Process Safety Engineer

Tesla is seeking a talented Senior Engineer dedicated to the Process Safety efforts at Gigafactory Texas.

Responsibilities

• Leads factory engineering technical deep dives & options analysis & risk assessments for green field and brown field engineering projects
• Gathers and develops a deep understanding of stakeholder requirements needed to identify potential hazards and operability issues in early factory development
• Defines & effectively communicates factory design safety & hazard prioritization for internal and external factory engineering teams
• Drives scoping & implementation of engineering safety/ hazard mitigation design strategies
• Owns execution of high-quality risk assessments & risk management deliverables
• Facilitate risk assessments and work with external consultants/ partners as needed to conduct risks assessments such as HAZOP, What-IF, PHA, and other risk assessment methods
• 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
• Leads follow-through reviews/ coordination to ensure identified risks & mitigation efforts have been included in engineering design
• Supports technical studies such as feasibility and value engineering exercises related to safety & risk management
• Assist in Hazardous Chemical management program as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams within Architectural/Engineering/ Process Engineering firms to identify and implement PSM engineering requirements
• Full understanding of core engineering disciplines and ability to demonstrate skills to manage and facilitate engineering resources
• Experience designing manufacturing facilities, Chemical Process, Battery, Oil & Gas, or Semiconductor
• Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to understand complex problems and distill the message into a clear plan
• PHA/HAZOP/What-If facilitation or technical evaluation experience highly desired
• Dispersion analysis, flammability analysis, consequence modeling, combustible dust hazards, reactive hazard analyses & evaluation, is a plus

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program