Certified Machine Safety Specialist

TECHNICAL ADVISOR – CERTIFIED MACHINE SAFETY TEAM MEMBER

The Technical Advisor position is part of Wilmington’s Mechanical Engineering Department and reports to the Mechanical Department Manager. This is a contract position starting in September 2026 through February 2027, and depending upon workload may be extended.

As a certified Machine Safety Consultant, you will function as an integral team member executing all aspects of the Machine Safety life cycle requirements in accordance with ISO 12100 and/or ANSI B11.0 and other relevant industry standards.  You will be expected to use your technical and people leadership skills facilitating machine risk assessments, and developing SRP/CS specifications, verifications, and validation test plans on time, within specified budget while meeting company’s and Client’s expectations.

·       Certified Machine Safety Expert (CMSE) and Functional Safety Engineer (FSE) by TUV certifications are preferred.  

This role is expected to function in a hybrid work environment and must have the ability to travel to client sites to perform the machine risk assessments and conduct follow-up safety function design review meetings.

RESPONSIBILITES – MACHINE SAFETY CORE TEAM MEMBER

Responsibilities for this position may include but are not necessarily limited to:

·       As a contributing team member, you will be expected to provide overall leadership to a multi-disciplined team that creates a vision and core values for this high performing team.

·       Develop multi-discipline execution strategies for executing risk management projects under international standards such as ISO 12100 and ANSI B11.0.

·       Actively engage key clients while extending our already successful collaborative relationships into this new specialty design services arena.

·       Provide consultation to Engineering Leadership Team, company’s clients, and offices worldwide on an as needed basis.

·       Train and mentor early-to-mid career engineers in machine safety and risk assessments modelling when required.

·       Assist in the development and growth of company’s consulting services worldwide.

·       Act as subject matter expert (SME).

·       Depending upon the candidate, consideration of a dual role within the Mechanical or Control Systems department when requested to maintain a balanced workload between projects.

REQUIREMENTS

·       Preferred Bachelors’ in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or another related field.

·       10+ years (minimum) of experience in EPC industry. Will consider experience with chemical site team or project engineering backgrounds in related industries. Operations or Maintenance and Reliability experience is a plus.

·       Professional Engineering License (P.E.) is preferred.

·       Certification in Machine Safety and Functional Safety by TUV or akin is preferred

·       Working Experience with any of the following core areas:

o   Equipment safety assessments

o   Risk Assessments

o   Perform Validation and Verification activities in accordance with ISO-13849.

o   Process Safety

·       Working knowledge of other engineering disciplines and the ability to coordinate with them to meet design requirements.

·       Ability to travel as needed to survey client sites.

·       Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with supervisory experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

·       Travel to client sites will comply with all company and Client Safety Rules, Processes and Procedures.

·       Working at client sites may require using and wearing personal protective equipment such as fire-retardant clothing, hearing and eye protection, hard hat and steel-toed boots.

·       Work at client sites may require moderate physical exertion including walking to operating areas, ascending/descending stairs, walking the client property.

o   This may include climbing ladders, lifting to up to 35 lbs.

Technical Staffing Resources, a KBR company, is a full-service staffing firm with over 75 years’ experience providing staffing support for industrial engineering, construction, maintenance markets and our affiliated government services division.