Safety Engineer

Safe-T-Sense, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance (STS pays 50%)

Medical and dependent care FSAs

10 paid holidays

15 days PTO

Job summary

Safe-T-Sense, LLC is seeking a Sr. Safety Services Engineer in the Chicago area to lead industrial machine safety upgrades and risk assessments.

You will develop engineered safety solutions and train customers and junior staff across diverse industries, ensuring safe operation of complex systems. Expect to collaborate with the engineering team, document safety analyses, and deliver comprehensive safety programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent industrial machine controls / safety experience (5-10 years).
• US citizenship required.
• TÜV FS Eng or equivalent machine safety certification.
• 10+ years of experience with industrial machine safety controls and safety products.
• Proficient with AutoCAD Electrical and/or EPLAN.
• In-depth knowledge of OSHA and machine safety standards (ISO, IEC, ANSI, A3, etc.).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Represent high-level technical guidance to customers during project assignments.
• Lead and execute industrial machine safety upgrades.
• Document risk assessments and develop engineered safety solutions to mitigate risk.
• Provide guidance and training to customers and junior team members.
• Install and troubleshoot safety system upgrades.
• Manage project milestones and ensure timely, budget-friendly delivery.
• Travel up to 50% (primarily Monday–Friday) when required by the customer.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Team leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor of Science in industrial machine controls / safety

TÜV FS Eng or equivalent certification

10+ years in industrial machine safety controls

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Join Safe-T-Sense's professional and growing safety team where you can make a positive difference in someone's life every day. At Safe-T-Sense you will provide industrial machine safety related controls advice and industry best practices to our customers. This role focuses on an deep understanding of machine controls and associated hazardous energy sources, making it a specialized opportunity beyond a traditional HSE (Health Safety and Environment) role.

As a Sr. Safety Services Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring individuals return home with the same number of fingers and toes that they showed up to work with. You will lead and execute industrial machine safety upgrades, correspond professionally with customers, document risk assessments, develop engineered solutions to mitigate risk(s) to an acceptable level of safety. You will also provide guidance and training to our customers and junior team members while contributing on various parts of the safety lifecycle on large scale projects, stretching across various industries.

Safe-T-Sense engineers work within a team environment and support a wide range of industries including automotive, food and beverage, personal care, machine tools, tissue and paper, consumer goods, packaging, metal forming, rides and entertainment, AGVs, AMRs, Robotics, Commodity chemicals, and many more. Working with the Safe-T-Sense engineering team, you will not work on the same boring application every day.

Expectations and Responsibilities:

• Represent high-level technical guidance and knowledge to customers during project assignments.
• Remain knowledgeable of applicable machine functional safety standards (ISO 13849-3, Machinery Regulation, CRA, ANSI B11.TR10, A3 R15.06 Part III, etc.)
• Act as a professional role model for team members, setting an example to entry-level engineers.
• Deliver the following industrial machine safety services:
• Lockout Tagout review and procedure(s) development
• Safety gap analysis
• Safety architecture design, including hardware and software engineering
• Safety verification
• Stop time measurement / safe distance calculation
• Safety system validation
• Safety training
• Design and develop control safety architectures with limited supervision
• Develop Safety programs for programmable safety relays / PLCs.
• Develop HMI programs
• Install and troubleshoot safety system upgrades
• Manage project project milestone, escalating as needed to ensure timely and budget-friendly delivery.
• Identify, qualify, and close machine safety projects, providing guidance to customers and supporting the local sales team.
• Work collaboratively within a team environment, while also being capable of working independtly.
• Be willing to travel up to 50% (Primarily Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend or holiday when required by the customer)

Required Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent industrial machine controls / safety experience (5-10 years)
• MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN!
• TÜV FS Eng or equivalent machine safety certification
• 10+years of working experience with industrial machine safety controls and safety products
• Proficient with AutoCAD electrical and or EPLAN
• In-depth knowledge and experience with OSHA and industrial machine safety standards (ISO, IEC, ANSI, A3, etc.)
• Comprehensive understanding of the safety project lifecycle.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in industrial controls, design, and troubleshooting.
• Expertise in industrial machine safety services including safety gap analysis, risk assessment documentation, system architecture design, verification and validation.
• Proficiency with Siemens, Rockwell, and/or Pilz safety hardware and software.
• Proven experience working in a team structure.
• Ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.
• Multilingual skills and the ability to adapt to various cultural experiences outside your home country.
• Competitive pay
• Health insurance (50% of premium cost paid by STS)
• Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 10 paid holidays annually
• 15 days of PTO (Paid Time Off)

Come join our team of safety engineers at Safe-T-Sense and make an impactful contribution to workplace safety, partnering up with customers to create a safe working environment for their employees in North America and worldwide.