Senior Safety Engineer - Global Compliance & Risk

Amazon Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to partner with Worldwide Design Engineering teams ensuring equipment in operational Amazon buildings meets codes and standards. You will lead risk assessments, review equipment designs, and guide controls and devices across multiple regions, with travel 25–50%.

Key responsibilities include evaluating risk per ISO12100/ANSI B11, developing standards and SOPs, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 3+ years owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• 6+ years of experience in safety engineering programs in manufacturing or production environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of certification bodies for approvals that comply with local, national and international regulations.
• Knowledge of international and EU/NA Standards such as EU Machinery Directive, ISO, ANSI, OSHA, NFPA.
• Working knowledge and experience with National Recognized Test Laboratory (NRTL) and Notified Bodies.
• Knowledge of the core business systems and/or broad understanding of company systems/ technologies (relevant to safety engineering).

Responsibilities

• Complete risk evaluations in accordance with ISO12100 and ANSI B11 practices.
• Support the development of policies, standards, training, and safe operating procedures.
• Interpret and apply regulations, codes, bylaws, and all relevant standards.
• Advise partner engineering organizations and operations teams on regulations, regulatory compliance concerns, and good engineering practices relating to equipment design.
• Participate in new standard developments with Engineering, Amazon Robotics, Injury Prevention Specialists, RME, Operations, and other key stakeholders.
• Work with various teams to review and approve designs of new equipment and modifications to existing equipment.
• Must display improvement projects.
• Maintain all regulatory compliance documentation to ensure accurate and up to date adherence to standards.
• Participate in the development of new organizational standards.
• Managing projects that require certifications that comply with local, national and international regulations.
• Knowledge and understanding of equipment certification requirements (CE, UL, etc.) and experience working with NRTLs.
• Integration of control systems into the design of new and existing equipment.
• Work with WHS safety teams, technical engineering teams and suppliers to specify safety or other risk-related requirements for projects across multiple regions.
• Contribute to building a safety culture that enables our technical engineering teams develop safe and compliant products, systems and solutions.

Skills

Design verification

Functional specifications

End-to-end delivery

Data-driven improvements

Regulatory interpretation

Safety engineering practices

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Functional safety certification (CSME or equivalent)

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to partner with Worldwide Design Engineering teams ensuring equipment in operational Amazon buildings meets codes and standards. You will lead risk assessments, review equipment designs, and guide controls and devices across multiple regions, with travel 25–50%.

Key responsibilities include evaluating risk per ISO12100/ANSI B11, developing standards and SOPs, and ensuring regulatory compliance.