Process Safety Eng Sr Prin
About The Position
BAE Systems, one of the world's leading defense contractors, is seeking a Senior Principal Design Safety Engineer to support explosive safety and Department of War (DOW) compliance at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP). BAE Systems manufactures chemicals, propellants, and other energetic materials, including explosives, at both the RFAAP and Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP) sites. This role will provide critical safety oversight at Radford and may provide remote support to HSAAP in Kingsport, TN, as required. As a key member of the Hazards Analysis Team, the Principal Safety Professional/Engineer provides explosive and technical safety support across various manufacturing areas at RFAAP. Primary areas of focus include explosive decontamination processes, change approvals, tooling reviews, area inspections, technical safety reviews, and specialized energetic testing. Additionally, this role provides Site Safety Committee support, ensures DOW code compliance, responds to Army inquiries, and supports modernization projects on an as-needed basis.
Requirements
- Typically a Bachelor's Degree in engineering or safety and 8+ years related experience. Adequate applicable work experience will be accepted in place of a formal degree.
- Experience in required practices for safe operations involving hazardous chemicals such as flammable liquids and gases, reactive solids and liquids, toxic materials, corrosive materials, poisonous materials, explosives and other shock/friction sensitive materials, etc.
- Experience in design and/or evaluation of required practices for safely operating hazardous chemical processes.
- Experience in reading, interpreting, evaluating, and specifying compliance with a wide range of regulations and codes including, but not limited to OSHA, NFPA, and IBC.
- Experience in hazard identification and mitigation through leading, conducting, and/or participating in Process Hazard Analysis studies, root cause failure analysis, Job Hazard Analysis, and other risk analysis methods.
- Experience providing process and industrial safety support.
- Good communication and reasoning skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively and constructively with others.
- Experience in safe design of facilities handling propellants and explosives.
- 12+ years relevant experience.
- Experience in performing qualitative and/or quantitative hazard analysis of impact, friction, static electricity, and shock hazards of propellants and explosives.
- Experience in supporting compliance with OSHA, NFPA, DOW, and other standards.
- Experience leading incident investigation utilizing root cause analysis techniques.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a chemical manufacturing environment preferred.
- CSP - Certified Safety Professional.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of common hazards associated with processing energetic materials and implement effective prevention and mitigation strategies.
- Develop a deep understanding of applicable DOW requirements for RFAAP manufacturing processes to ensure full regulatory compliance.
- Support overall explosive safety compliance, including the development of Explosive Safety Site Plans and associated documentation.
- Manage and support the site waiver and explosive site safety plan processes.
- Provide expert technical safety guidance to manufacturing areas and management teams.
- Establish and maintain safety policies and standards for the Hazards Analysis group and related areas of expertise.
- Support manufacturing process and equipment changes by conducting code compliance reviews, technical analyses, and area inspections.
- Partner with project teams throughout the design, build, and commissioning phases, providing Design and Process Safety analysis to ensure safe and compliant operations.
- Participate in internal design reviews, root cause analyses, and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) meetings.
- Collaborate closely with project teams to ensure the timely completion of all PHA-generated follow-up actions.
- Lead and perform safety investigations as required.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid parental leave
- paid military leave
- paid bereavement leave
- any applicable federal and state sick leave
- company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
