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 passionate about preventing serious injuries and fatalities worldwide. This role is a recognized expert in managing high-risk situations, setting standards, governance frameworks, and essential controls for fatality prevention hazards such as working at height, confined spaces, electrical safety, and hazardous energy control.

The successful candidate will collaborate with program owners, engineering teams, EHS professionals, and business leaders to reinforce risk management methods, increase organizational capability, and ensure effective deployment of balanced controls. This position requires strong technical judgment, an ability to influence senior leaders, and a proven record of driving progress in complex, high-risk environments.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000.00 - $245,000.00 a year. Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses, and equity.

Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries across all US locations. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

Micron offers a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans in all locations, enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Additional benefits include:

• Income protection programs if unable to work due to illness or injury.
• Paid family leave.
• A robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.

For additional information regarding benefit programs, visit the Benefits Guide on Micron’s careers page.