Sr. Program Safety and Reliability Engineer III

Position Title

Sr. Program Safety and Reliability Engineer III

Position Description

Protingent has an exciting contract opportunity for a Safety Engineer with our client in North Hollywood, CA.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the embedded senior program safety engineer supporting the Space Resources Program team through design, build, commissioning, and test execution.
• Implement safety programs and practices for the evaluation and control of potential hazards including industrial hygiene concerns, fall protection, confined space, lock‑out/tag‑out, process safety management, hazard assessments, hearing conservation and noise hazards, heat stress, chemical hazards, and environmental management in support of program operations.
• Lead early hazard identification efforts and carry hazards through evaluation, control definition, mitigation planning, verification, and closure.
• Provide subject matter expertise in design reviews, test reviews, readiness reviews, and operational planning.
• Support safety and reliability assessments for both flight and non‑flight hardware, with emphasis on developmental systems, exotic materials, and non‑routine processes.
• Perform a wide range of safety consultation services, including planning, managing, and reporting the results of assessments.
• Support incidents and emergencies, including spills, injuries, hazardous operations, equipment upsets, abnormal test conditions, and other emergency situations.
• Partner closely with the corporate EHS team to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal safety, health, and environmental regulations.
• Prepare technical reports, safety assessments, readiness summaries, investigation findings, and other documentation as required.
• Continually update and ensure compliance with our client's processes and procedure.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering, chemistry, environmental science, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years total work experience in safety, EHS, process safety, system safety, reliability engineering, or operational risk management.
• 5+ years work experience in an operational aerospace environment, manufacturing, chemical industry, pilot plant, prototyping, or test operations.
• Knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, and state/local regulations.
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management methods and hazard control principles.
• Experience supporting hazard assessments, job hazard analyses (JHAs), risk assessments, and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience supporting incident/accident reporting practices, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action closure.
• Ability to provide safety input to design reviews, test reviews, readiness reviews, and non‑routine operations.
• Knowledge and ability to use industrial hygiene tools and monitors, or ability to interpret and apply industrial hygiene data in partnership with EHS.
• Expertise in writing technical reports, safety assessments, procedures, and investigation summaries.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail, with an ability to interpret and communicate complex technical information.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, operations, test, facilities, and EHS teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, highly collaborative environment with evolving program needs and schedule pressure.
• Candidate must be able to lift/carry up to fifty pounds, physically climb multiple flights of stairs, withstand prolonged standing, and work in adverse weather or industrial conditions as needed.

Desired Job Qualifications

• 15+ years total work experience in safety, EHS, process safety, system safety, reliability engineering, or operational risk management.
• 7+ years work experience in operational aerospace, manufacturing, chemical processing, pilot plant, R&D, or developmental test environments.
• Experience supporting high‑risk test campaigns, startup/commissioning, or 24/7 operations.
• Experience with Management of Change (MOC), non‑routine process approval, construction safety oversight, emergency response planning, test readiness reviews / go‑no‑go reviews, corrective action and GEMBA action closure.
• Experience supporting systems involving high‑temperature operations, high‑power electrical systems, vacuum systems, compressed gases, hazardous chemicals, stored energy / thermal mass hazards.
• Strong knowledge of incident response and emergency coordination for spills, gas releases, thermal events, and abnormal operating conditions.
• Demonstrated ability to work across functions (design, operations, test, EHS, quality/mission assurance) to drive closure of risk mitigations.
• Experience partnering closely with a corporate EHS organization while serving as an embedded program safety resource.
• Experience supporting early‑stage technology development, exotic materials, and novel processes.
• Expertise in Life Safety Code (NFPA 101).
• ASP, CSP, CIH, or CHMM certification.
• Advanced degree in engineering, safety, chemistry, environmental science, or a related technical field.

Job Details

• Job Type: Contract
• Location: North Hollywood, CA (Onsite)
• Pay Rate: $70‑$85/hr
• ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.

Benefits Package

Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre‑tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO) and an administered 401(k) plan.