Hybrid Operational Safety Engineer - Vehicle Safety

HireArt, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & paid holidays

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Disability & life insurance covered by

401k package

Job summary

HireArt, Inc. is assisting our client, an innovative mobility technology company, in hiring an Operational Safety Engineer.

This full-time, 12-month contract role is hybrid (three days onsite) based in Palo Alto, CA, with potential relocation to Santa Clara, CA while maintaining the hybrid schedule. The engineer will establish safety standards, support their implementation, and drive audits and corrective actions across vehicle operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a closely related technical field.
• Experience creating operational safety standards, SOPs and guidance from the ground up across a whole program.
• Experience defining safety KPIs, running compliance audits and tracking corrective actions to closure.
• Knowledge of operational safety standards, safety management systems, risk assessment, and incident-prevention practices.
• Experience developing clear and practical safety standards, operational procedures, controls, and supporting documentation.
• Experience planning and conducting compliance audits, reviewing documentation, identifying gaps, preparing audit reports, and tracking corrective actions through closure.
• Ability to analyze workflows, identify inefficiencies and risks, incorporate lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong hazard identification and risk assessment skills, including prioritizing mitigation actions and verifying effectiveness of safety controls.
• Project management skills to manage multiple safety initiatives, timelines, and follow-up actions.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and analytical skills to meet standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement operational safety standards to support safe and compliant vehicle operations.
• Train technical teams on safety standards and assist in developing SOPs to ensure consistent implementation.
• Conduct compliance assessments and audits, identify gaps, prepare audit reports, and track corrective actions through resolution.

Skills

operational safety standards

risk management

compliance

safety KPIs

audits

continuous improvement

stakeholder collaboration

documentation

verification of controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

HireArt, Inc. is assisting our client, an innovative mobility technology company, in hiring an Operational Safety Engineer.

This full-time, 12-month contract role is hybrid (three days onsite) based in Palo Alto, CA, with potential relocation to Santa Clara, CA while maintaining the hybrid schedule. The engineer will establish safety standards, support their implementation, and drive audits and corrective actions across vehicle operations.