Safety Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Production Technologies in Elgin, IL is seeking a Safety Engineer to own the Flask-based stack, drive automated testing, and optimize production systems. You will mentor mid-level engineers and translate metrics into actionable insights for leadership, ensuring rapid, reliable JavaScript fixes for customers in the region.

With 4 years wrestling with GitLab CI, you’ll bring an instinct for code quality and cost-effective, scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Solid Flask grounding and unit testing skills.
• 5+ years applying unit testing in a technology setting.
• Curiosity and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production.
• Reduce Production Technologies' cloud bill by right-sizing the GitLab CI infrastructure in Elgin, IL.
• Translate Node.js metrics into a dashboard leadership checks each morning.
• Mentor newer mid-level hires on how Production Technologies wires Node.js together.
• Ship JavaScript fixes to Production Technologies customers in Elgin, IL the same day they report them.
• Integrate third‑party services and internal tools into the Production Technologies stack.
• Own the Flask release that Elgin leadership has circled on the calendar.

Skills

Flask

Unit Testing

Curiosity

Interpersonal skills

Job description

4 years of wrestling with GitLab CI taught you what good code feels like, and we want that instinct on our Safety Engineer team. We offer $87,000 - $123,000, a clear growth track, and a team where your 3 years of experience genuinely move the needle.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
• Trim Production Technologies's cloud bill by right-sizing the GitLab CI infrastructure in Elgin, IL
• Translate Node.js metrics into the one chart Production Technologies leadership checks each morning
• Mentor newer mid-level hires on how Production Technologies actually wires Node.js together
• Ship JavaScript fixes to Production Technologies customers in Elgin, IL the same day they report them
• Integrate third‑party services and internal tools into the Production Technologies stack
• Own the Flask release that Elgin leadership has circled on the calendar

What You'll Bring

• Solid Flask grounding, plus Unit Testing you can pick up on the fly
• 5+ years putting Unit Testing to work in a technology setting
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description
• Strong rapport‑building skills and a genuinely positive presence

Production Technologies is a service‑minded engineering shop in Elgin, IL where Attention to Detail and Unit Testing are treated as the same discipline. A full‑time role with us means real responsibility, real trust, and real support behind you.

At Production Technologies, $87,000 - $123,000 is just the opener; the mentorship, benefits, and Elgin, IL flexibility are where the offer gets good.

We are growing the Production Technologies team in IL and adding this position immediately.