Vehicle Safety & Compliance Engineer (Hybrid, CA)

HireArt; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and paid holidays

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Employer (HireArt) Subsidized Healthca

Flexible Spending Account for health

HireArt covers all costs for short and

401k package

Job summary

HireArt is seeking an Operational Safety Engineer to help develop, implement, and improve vehicle safety standards across operations. You will collaborate with technical and operational teams to ensure compliance, assess risks, and drive corrective actions for safer vehicle operations.

The role emphasizes safety KPIs, audits, SOP development, and cross-functional coordination with engineering, operations, quality, legal/compliance, and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or closely related technical field.
• Experience creating operational safety standards, SOPs and guidance from the ground up across a whole program.
• Experience defining safety KPIs, running compliance audits and tracking corrective actions to closure.
• Knowledge of operational safety standards, safety management systems, risk assessment, and incident-prevention practices.
• Experience developing clear and practical safety standards, operational procedures, controls, and supporting documentation.
• Experience planning and conducting compliance audits, reviewing documentation, identifying gaps, preparing audit reports, and tracking corrective actions through closure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement operational safety standards to support safe and compliant vehicle operations.
• Train technical teams on safety standards and assist in developing standard operating procedures to support consistent implementation.
• Conduct compliance assessments and audits, identify gaps, prepare audit reports, and track corrective actions through resolution.

Skills

Operational safety

Risk assessment

Audits

Project management

Documentation

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

HireArt is seeking an Operational Safety Engineer to help develop, implement, and improve vehicle safety standards across operations. You will collaborate with technical and operational teams to ensure compliance, assess risks, and drive corrective actions for safer vehicle operations.

The role emphasizes safety KPIs, audits, SOP development, and cross-functional coordination with engineering, operations, quality, legal/compliance, and leadership teams.