System Safety Engineer

Safe-T-Sense, LLC; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Safe-T-Sense, LLC is seeking a System Safety Engineer for a full-time remote role serving clients across multiple industries in the United States. You will perform risk assessments, define safety concepts, and translate regulatory requirements into practical system designs.

You will conduct safety and systems engineering analyses, support verification with SISTEMA and other safety tools, prepare documentation, and collaborate with distributed teams to ensure solutions meet standards and best

Qualifications

• Experience in System Safety for industrial machines or automated systems.
• Strong systems engineering and requirements management background.
• Ability to interpret standards, perform risk assessments, and evaluate design trade-offs.
• Experience communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform risk assessments and define safety concepts for client systems.
• Translate safety requirements into practical designs for machines and processes.
• Conduct safety and systems engineering analyses and support verification.
• Prepare documentation and reports and contribute to client trainings.

Skills

System Safety

Safety Engineering

Systems Engineering

Requirements Management

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Communication

Independent Work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Functional Safety Certifications (plus)

Tools

SISTEMA

Safety PLCs

Job description

Company Description

Safe-T-Sense, LLC is a specialized partner for machine safety, helping organizations make equipment safer, comply with safety standards and regulations, and maintain high productivity. The company supports clients throughout the safety lifecycle, from initial risk assessment and safety concept design through engineering, verification, integration, validation, and training. Services include expert use of tools such as SISTEMA and tailored consulting to address complex safety challenges. Safe-T-Sense serves a wide range of industries, including automotive, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, consumer products, building products, energy, aviation, and more, offering practical, industry-specific solutions for machine safety.

Role Description

The System Safety Engineer is a full-time, remote role responsible for developing, analyzing, and implementing machine safety solutions for clients across multiple industries. In this position, the engineer collaborates with customers to perform risk assessments, define safety concepts, and translate safety and regulatory requirements into practical system designs. Day-to-day activities include conducting safety and systems engineering analyses, supporting verification with tools such as SISTEMA, preparing documentation and reports, and advising on integration and validation activities. The role also involves working with cross-functional teams, contributing to training materials or sessions, and ensuring that recommended solutions align with relevant standards and best practices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in System Safety and Safety Engineering for industrial machines or automated systems.
• Strong background in Systems Engineering and Requirements Management for complex technical projects.
• Advanced Analytical Skills, including the ability to interpret standards, perform risk assessments, and evaluate design trade-offs.
• Experience with safety-related tools and methodologies (e.g., SISTEMA, safety PLCs, functional safety standards such as ISO 13849 or IEC 62061).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g., mechanical, electrical, industrial, systems) or a related technical field; advanced degree or relevant certifications in functional safety are a plus.
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and verbal form with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort working independently in a remote environment and collaborating with distributed teams and clients.
• Experience in one or more of Safe-T-Sense’s focus industries (automotive, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, consumer products, building products, energy, aviation) is highly beneficial.