office in Bengaluru.

The Technical Safety Engineer is part of the Facilities Process Engineering organization within the Chevron ENGINE Center.

This position plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and integrity of engineering for capital projects and operations across Chevron.

This role is responsible for assessing and mitigating risks associated with engineering systems, processes, and equipment to protect personnel, assets, and the environment.

Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, and work hours are aligned to business needs.

Standard working hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM, Monday to Friday. These may evolve based on operational or business requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical safety engineering expertise for projects and operations.
• Prepare and perform Qualitative Studies (PHA/LOPA, MOC risk assessments) and Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) in conformance with Chevron standards, develop recommendations/risk reduction plans, and manage closure.
• Advise on consequence modelling tools, parameters for quantitative risk models, identification of safeguards to maintain managed risk levels, and QRA results to influence design and operations decisions.
• Support development and maintenance of facility Safety Cases across the Enterprise.
• Support Safeguard Assurance programs including identification and maintenance of High Consequence Equipment.
• Perform training & provide mentorship for technical skill development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including process, mechanical, and electrical engineers—to integrate process safety considerations throughout the project lifecycle.

About you

• 8+ years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline (mechanical, chemical, etc.) (B.E./B.Tech.) from a deemed/recognized (AICTE) university
• Ability to lead Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) studies.
• Demonstrated experience with Qualitative risk assessment software used by the Technical Safety Team such as Stature, PHA Pro, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience with Quantitative risk assessment modeling software used by the Technical Safety Team such as PHAST, SAFETI or equivalent.
• Knowledge and experience in Facilities Engineering in complex process facilities, possibly through operation support engineering assignments or process design work.
• An aptitude for engineering fundamentals such as mass transfer/distillation, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, process control and kinetics; especially as it relates to overpressure protection (flare and relief).
• Familiarity with modelling software used by the flare & relief team such as iPRSM, HYSYS, Pro/II, FlareSim or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

Influential Leadership

• Demonstrated influential leadership – driving change through influence rather than line authority.
• Ability to synthesize broad and sometimes conflicting input from multiple stakeholders into cohesive enterprise level perspectives.
• Ability to Coach and mentor BU counterparts to build overall process safety organizational capability.

Operational Excellence

• Role models Chevron Way behaviours.
• Understands the OEMS and OE requirements, particularly those within the PSR&I Focus Area.
• Understands and applies Human and Organizational Performance principles, particularly as they relate to the design and potential failure mechanisms of safeguards and the efficacy of people related activities to mitigate risk, through: Risk Studies; Incident Learning; Assurance Activities, Conduct of Operations and Culture and Competency related work.
• Demonstrates and encourages a sense of vulnerability both personally and through enabling enterprise tools, practices and reports.

Relationships/Communication

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders across various workgroups and locations.
• Fosters collaboration among individuals from multiple departments and backgrounds with different priorities and effectively resolves conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in all media and at all levels within Chevron.
• Can flex communication style to match diverse audience and still be authentic and inclusive.
• Ability to simplify complex topics.
• Comfortable and effective speaking with groups of various sizes.

Operational & Technical knowledge

• Experience in engineering, operations or maintenance is required.
• Understands and demonstrates competency in the suite of processes and tools in place to meet OE requirements within the PSR&I Focus Area.
• Understanding of business and financial drivers as well as risk and demonstrated ability to prioritize risk reduction opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience in the following areas is required: Technical Safety Engineering experience in operating facility or major capital projects.
• Developing and facilitating both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment studies Safety Case and safeguard assurance program implementation.
• Regulatory approval practices as they relate to risk management and process safety.

Chevron regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

Chevron participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law.

ENGINE refers to the Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center, which operates under Chevron Global Technology and Services Private Limited, an affiliate of Chevron Corporation.

References to ENGINE in this document are for convenience only and do not denote a separate legal entity.

Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of the company's operations. Chevron is based in Houston, Texas. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.