Safety Engineer (Solar Energy)

Location: Mesa, Arizona, USA, with travel

Company

Develops integrated clean energy technology combining structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale solar power plants.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain EHS programs, procedures, safety requirements, and safe work practices for manufacturing, testing, commissioning, service, and field operations.
• Conduct hazard assessments, job safety analyses, risk assessments, safety reviews, site inspections, audits, and compliance assessments.
• Provide technical guidance on high-voltage and energized electrical work, high-power test systems, electrical safety, and lockout/tagout.
• Investigate incidents and near misses, perform root-cause analysis, and drive corrective and preventive actions through completion.
• Evaluate hazards related to large and heavy equipment, lifting, material handling, ergonomics, chemicals, machinery, workstations, loading docks, and industrial vehicles.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, contractors, and contract manufacturers to integrate safety into equipment, processes, products, and operational changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of related industrial, manufacturing, or engineering safety experience, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree.
• Experience in manufacturing, assembly, testing, or industrial environments, including electrical and high-voltage safety and energized work.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, lockout/tagout, machine safety, contractor safety, hazard assessments, incident investigations, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with large or heavy equipment, lifting and material handling, workstation safety, ergonomics, machine guarding, and chemical management.
• Strong analytical, communication, influencing, organizational, problem-solving, and project-management skills.

Nice to have

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or equivalent certification.
• OSHA-related training or certifications for manufacturing and industrial environments.
• Experience with power electronics, inverter systems, high-power electrical equipment, contract manufacturers, factory commissioning, production lines, or manufacturing ramp-up.
• Experience supporting field commissioning and service of electrical or industrial equipment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work supports the global energy transition and the development of clean energy infrastructure.
• Collaboration with worldwide teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities, EHS, and external manufacturing partners.
• Opportunity to promote a proactive safety culture across manufacturing and field operations.
• Equal opportunity and commitment to an inclusive workplace.