Principal Engineer, EHS & Process Safety - Front-End Innovation

Precision Talent Partners, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Talent Partners, LLC is partnering with a global leader to identify a Principal Engineer – EHS Division & Process Safety for a highly technical, visible role supporting research, development, engineering, and early-stage manufacturing.

This position emphasizes proactive process safety, risk assessment, and engineering safer solutions before manufacturing begins; strong collaboration with scientists and project teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, Physical Sciences, or another related technical discipline.
• Experience leading or participating in risk assessments, hazard reviews, PHA, or similar technical safety reviews.
• Ability to evaluate technical processes, chemistry, equipment, regulations, and standards from a risk perspective.
• Experience with incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Ability to translate complex technical and EHS requirements into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Strong collaboration skills with scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with scientists, engineers, and project teams to identify EHS considerations for new materials, processes, equipment, and scale-up.
• Participate in Management of Change and process hazard review activities.
• Provide technical EHS expertise during project meetings, design reviews, risk assessments, and engineering decisions.
• Lead, facilitate, and participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) and other technical risk assessments.
• Research processes, chemistry, equipment, regulations, and industry standards to evaluate potential EHS risks.
• Recommend engineering safeguards, administrative controls, and other risk-reduction strategies considering schedule and budget.
• Collaborate with industrial hygiene and environmental specialists to evaluate new chemicals and regulatory implications as projects scale.
• Lead and support incident investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and broader system improvements.
• Deliver technical EHS training and translate complex requirements into practical guidance for engineering and operations teams.
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements for covered processes.
• Help transfer critical safety knowledge as projects transition into manufacturing.

Skills

Risk assessment

Hazard reviews

Process safety engineering

Incident investigations

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

PE, CSP, and/or CIH certification

Job description

Precision Talent Partners, LLC is partnering with a global leader to identify a Principal Engineer – EHS Division & Process Safety for a highly technical, visible role supporting research, development, engineering, and early-stage manufacturing.

This position emphasizes proactive process safety, risk assessment, and engineering safer solutions before manufacturing begins; strong collaboration with scientists and project teams is essential.