Functional Safety Consultant

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we offer a place for makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers to do their best work.

About the role

As a Safety Controls Engineer/Functional Safety Consultant, you will work with customers to identify and measure risks on industrial machinery. You will engineer, verify, and validate safety solutions to protect workers from injury in the industrial environment. This is a fully remote position based anywhere in the United States, reporting to the Manager, Safety Services.

Responsibilities

• Face-to-face or virtual interaction with customers to gather knowledge around industrial machine hazards.
• Development and delivery of core safety offerings utilizing industry and internal standards, including:
  • Lockout Tagout audits and procedures
  • Risk Assessments
  • Safety Requirement Specifications
  • Safety System Engineering
  • Safety Function Verification
  • Stop Time Measurements / Calculations
  • Safety System Validations
• Meet project milestones, or escalate as required to complete projects on time and within scope/budget.
• Lead customer meetings as a subject matter expert.
• Leverage safety service delivery processes, methodologies, and tools to complete tasks on time and in budget.
• Support the sales channel in identifying and qualifying machine safety projects.
• Travel as required (generally Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. (no visa sponsorship provided for this role).
• Ability to travel 50% of the time.

Qualifications

• Have, or working towards, a TÜV Functional Safety Engineer Certification (or equivalent).
• 5+ years of industrial controls or machine safety experience.
• Experience in industrial safety (risk assessment delivery, system design, etc.).
• Working knowledge of OSHA and industrial safety standards (ISO, ANSI, etc.).
• Working knowledge of the Safety Lifecycle and ability to complete safety assessments without supervision.
• Working knowledge of ISO 13849, ISO 12100, ANSI B11, ANSI Z244.1, NFPA 79, NFPA 70E, OSHA CFR 1910.147, and OSHA CFR 1910 subpart O.
• Experience in industrial controls (design, troubleshooting, etc.).
• Experience in managing projects.

Benefits

• Health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
• 401k retirement plan.
• Paid time off.
• Parental and caregiver leave.
• Flexible work schedule.

Pay

Base salary compensation ranges from $97,520 to $146,280 with an annual target bonus of 5% of base salary. Actual pay will be based on skills, knowledge, education, and experience.