Machine Safety Engineer - Senior

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We are looking for a talented Machine Safety Engineer - Senior to join our team specializing in Engineering for our Cummins in San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. (Hybrid role: 3 days on site, 2 days home office)

In this role, you will make an impact by:

• Leading machine safety risk assessments, validations, inspections, and system design reviews, including safeguarding and functional safety systems in all sites in Cummins ( Global role)
• Acting as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Machine Safety and Functional Safety during capital and plant improvement projects, ensuring alignment with Cummins and industry standards.
• Developing and standardizing processes related to machinery safety, including design specifications, testing, auditing, compliance, and documentation.
• Reviewing and interpreting new corporate and regulatory safety requirements and driving implementation across sites.
• Leading safety system improvement initiatives across businesses, including remediation efforts and consultant coordination.
• Supporting engineering teams in identifying hazards, implementing effective controls, and optimizing safety function components.

• Experience as Control Engineer, it is plus HSE strong experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of automation and control systems (electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic).
• Experience conducting machine safety risk assessments in multidisciplinary environments.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics.
• Solid understanding of Machinery Safety and Functional Safety standards (ANSI, ISO, IEC), including ISO 13849, ISO 12100, IEC 62061, and Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
• Experience commissioning and troubleshooting safety functions (PLCs, safety relays, HMI interfaces).
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Practical knowledge of machinery operation and hazard identification.
• Robot safety knowledge (preferred).
• Advanced English Level
• Availability to travel internationally 10% of the time (Mianly in USA)

• Complete Machine Safety Risk Assessments
• Provide machine safety expertise regarding corporate initiatives, capital projects, training and support to Cummins plants globally.
• Provide expert hands-on technical advice on issues, programs, and processes involving compliance with machine safety standards and policies and interpretation of local, national, and global requirements and regulations.
• Work closely with other members of the Global Manufacturing Engineering team to develop and implement internal guidelines and standards for machine safety.
• Lead or participate in significant machine safety system related incident investigations and root cause analyses.
• Support employee training on machine safety systems/processes.

• Collaborates
• Communicates effectively
• Health and Safety Fundamentals
• Controls Engineering Knowledge
• Controls Networking
• Controls Safety
• Controls System Security
• Electrical System Troubleshooting
• Factory Automation and Control Systems
• Sensor Technology and Measurement
• Values differences
• Machine Programming
• Manufacturing Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Prefered Certification as a functional safety engineer (CMSE or TUV certified functional safety engineer) required.

• 3+ years of hands-on progressive experience in leading & managing machine safeguarding and equipment safety system programs and activities. This should include experience in machine safety risk assessments, safety system evaluation, design, and implementation of Safety Functions (SRP-CS - Safety-related Parts of Control Systems) per ISO 13849-1 Performance Levels (PL) and Category architectures (including calculating PL using tools such as SISTEMA)