Functional Safety Engineer

Are you passionate about creating safer workplaces and driving innovative solutions? Join Hitachi Energy as a Machinery Safety Engineer in South Boston, VA where you'll lead the charge in ensuring the safety and well-being of our team. As a technical lead and subject matter expert, you'll play a pivotal role in machine risk assessment, functional safety, and safeguarding machinery. Collaborate with factory operations, engineering, and maintenance teams to implement safety-critical controls for industrial machinery projects and upgrades. This is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic and supportive environment, where your expertise will be recognized and valued. Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Lead risk assessment initiatives and risk mitigation for machine safety.
• Provide machine safety training and develop technical competency within the organization.
• Deploy strategies and plans for cross-functional implementation of safety standards.
• Investigate incidents to determine root causes and prepare corrective action plans.
• Support emergency response and containment actions related to machine safety.
• Facilitate continuous improvement of machine safety processes.
• Offer technical safety advice and risk reviews for machinery-related capital projects.
• Define preventative maintenance plans for machinery and equipment.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering (HSE education or similar experiences desirable).
• ANSI or TUV certification is desirable or the desire to become certified.
• Authorization to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Understanding of ANSI and ISO Machine Safety Standards
• Minimum 5 years of experience in machine safety process/program management, maintenance, risk assessment, and design.
• Proficiency in reading and designing diagrams for electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing.
• Proactive mindset with excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to travel inside and outside of the United States for new equipment review. Approximately 10% travel.