Senior Safety Engineer – Pipeline Tool Systems

Energy Jobline ZR; Tulsa (OK); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 175.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sterling Engineering in Tulsa, OK seeks a Senior Safety Engineer to lead safety analyses and documentation for pipeline inspection tools. You will evaluate electrical, mechanical, and environmental risks, coordinate with design and test teams, and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 8+ years in safety-critical product development, with strong knowledge of hazardous locations and power protection systems.

Qualifikationen

• 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.
• Knowledge of hazardous-location requirements for electrical equipment in flammable or explosive atmospheres.
• Experience preparing or reviewing safety documentation, including design rationale, verification evidence, test results, and residual-risk summaries.
• Experience applying structured safety methods to complex engineered products, systems, or equipment.
• Familiarity with IEC/ISO safety lifecycle frameworks (e.g., ISO 13849, IEC 61508).
• Knowledge of hazardous-location, explosive-atmosphere, or ignition-risk concepts in electrical/electronic equipment.
• Strong understanding of DC power distribution, batteries, protection circuits, and thermal effects.

Aufgaben

• Establish and maintain a formal safety evaluation process for tool designs.
• Develop and maintain documented safety rationales for pipeline inspection tools.
• Lead hazard analyses including FMEA and fault-tree analysis.
• Identify credible threats and document the technical basis for excluding severe consequences.
• Identify applicable safety standards and accepted engineering practices.
• Review mechanical, electrical, and control-system designs to meet safety goals.
• Collaborate with design and test teams to verify safety recommendations.
• Review safety-related supplier and contractor work.
• Review schematics, PCB layouts, and safety documentation.
• Evaluate design assumptions and verification evidence for safety compliance.
• Communicate safety-case status and residual risk to teams and executives.
• Support test planning and review results to identify safety gaps.

Kenntnisse

Electrical engineering

Product safety

Functional safety

Hazard analysis

Safety documentation

Safety standards awareness

Hazardous-location knowledge

Power distribution & protection

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Sterling Engineering in Tulsa, OK seeks a Senior Safety Engineer to lead safety analyses and documentation for pipeline inspection tools. You will evaluate electrical, mechanical, and environmental risks, coordinate with design and test teams, and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 8+ years in safety-critical product development, with strong knowledge of hazardous locations and power protection systems.