Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Process Safety Engineer

Environmental Health & SafetyPosted on Nov 10

Full-timeAustin, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Chemical or Process Safety, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of related work experience in process safety management.
Ability to manage and organize multiple projects across the globe with competing priorities and different timescales, including checkpoints with long-term goals while completing shorter-term goals.
Ability to read and understand Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), architectural permit sets, and CAD drawings.
Ability to interpret regulations and recommend and provide guidance on local, state, and federal regulations across all EHS disciplines.
Working knowledge of OSHA, MSHA, EPA, and various state agency regulations.

Responsibilities

Lead efforts to model scenarios, working with external consultants and partners as needed, using tools such as CFD, FDS, PHAST, Canary, iPRISM, ALOHA, and other risk-modeling tools.
Ensure compliance with Process Safety Management, Risk Management Program requirements, Tesla EHS policies, standards, procedures, and chemical process hazard guidelines.
Facilitate risk assessments, including HAZID, HAZOP, Equipment Safety Reviews, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA), FMEA studies, Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA), and health risk reduction studies; recommend risk mitigation measures for identified hazards.
Lead and assist other engineers with process safety calculations, including design of new emergency relief systems, evaluation of existing emergency relief system designs, dispersion analysis, flammability analysis, and Electrical Area Classification (EAC).
Work with engineering teams to develop and implement solutions to mitigate or control identified hazards and risks.
Support startup (PSSR) and equipment commissioning operations through problem solving that meets timelines while maintaining safe and compliant operation.
Conduct and participate in EHS audits and investigations, and provide leadership for the site's Management of Change (MOC) program.

Desired Qualifications

International regulations are a plus.

Category	Environmental, Health, Safety & Security
Location	AUSTIN, Texas
Requisition ID	289398
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>The Sr. Process Safety Engineer will lead process safety projects at Tesla’s Austin Gigafactory. This individual will serve as process safety resource for the EHS team, interacting with many multi-disciplinary teams (manufacturing engineering, materials development, chemical engineering, factory design, facility engineering, etc.). Ideal candidate will ensure regulatory compliance can be met in new and proposed changes to equipment and processes, facilities and designs while performing process and facility risk assessments, and implement Tesla EHS and industry best practices. The Sr. Process Safety Engineer will play a key role in the sustainable design, change managed operation of Tesla’s business.</p><p>The overall charter is risk and hazard reduction and pollution prevention across all operations. The ideal candidate takes pride in their knowledge of process, regulations, analytical abilities, organization skills, attention to detail and ability to solve problems quickly and creatively.</p>

Job Responsibilities

Lead efforts for modeling scenarios and working with external consultants/ partners as needed to conduct modeling such as CFD, FDS, PHAST, Canary, iPRISM, ALOHA, and other risk modeling tools
Ensure Process Safety Management, Risk Management Program compliance requirements and Tesla EHS policies, standards, procedures, and chemical process hazard guidelines are all met
Facilitate Risk Assessments: HAZID, HAZOP, Equipment Safety Reviews, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA), FMEA studies, Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) and health risk reduction studies and recommend risk mitigation measures for identified hazards
Lead and assist other engineers in various process safety calculations related to e. g. the design of new emergency relief systems, the evaluation of existing emergency relief system designs, dispersion analysis, flammability analysis, Electrical rea Classification (EAC)
Work with engineering teams to develop and implement solutions for mitigating or controlling identified hazards and risks
Support startup (PSSR) and equipment commissioning operations through creative problem solving to meet aggressive timelines while maintaining safe and compliant operation
Conduct and participate in EHS audits and investigations, and provide leadership for the sites Management of Change (MOC) program

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical or Process Safety, or equivalent experience
At least 5 years of related work experience in process safety management
Ability to manage and organize multiple projects (across globe) with competing priorities and different timescales (i.e.: checkpoints with long-term goals while completing shorter term goals)
Ability to read and understand Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Architectural permit sets, and CAD drawings
Interprets, recommends, and provides guidance for local, state, and federal regulations across all EHS disciplines
Working knowledge of OSHA, MSHA, EPA and various state agency regulations, international regulations a plus
Experience leading or facilitating PHAs, HAZOPs, DHAs and Risk Assessments

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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