EHS Intern

Advanced Energy Management Limited; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 34,440 - 55,104; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Disability and life insurance

HSA/FSA

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

401(k)

Mental health coverage

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety professional to assist in executing and improving its program portfolio. The role focuses on eliminating injuries, preventing property loss, and minimizing environmental impact while ensuring employee awareness and training compliance.

The position is located in Milpitas, CA, with 20–40 hours per week and travel to Redwood City and Vancouver, WA as needed.

Qualifications

• 0–1 years in related fields such as industrial, mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing or R&D labs is desired.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, establishing, implementing, and maintaining occupational health, safety, and environmental programs.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and standards through safety controls.
• Perform hazard assessments and audits with business leaders; recommend corrective actions.
• Assist with reporting incidents and near misses.
• Participate in incident investigations and recommend corrective actions.
• Support emergency action plans.
• Utilize Velocity EHS for data collection (incidents, hazards, inspections, SDS).
• Assist in procedure writing for ISO14001 and ISO45001.

Skills

Safety culture

Written & verbal communication

Electrical safety NFPA 70E

Emergency response

Hazard identification

Incident investigations

Regulatory requirements

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Physical Sciences

Tools

Velocity EHS

Job description

Position Summary

Assists in executing and facilitating Advanced Energy’s environmental health and safety program portfolio with the goal of eliminating injuries and incidents, preventing property loss, and minimizing impact to human health and the environment. Responsible for ensuring employee awareness of programs, training, and overall compliance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, establishing, implementing, and maintaining occupational health, safety, and environmental programs.
• Ensure that Advanced Energy complies with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, and standards through implementation of safety control measures.
• Perform and review hazard assessments including job hazard assessments and audits with business leaders and prepare comprehensive recommendations for corrective action to eliminate or minimize potential hazards.
• Assist business partners with reporting incidents and near misses.
• Participate in incident investigations and recommend corrective actions.
• Steward and facilitate emergency action plans.
• Utilize EHS data management system (Velocity EHS) for collecting incident, hazard, inspection, chemical SDS and sustainability data.
• Support procedure writing for Corporate EHS management system (ISO14001 and ISO45001).

Work Environment

• Location: Milpitas, CA
• Hours: 20–40 hours per week (flexible)
• Time divided between office, engineering labs, and service/repair environments.
• Requires sitting, standing, walking, and talking for extended periods and lifting up to 35 pounds on occasion. Work in all AE environments.
• Regular travel primarily to Redwood City, CA and potential trip to Vancouver, Washington site.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and proficiency in
  • Safety culture development
  • Effective written and verbal communication
  • Electrical safety and NFPA 70E
  • Emergency response
  • Hazard identification and assessments
  • Incident investigations
  • Detail‑oriented work
  • Self‑directed with strong organizational and time‑management skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence without formal authority
  • Ability to locate, interpret, and implement regulatory requirements
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and common computer tools

Experience

• 0–1 years in related fields such as industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or chemical engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing or R&D engineering labs desired.

Education

• Preferred: recent graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Physical Sciences, or other engineering. Current students in these programs also eligible.

Compensation

As required by multiple state pay transparency laws, Advanced Energy provides a reasonable range of compensation for each job posting. The starting pay range for this role is $25 to $40 per hour, depending on experience and education level.

Benefits

• Medical – multiple plans to choose from
• Short‑ and long‑term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid time off: 3 weeks of vacation, 7 days of sick leave, 12 paid holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Company‑matched 401(k)
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits: critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity, pet insurance, identity theft, and legal assistance

Equal Employment Opportunity

Advanced Energy is committed to diversity in its workforce and is an Equal Employment Opportunity for minorities, females, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Accommodations

Advanced Energy is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our job application process for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance in completing an Advanced Energy application, please reach out to [e-mail].