Senior Site Safety Lead - Aerospace Manufacturing

Telemetry Today LLC; Kent, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a Senior Site Safety Manager to establish occupational safety leadership at our Seattle manufacturing facility. You will own safety compliance, training development, PPE protocols, and OSHA standards across build-out and operations, reporting to the Safety Director and making autonomous high-risk decisions.

This hands-on role requires building safety systems, enforcing standards, and driving a safety culture across a growing, space-tech production site.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional occupational safety experience in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, or defense.
• A.A., B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Demonstrated success developing comprehensive safety training programs with competency verification.
• Expert-level knowledge of OSHA 1910 standards and proven track record of compliance auditing.
• Experience establishing PPE protocols, fit-testing programs, and hazard-based PPE selection.
• Hands-on experience overseeing safety during facility construction, equipment installation, or site build-out.
• Track record of building safety culture from ground up; leading safety programs at new or rapidly scaling facilities.
• Proven autonomous decision-making in high-hazard environments; experience stopping unsafe operations.
• Experience with propellant, pressure vessel, cryogenic, or high-energy equipment operations.

Responsibilities

• Establish on-site safety presence and leadership; set expectations for safety compliance across all operations
• Make autonomous HIGH-risk decisions: stop unsafe work, enforce non-negotiable safety standards, elevate issues appropriately
• Conduct daily facility inspections (machinery, propellant labs, storage, electrical, exits); document hazards and track remediation
• Monitor OSHA compliance in real-time operations; maintain detailed compliance documentation and audit readiness
• Establish and enforce clear safety protocols; hold all personnel (including management) accountable to standards
• Design and deliver comprehensive, competency-based safety training curriculum before operations begin
• Develop mandatory trainings: LOTO machinery-specific hazard recognition, propellant handling, emergency response, site orientation
• Implement operator certification program; verify demonstrated competency before ANY equipment use

Skills

Occupational safety

OSHA knowledge

Training program development

Hazard assessment

Autonomous decision-making

Education

B.S./M.S. in a technical field

Tools

OSHA auditing tools

Job description

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a Senior Site Safety Manager to establish occupational safety leadership at our Seattle manufacturing facility. You will own safety compliance, training development, PPE protocols, and OSHA standards across build-out and operations, reporting to the Safety Director and making autonomous high-risk decisions.

This hands-on role requires building safety systems, enforcing standards, and driving a safety culture across a growing, space-tech production site.