Senior Process Safety & Fire Protection Engineer

Airswift; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer in Houston, TX to lead process safety, loss prevention, and fire protection efforts for process facilities and projects.

You will apply risk-based methods, review design and operating documents, and provide technical guidance to engineers and clients. A minimum of 12 years in process safety within oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, LNG, hydrogen, or related industries is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical/mechanical/fire protection engineering.
• 12+ years of experience in process safety and fire protection.
• Experience in oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, LNG or hydrogen.
• Ability to lead safety studies and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in process hazard analyses and risk assessments (HAZID, HAZOP, What-If/Checklist, LOPA).
• Evaluate process hazards for flammable, toxic, reactive, and high-energy materials.
• Develop and review process safety philosophies, design criteria, and specifications.
• Review PFDs, P&IDs, equipment data sheets, plot plans, and control narratives from a process safety perspective.
• Support risk-based siting, escalation assessments, and MOC/PSR activities.

Skills

Process safety

Fire protection

Hazard analyses

Risk assessment

Technical leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Fire Protection Engineering

Job description

Airswift is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer in Houston, TX to lead process safety, loss prevention, and fire protection efforts for process facilities and projects.

You will apply risk-based methods, review design and operating documents, and provide technical guidance to engineers and clients. A minimum of 12 years in process safety within oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, LNG, hydrogen, or related industries is required.