Operational Safety Engineer

An Innovative Mobility Technology Company; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 83,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and holidays

FSA

Disability & life insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

HireArt is assisting a mobility technology company in recruiting an Operational Safety Engineer to develop, implement, and continuously improve vehicle safety standards. You will work with engineering, operations, quality, and legal teams to ensure safety requirements are integrated into daily operations and the product lifecycle.

The role demands strong knowledge of safety management, risk assessment, and incident-prevention practices, plus experience with SOPs, KPIs, and audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or closely related technical field.
• Experience creating operational safety standards and SOPs 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 the ability to prioritize mitigation actions and verify the effectiveness of safety controls.
• Project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple safety initiatives, establish timelines, monitor adoption, and ensure timely completion of follow-up actions.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and analytical skills to ensure procedures and supporting evidence meet established 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 standard operating procedures to support consistent implementation.
• Conduct compliance assessments and audits, identify gaps, prepare audit reports, and track corrective actions through resolution.

Skills

Operational safety

Risk assessment

Compliance audits

SOP development

Project management

Safety standards

Documentation

Hazard identification

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Operational Safety Engineer

An Innovative Mobility Technology Company

Full time

Location

Work environment

In-person

Expected pay amount

60.00 - 62.00 USD Per Hour

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (hybrid, requiring three days per week onsite).

12 month contract

HireArt is helping our client find detail-oriented and proactive Operational Safety Engineer to support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of vehicle operational safety standards.

In this role, you’ll work closely with technical and operational teams to establish safety standards, support their implementation, and assess compliance through audits and operational reviews. You’ll also identify potential risks, address process gaps, and drive corrective actions to strengthen safety practices across vehicle operations.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of operational safety, risk management, and compliance, along with familiarity with vehicle operations, autonomous or advanced vehicle systems, and software development and testing lifecycles. You’re highly organized, analytical, and comfortable collaborating with engineering, operations, quality, legal/compliance, and leadership teams to integrate safety requirements into daily operations and engineering processes.

As an Operational Safety Engineer, you’ll:

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

Requirements

• 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, not just following or updating existing ones
• 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 the ability to prioritize mitigation actions and verify the effectiveness of safety controls
• Project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple safety initiatives, establish timelines, monitor adoption, and ensure timely completion of follow-up actions
• Strong documentation, organizational, and analytical skills to ensure procedures and supporting evidence meet established standards
• PTO and paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Commitment: This is a full-time, 12-month contract position staffed via HireArt. It is a hybrid role requiring three days per week onsite and is available to candidates local to the Ann Arbor, MI area.
HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.