Operational Safety specialist

The Mice Groups, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,943,000 - 149,001,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mice Groups, Inc. is seeking a safety-focused professional to develop and implement vehicle operational safety standards. The role requires familiarity with vehicle operations, autonomous or advanced vehicle systems, and software development/testing lifecycles, collaborating with engineering, operations, quality, legal/compliance, and leadership.

You will lead standard creation, auditing, training, and procedural support to ensure compliance and continuous improvement across technical teams.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of operational safety standards and safety management systems.
• Ability to create clear safety standards, procedures, controls, and supporting docs.
• Experience planning and conducting compliance audits and writing audit reports.
• Ability to analyze workflows and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify hazards, assess risks, and verify control effectiveness.
• Manage multiple safety initiatives with timelines and follow-ups.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills for evidence alignment.

Responsibilities

• Develop operational safety standards.
• Assess and audit compliance to standards; identify gaps, create audit reports, and track corrective actions to closure.
• Implement operational safety standards.
• Provide training to technical teams on standards.
• Assist technical teams in creating standard operating procedures.

Skills

Safety management

Policy development

Auditing

Process improvement

Risk analysis

Project management

Documentation & analytics

Job description

Palo alto, CA (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

This position pays around $45/hr - $52/hr on W2

The primary responsibility of this role is to support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of vehicle operational safety standards. The role requires familiarity with vehicle operations, autonomous or advanced vehicle systems, software development/testing lifecycles, and how safety requirements are integrated into engineering work. The ability to work effectively with engineering, operations, quality, legal/compliance, and leadership teams is a must.

Further description of roles and responsibilities:

• Develop operational safety standards
• Assess and audit compliance to standards; identifying gaps, creating audit reports and tracking corrective actions to closure.
• Implement operational safety standards;
• Provide training to technical teams on standards
• Assist technical teams in creating standard operating procedures

Skillset Requirements

• Safety management and compliance: Knowledge of operational safety standards, safety management systems, risk assessment, and incident-prevention practices.
• Policy and procedure development: Ability to create clear, practical safety standards, operational procedures, controls, and supporting documentation.
• Auditing and assessment: Experience planning and conducting compliance audits, reviewing documentation, identifying gaps, writing audit reports, and tracking corrective actions to closure.
• Process improvement: Ability to analyze workflows, identify inefficiencies or risks, incorporate lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Risk analysis: Strong capability in identifying hazards, assessing operational risks, prioritizing mitigation actions, and verifying that controls are effective.
• Project management: Ability to manage multiple safety initiatives, set timelines, monitor standard adoption, and ensure follow-up actions are completed.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and analytical skills to ensure procedures and evidence meet established standards.