Safety Engineer

The Judge Group; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

The Judge Group seeks a Functional Safety Engineer to lead machine risk management at our Elizabeth, NJ site. You’ll drive safeguarding across projects, ensuring compliance with ANSI, ISO, IEC, NFPA, and robotics standards.

Expect up to 15% travel and a target salary of $145,000–$165,000 plus bonus. You will collaborate cross-functionally with internal and external clients to optimize safety, reliability, and efficiency of manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Technology, or a related technical field.
• CMSE, TÜV, or equivalent Machinery/Functional Safety certification preferred; company may cover credentialing within 6 months.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, automation, machine safety, or industrial engineering.
• Experience leading machine risk assessments, mitigation programs, and capital improvement projects.
• Strong knowledge of machine safeguarding, industrial controls, and safety standards (ANSI, ISO, IEC, NFPA, robotics).
• Proficiency with LOTO, safety PLCs, PL, SIL, and machine safety validation methods.
• Experience with SISTEMA software for functional safety analysis and performance level calculations

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance the site's machine safety program, ensuring regulatory and company standards compliance.
• Conduct machine risk assessments and implement safeguarding and risk-reduction solutions.
• Manage machine safety, automation, and equipment improvement projects from design through commissioning and validation.
• Monitor program performance via audits, metrics, corrective actions, and documentation management.
• Serve as the site's technical expert for machine safety, risk mitigation, and safety control systems.
• Review and approve risk assessments, safety-related documents, and control system designs.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, equipment reliability, productivity, and efficiency.

Skills

Machine safeguarding

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Automation knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SISTEMA software

Job description

Our client is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to lead machine risk management efforts. This role works cross-functionally with internal and external clients to support safe and efficient manufacturing processes.

**Up to 15% travel per year**

**$145,000 - $165,000 + Bonus**

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance the site's machine safety program, ensuring compliance with regulatory and company standards.
• Conduct machine risk assessments and implement effective safeguarding and risk-reduction solutions.
• Manage machine safety, automation, and equipment improvement projects from design review through commissioning and validation.
• Monitor program performance through audits, metrics, corrective actions, and documentation management.
• Serve as the site's technical expert for machine safety, risk mitigation, and safety control systems.
• Review and approve risk assessments, safety-related engineering documents, and control system designs.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, equipment reliability, productivity, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Technology, or a related technical field.
• CMSE, TÜV, or equivalent Machinery/Functional Safety certification is preferred, but not required. The company is prepared to pay for credentialing, but candidate must be open to completing credentialing within 6 months of employment.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, automation, machine safety, or industrial engineering.
• Experience leading machine risk assessments, mitigation programs, and capital improvement projects.
• Strong knowledge of machine safeguarding, industrial controls, and applicable safety regulations and standards (ANSI, ISO, IEC, NFPA, and robotics).
• Proficiency with LOTO, safety PLCs, Performance Level (PL), Safety Integrity Level (SIL), and machine safety validation methods.
• Experience with SISTEMA software for functional safety analysis and performance level calculations