Senior Product Safety Engineer — Remote

PEAK Technical Services Inc.

Tulsa (OK)

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

PEAK Technical Services Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Safety Engineer to provide technical leadership in product-level system safety for complex pipeline inspection tools and equipment in a fully remote role.

You will lead safety analyses, develop safety rationales, and ensure conformance with IEC/ISO standards across design, testing, and lifecycle stages. The role emphasizes reviewing electrical, mechanical, and control-system designs, collaborating with engineering and test teams, and

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical field.
8+ years of experience in electrical engineering, product safety, functional safety, compliance engineering, certification engineering, or safety-critical product development.
Experience applying structured safety methods to complex products, systems, or equipment.
Strong understanding of hazard analysis, risk reduction, safety requirements, verification planning, validation evidence, and residual-risk assessment.
Working knowledge of functional safety and safety-related control concepts, such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, IEC 62061, or similar frameworks.
Familiarity with hazardous-location, explosive-atmosphere, and ignition-risk concepts related to electrical/electronic equipment.
Strong knowledge of DC power distribution, batteries, current limiting, fusing, protection circuits, stored energy, fault currents, and thermal effects
Ability to review electrical schematics, PCB layouts, cable and connector drawings, enclosures, BOMs, test data, and safety documentation.
Ability to determine whether design assumptions, protection methods, and verification evidence adequately support safety requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both engineering and executive-level audiences.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain a formal safety evaluation process for product and tool designs.
Develop and maintain documented safety rationales for pipeline inspection tools.
Lead and facilitate FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), hazard analysis, and other system safety activities.
Identify credible hazards and threats and establish appropriate technical justification for risk exclusions.
Identify applicable safety standards, engineering practices, and certification requirements.
Review mechanical, electrical, and control-system designs and provide safety-focused recommendations.
Partner with engineering and test teams to ensure safety recommendations are implemented and verified.
Review and manage safety-related work performed by suppliers and contractors.
Review test plans, test results, verification evidence, and safety documentation.
Communicate safety-case status, unresolved assumptions, verification gaps, mitigation options, and residual risk to engineering teams and management.