Process Safety Engineer (PSM)

Rondo Energy; Alameda (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

Paid holidays

Flexible time off

Catered lunches on-site

401(k) plan with company match

Job summary

Rondo Energy is seeking a Principal Process Safety Engineer to own the global PSM program and lead hazard evaluations across sites in the US, EU, and APAC. This role requires deep experience in HAZOP/PHAs, regulatory alignment, and cross-functional leadership.

The position is hybrid, based at Alameda HQ with international travel, offering a competitive salary and equity opportunities. You will build a world-class process safety program for a fast-scaling energy technology company.

Qualifications

• BS in chemical, mechanical, process engineering or related field.
• ~10–15+ years of process safety engineering experience with HAB/PHA studies.
• Experience with multi-site or international PSM programs and travel ~25–40%.
• Knowledge of hazard-evaluation and risk-ranking methods (HAZID, HAZOP, what-if, LOPA).
• Familiarity with IEC 61511 functional safety lifecycle concepts.

Responsibilities

• Own and scale the global risk-based PSM program across sites and jurisdictions.
• Facilitate high-risk studies (HAZOP/PHAs) and coach local facilitators.
• Maintain PHA action registers, governance, and closure tracking.
• Review changes in MOC and perform PSSR, PSI documentation stewardship.
• Develop global process safety competencies and training networks.

Skills

BS in chemical engineering

10–15+ years process safety

Multi-site / international

HAZOP/HAZID/LOPA

Regulatory knowledge OSHA PSM SevesoWH

Travel readiness

Hazard evaluation methods

Functional safety IEC 61511

Leadership / mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or higher in chemical/mechanical/process engineering

Job description

Process Safety Engineer

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power. Our Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, enabling industrial facilities to replace fossil-fired boilers without costly process changes. The result is lower-cost, zero-carbon industrial energy delivered safely, reliably, and at 98% efficiency.

Rondo is commercially deployed and rapidly scaling, today. Backed by world-class industrial leaders and investors — including Breakthrough Energy, Energy Impact Partners, Rio Tinto, Aramco, SABIC, SCG, TITAN, Microsoft, H&M, and John Doerr — Rondo is building the next generation of industrial energy infrastructure at global scale.

We are looking for a Madrid-based Principal Process Safety Engineer to own and lead Rondo’s global risk-based process safety management program. This person will serve as the company’s principal technical authority for hazard evaluation across all sites (US, Germany, Portugal, Thailand, Australia), set the global process safety standard with local adaptation, personally lead the highest-risk and most complex studies, and build and qualify distributed facilitation capability so the program runs across geographies without depending on a single person. This is an opportunity to stand up a world-class PSM program at a fast-scaling, first-of-a-kind energy technology company.

What You Will Do

• Own and scale Rondo's global risk-based PSM program, including periodic re-determination of regulatory applicability across jurisdictions (OSHA PSM / CalARP in the US; Seveso III in the EU; Major Hazard Facility / WHS regimes in Australia; applicable Thai requirements) so program rigor tracks actual process risk and inventory as each site grows
• Own the global PHA methodology and standard (HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA); personally facilitate high-risk and complex studies, and calibrate, and oversee local facilitators at each site so quality is consistent worldwide
• Own the global PHA action register and governance; drive closure by assigning accountability to line/engineering owners, tracking to completion, and escalating overdue high-risk actions to leadership
• Serve as the mandatory process safety reviewer within the Management of Change process, ensuring changes are screened for process safety impact and trigger PHA revalidation where required; own Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR) and maintain Process Safety Information (PSI) as the system of record
• Build process safety competency across the global organization — develop and deliver HAZOP/PHA leader and team-member training, and establish a qualified network of local facilitators and process safety champions so the program is not single-threaded

What You Will Bring

• BS in chemical, mechanical, process, or related engineering; ~10–15+ years of process/process-safety engineering experience with a demonstrated record independently facilitating full HAZOP/PHA studies
• Multi-site or international process safety experience; working command of PSM elements (PHA, PSSR, PSI, MI interface, incident investigation); willingness to travel internationally (est. 25–40%)
• Ability to apply hazard-evaluation and risk-ranking methods (HAZID, HAZOP, what-if, LOPA) and translate findings into risk-based, prioritized recommendations
• Knowledge of process safety hazards specific to thermal energy storage — high-temperature stored thermal energy, high-voltage/arc-flash, pressure/steam systems, and stored-energy isolation
• Ability to apply functional safety lifecycle practice (IEC 61511; SIF/SIL determination and verification) and select and justify appropriate RAGAGEP
• Ability to evaluate program effectiveness using process safety leading and lagging indicators (e.g., API 754-style tiered metrics), audit findings, and global action-closure data
• Ability to harmonize multi-jurisdiction regulatory and corporate requirements into a single global standard with defensible local adaptation, rather than running disconnected per-site programs
• Track record of independently challenging designs and operating plans on a risk basis, including the authority to flag and halt unacceptable risk — without being the author of the controls under review
• Experience leading cross-functional hazard-evaluation teams across cultures and time zones; ability to drive consensus on risk and safeguards in geographically distributed settings
• Ability to prioritize the highest-risk processes and overdue safety-critical actions for resources and attention globally
• Strong ability to influence and escalate across line and leadership without direct authority; experience mentoring engineers and serving as a principal technical reviewer

Bonus Points

• First-of-a-kind / novel-technology hazard analysis — you've evaluated processes where no established RAGAGEP exists and had to reason from first principles
• Energy storage, batteries, power generation, or high-temperature/molten-media background
• Hands-on functional safety — FMEDA, SIL verification, SIS design, not just IEC 61511 awareness
• Human and Organizational Performance fluency — treats "human error" as the start of a system-design question, not a root cause
• Functional safety experience (IEC 61511) or TÜV Functional Safety Engineer certification
• CCPSC (CCPS Certified Process Safety Professional)
• Experience harmonizing process safety programs across jurisdictions (Seveso, WHS MHF, etc.)

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Medical Benefits
• Dental & Vision Benefits
• Life Insurance and ADD
• Up to 13 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December
• Flexible time off policy
• Catered lunches on-site
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Rondo HQ is close to Oakland airport - one block from the Bay - and has stunning Bay views!

This role is a hybrid role and necessitates being on-site at our Alameda HQ 3 days per week, with frequent travel to project sites. The estimated annual salary range for this role is $150,000 and $180,000 it would be eligible for Rondo's excellent benefits listed above plus additional compensation in the form of equity. Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidates' diverse sets of skill levels and experience.

Rondo Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities.

Rondo is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process, please let our recruiting team know.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias.

Rondo may use AI-assisted tools to help screen and evaluate applications as part of our hiring process. All hiring decisions are made by humans.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Rondo does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Rondo Energy does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.