Global EHS Principal Operations Safety Engineer

About the role

Micron Technology is seeking a highly experienced safety professional to offer technical leadership at the enterprise level for programs focused on preventing serious injuries and fatalities worldwide. This role is a recognized expert in managing high-risk situations, collaborating with program owners, engineering teams, EHS professionals, and business leaders to reinforce risk management methods, increase organizational capability, and guarantee effective deployment of balanced controls.

Responsibilities

• Offer senior technical direction for corporate fatality prevention programs and make or facilitate high-consequence risk and control decisions within areas of expertise.
• Establish, uphold, and assess global safety standards, governance frameworks, key controls, ownership requirements, verification methods, and critical issue processes.
• Lead technical reviews of significant safety risks, incidents, development changes, construction projects, equipment modifications, and control failures to prevent serious injuries and fatalities.
• Analyze assurance findings, incident data, and performance trends to identify systemic weaknesses and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with leaders, engineers, and program owners to integrate safety-by-design principles into facilities, equipment, processes, and operational changes.
• Build organizational capability by establishing proficiency expectations, mentoring technical specialists, and promoting consistent application of standards across sites.
• Provide executive leadership with clear, evidence-based assessments of material risks, control efficiency, and priority actions; advance unresolved exposures when necessary.
• Apply approved AI-enabled and analytical tools to improve risk analysis, trend identification, decision support, research, and documentation while ensuring appropriate validation, governance, cybersecurity, and protection of confidential information.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or comparable experience in Engineering, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Risk Management, or a related technical field, or a similar blend of education and relevant high-risk industry experience.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in EHS, operational safety, safety engineering, process safety, risk engineering, or leadership of high-hazard programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in fatality prevention or another high-consequence risk area, including evaluating hazards, applying the hierarchy of controls, and making complex risk-based decisions.
• Experience developing, implementing, interpreting, or governing technical standards, safety requirements, and risk management programs across multiple sites or organizations.
• Demonstrated capability to impact partners at every level, articulate complex technical topics to senior leaders, and foster balanced improvements through cooperation and technical knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or comparable experience in Engineering, Safety, Risk Management, Industry, or a related subject area.
• Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng), or equivalent credential.
• Experience supporting global operations in semiconductor manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, chemical processing, utilities, construction, or other high-hazard industries.
• Knowledge of multiple fatality-risk domains and experience applying methodologies such as Critical Control Management, Bow-Tie Analysis, enterprise assurance, incident learning, or risk maturity assessments.
• Experience integrating safety requirements into facility build, equipment procurement, automation projects, process changes, contractor management, or supplier decision-making processes.