{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"a46191e9848d7a3fd9ea2dbf","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a46191e9848d7a3fd9ea2dbf","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/a46191e9848d7a3fd9ea2dbf","title":"Lead Safety Engineer","description":"We are looking for a Lead Safety Engineer to join our growing team! Our projects include designing, building, and deploying clean-sheet automation and manufacturing solutions for cutting-edge technologies of the future such as electric aircraft, commercial spacecraft, batteries, and clean energy. The projects we take on are challenging, rewarding, and often involve solving problems in ways that have never been done before. Ensuring employee and customer safety across our projects and facilities is our top priority.\nThe Lead Safety Engineer will have both internal and external facing functions, including involvement with designs from the proposal phase through delivery. This includes supporting estimating with budgets for safety systems; safety design, layout, and documentation; testing of safety devices; and delivery of systems to our customers. We rarely build the same thing twice, making every project an interesting new challenge. Additional responsibilities include driving internal safety policy and culture through writing and implementing safety policies and working to constantly improve company safety. Our intention is to design in safety from the beginning of a project, not add it in at the end.\nThis position is full-time in-person, in-the-office.\nRequirements:\nEnjoyable person to be around. Our team is made up of great people with positive attitudes, we like to work with each other, and maintaining this culture is a very high priority.\n2+ years professional experience in industrial safety and 4+ years experience working in an engineering environment. Applicants responding to this job post who do not meet this qualification will not be considered.\nBachelor of Science in Engineering\nFunctional knowledge in electrical and controls engineering\nStrong communication skills. The Lead Safety Engineer will need to effectively interface with and present safety solutions to customers.\nSelf-directed and able to work independently in an environment that emphasizes individual ownership and responsibility, and where requirements will not always be well-defined\nDue to the nature of our ITAR-restricted projects, applicants must be US Citizens or lawful permanent residents per 8 U.S.C. 1324b (a) (3).\nBonus points:\nFunctional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland) certificate in Machinery\nExpertise in applicable safety standards, such as:\nANSI B11\nANSI/RIA 15.06\nRIA TR R15.306-2016\nISO 13849\nISO 12100\nHands-on mechanical experience such as auto repair, construction, bicycle repair, welding, and machining\nSenior capstone or professional experience designing and building automated systems: robotics, PLC programming, microcontrollers, etc.\nResponsibilities:\nAs project contributor:\nIdentify and correctly apply applicable safety standards, both general as well as product-specific standards\nWrite and maintain risk assessments\nReliably identify all potential safety risks and help project team find adequate, reliable, and cost-effective solutions to reduce safety risks over the course of the entire project life cycle\nDesign, install, and test safety devices such as interlocks, light curtains, and laser scanners that comply with safety standards\nDevelop and perform Safety Validation Tests to demonstrate system functionality according to standards requirements\nLearn and apply lessons from safety-trained engineers for the application and calculation of Performance Levels and according to SRPCS safety information\nWrite site installation plans that meet all safety standards, codes, customer requirements, and regulations for the installation site\nAs facility safety/EHS officer:\nTake ownership of safety policies at Perellion, including facility safety requirements\nStay up to date on laws, standards, and OSHA requirements that affect our business and ensure we are in compliance\nConduct quarterly company safety meetings to review policies and safety incidents to improve overall safety at Perellion\nMaintain our Safety Manual\nAbout us:\nPerellion is an employee-owned, engineer-run business that focuses on solving tough engineering challenges. We strive to empower our engineers with the tools they need to succeed and remove barriers preventing them from doing so.\nMore importantly, our company is a place where people want to come to work. To a large degree, maintaining and building that positive company culture comes down to the people that we bring onboard. We have been fortunate to assemble a team of engineers who are not only extremely talented but also great people in general and a pleasure to work with.\nLegal compliance: Perellion is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all federal, state, and local regulations. Employees may be eligible for bonus pay at discretion of company management. Sick leave complies with WA state rules. Medical, dental, and vision insurance are offered. An HSA-based medical plan is offered. FSAs are offered. 401(k) matching of up to 4% is offered. Paid vacation is 10 days/year for candidates with under 1 year of relevant professional experience and 15 days/year otherwise. Our calendar typically includes 10 paid holiday days per year.\nJob Type: Full-time\nPay: $97,000.00 - $132,000.00 per year\nBenefits:\n401(k)\n401(k) matching\nDental insurance\nFlexible schedule\nFlexible spending account\nHealth insurance\nHealth savings account\nPaid time off\nRelocation assistance\nVision insurance\nAbility to Commute:\nEverett, WA 98203 (Required)\nAbility to Relocate:\nEverett, WA 98203: Relocate before starting work (Required)\nWork Location: In person","company":"Perellion","rawCompany":"perellion","city":"Everett","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T14:40:47.291Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2111.00","title":"Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors","slug":"health-and-safety-engineers-except-mining-safety-engineers-and-inspectors"},{"code":"19-5011.00","title":"Occupational Health and Safety Specialists","slug":"occupational-health-and-safety-specialists"},{"code":"11-9041.00","title":"Architectural and Engineering Managers","slug":"architectural-and-engineering-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Lead Safety Engineer","description":"We are looking for a Lead Safety Engineer to join our growing team! 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We strive to empower our engineers with the tools they need to succeed and remove barriers preventing them from doing so.\nMore importantly, our company is a place where people want to come to work. To a large degree, maintaining and building that positive company culture comes down to the people that we bring onboard. We have been fortunate to assemble a team of engineers who are not only extremely talented but also great people in general and a pleasure to work with.\nLegal compliance: Perellion is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all federal, state, and local regulations. Employees may be eligible for bonus pay at discretion of company management. Sick leave complies with WA state rules. Medical, dental, and vision insurance are offered. An HSA-based medical plan is offered. FSAs are offered. 401(k) matching of up to 4% is offered. Paid vacation is 10 days/year for candidates with under 1 year of relevant professional experience and 15 days/year otherwise. 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