Mechanical Process Safety Engineer for Space Launch

United States Digital Space LLC; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Paid vacation + holidays

401(k)

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Process Safety Engineer (Mechanical) to establish safety parameters across cutting-edge manufacturing processes and launch vehicle testing. You will work with EH&S to implement SIS/SIL and PFMEA, taking ownership as a safety SME across complex systems.

The role requires a BS in engineering and 1+ years in manufacturing/ design engineering; a Master’s is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from a STEM field is required.
• 1+ years in manufacturing, quality or design engineering; student projects/internships qualify.

Responsibilities

• Establish safety tools and procedures for production process planning and optimization.
• Perform risk assessments on industrial machinery and design functional safety systems (SIS, SIL).
• Serve as the department’s Laser Safety Officer (LSO).
• Conduct PFMEAs to ensure safe manufacturing processes.
• Analyze tooling and GSE for safety and load factors.
• Provide safety design guidance on high pressure systems and attend test readiness reviews.

Skills

Process safety management

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering ( STEM field)

Tools

CAD NX

SolidWorks

Creo

Catia

MySQL

Python

R

JMP

Minitab

Tableau

Ignition

Ansys

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Process Safety Engineer (Mechanical) to establish safety parameters across cutting-edge manufacturing processes and launch vehicle testing. You will work with EH&S to implement SIS/SIL and PFMEA, taking ownership as a safety SME across complex systems.

The role requires a BS in engineering and 1+ years in manufacturing/ design engineering; a Master’s is preferred.