Equipment Safety Engineer

Tesla’s Environmental Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) team support all Tesla Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales/Service/Delivery functions in our shared mission to accelerate to a sustainable tomorrow by being safe, fair and fun today. The EHS&S team use human and organizational performance principles to foster an engaged, agile workforce who are focused on critical safeguard verification and innovative solutions to complex technical and organizational challenges. EHS&S supports Tesla’s people and environment-focused decision making using actionable metrics, world-class resources, and exceptional talent.

Tesla is seeking an Equipment Safety Engineer. The candidate will apply risk assessment methods, machine safety design principles, and compliance assurance processes to facilitate excellent engineering, operations and EHS outcomes. The Equipment Safety Engineer will assist with management of change for new product, process, and equipment introduction, specifically related to automated assembly, weld, coatings and material flow systems. They work collaboratively across all manufacturing and launch engineering teams. Their goal is to eliminate or control machinery hazards using a risk-based approach, facilitating design for safe outcomes when failure occurs, and conducting field verifications/buy-offs. The ideal candidate takes pride in their hands-on approach, analytical ability, organizational skills, and teamwork.

• Perform technical analyses to evaluate and validate designs against regulatory and internal standards, and provide feasible and creative recommendations supported by objective findings
• Utilize ANSI, ISO, RIA, NFPA, IBC and OSHA equipment, electrical and facility design standards, in addition to Tesla’s Design Targets, to drive consistent and high-quality safety and engineering outcomes – in response to events/incidents as well as gap analyses or audits
• Oversee change management on safety systems for new and existing equipment, and ensure effective verification (buy-off) and documentation retention
• Partner with internal Process Safety, Ergonomics, Environmental and other engineering subject matter experts to review internal design/build targets. Facilitate continuous improvements according to current trends/needs, and deploy changes with local teams
• Support and lead event learning/incident investigations to identify contributing factors and collaborate on prevention and corrective measures as appropriate
• Attend, coordinate, and conduct equipment safety and related training—strengthen the Engineering, Maintenance, Production and the EHS team competency with automation safety design principles, standards and practices

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent experience

• 1 -2 years’ experience in automation or manufacturing environment in an engineering or safety role
• Understanding of automation system (PLCs, hydraulics, and pneumatics)
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines; Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to learn from and teach others
• Project management and tracking of Equipment Safety initiatives
• 1-3 years’ experience interpreting and applying machine safety standards including ANSI B11.19, ISO 13849, and ANSI /RIA 15.06 (preferred)
• 1-3 years’ experience conducting risk assessment, design reviews, and machine guarding audits (preferred)