Senior Safety Engineer — WHS & Regulatory Compliance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Bellevue, WA seeks a Senior Safety Engineer to partner with Worldwi de Design Engineering and operations teams to ensure equipment complies with all codes and standards. You will lead risk assessments, review equipment designs, and guide controls and safety devices across regions.

This role requires 25–50% travel and collaboration with multiple engineering and operations teams to mitigate risk and ensure safe, compliant products and systems.

Qualifications

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

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 and compliance.
• Participate in new standard developments with Engineering and stakeholders.
• Review designs of new equipment and modifications for compliance.
• Maintain regulatory compliance documentation.
• Develop new organizational standards and manage certifications across regions.

Skills

Safety engineering

Risk assessment

Regulatory knowledge

Data-driven

Engineering leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ISO 12100 / ANSI B11

NRTL experience

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Amazon Inc. in Bellevue, WA seeks a Senior Safety Engineer to partner with Worldwi de Design Engineering and operations teams to ensure equipment complies with all codes and standards. You will lead risk assessments, review equipment designs, and guide controls and safety devices across regions.

This role requires 25–50% travel and collaboration with multiple engineering and operations teams to mitigate risk and ensure safe, compliant products and systems.