Operational Safety Engineer | Hybrid, Risk & Compliance Lead

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

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.