Staff Electrical and Machine Safety Engineer

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead electrical and machine safety activities for new and modified manufacturing equipment, including defining design requirements, conducting design reviews and risk-reduction activities, supporting equipment qualification, and determining release readiness
• Develop, review, and implement machine safeguarding systems using safety controllers or programmable logic controllers (PLCs), safety relays, light curtains, interlocks, area scanners, emergency-stop systems, and other risk-reduction measures, including performing and documenting machine safety risk assessments and developing equipment-specific Lockout/Tagout procedures
• Define electrical and machine safety scopes of work and provide technical direction to internal teams and equipment suppliers through equipment design, build, commissioning, and installation, including coordination of field labeling and European conformity activities with Field Evaluation Bodies, Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and other applicable assessment bodies
• Design, test, commission, and troubleshoot electrical control systems, control panels, power distribution systems, fieldbus networks, and associated automation equipment in a high-volume manufacturing environment, and support Lockout/Tagout and qualified electrical worker training for manufacturing personnel
• Develop and implement electrical and machine safety standardization across manufacturing equipment platforms, including equipment upgrades, obsolescence management, supplier and component selection, and continuous improvement activities

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Experience applying ISO 12100 and ISO 13849-1 or IEC 62061 to define risk-reduction measures, determine required performance levels or safety integrity levels, and verify machine safety functions for automated equipment.
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of related experience, master's degree with 3+ years of related experience, or doctoral degree with 0-2 years of related experience in electrical design, machine safety, controls engineering, or industrial automation.
• Working knowledge of applicable machine electrical and safety requirements, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements, National Fire Protection Association 79, UL 508A, and European conformity requirements such as Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC or Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, and Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU.
• Hands-on experience designing, commissioning, and troubleshooting programmable logic controller-based electrical control systems, safety circuits, control panels, and electromechanical equipment in an automated manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading machine safety risk assessments, field labeling or European conformity activities, and cross-functional technical reviews with engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, Quality, manufacturing, suppliers, or third-party inspection bodies.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to lift, move, or carry equipment up to 25 pounds, stand for several hours, and work in a cleanroom environment, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Expect up to 25% travel to our manufacturing locations, which include Lodi CA, Solna in Sweden, and Bangalore India.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• AutoCAD Electrical and/or Agile Product Lifecycle Management software.
• Rockwell programmable logic controller programming, control-system design, or safety-system development.
• Industrial automation in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-regulated manufacturing environment or application of global equipment compliance requirements.