Senior Safety Engineer: Risk, Compliance & Standards

Amazon; Arlington (VA); Presencial; USD 137.000 - 186.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Amazon’s Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) organization is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer in Arlington, VA to partner with Worldwide Design Engineering teams. You’ll ensure equipment complies with codes and standards, lead risk assessments, and guide control requirements across projects, with 25–50% travel.

You’ll work with Operations, Reliability and Maintenance Engineering, and Field WHS teams to drive risk-based safety solutions and build a culture of compliant, safe product development.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• 3+ years owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and reporting results to senior leadership.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• 6+ years of safety engineering programs in manufacturing or production.
• Knowledge of EU/NA standards (EU Machinery Directive, ISO, ANSI, OSHA, NFPA) and NRTL/Notified Bodies.

Responsabilidades

• Complete risk evaluations per ISO12100 and ANSI B11 practices.
• Support development of policies, standards, training, and safe operating procedures.
• Interpret and apply regulations, codes, bylaws, and relevant standards.
• Advise partner engineering and operations on regulatory compliance and safe design practices.
• Participate in new standard developments with Engineering, Amazon Robotics, and stakeholders.
• Review and approve designs of new equipment and modifications to existing equipment.
• Maintain regulatory compliance documentation for standards adherence.
• Develop new organizational standards and manage projects needing certifications.

Conocimientos

Functional specifications

Design verification plans

Data-driven improvements

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Descripción del empleo

Amazon’s Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) organization is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer in Arlington, VA to partner with Worldwide Design Engineering teams. You’ll ensure equipment complies with codes and standards, lead risk assessments, and guide control requirements across projects, with 25–50% travel.

You’ll work with Operations, Reliability and Maintenance Engineering, and Field WHS teams to drive risk-based safety solutions and build a culture of compliant, safe product development.