Job Description
Environmental Health Safety Engineer
Sterling Engineering Milpitas, California, United States (On-site)
EHS Engineer – Electronics Manufacturing
Location: Milpitas, CA
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: Up to $115,000
Bonus: 10% Annual Bonus
Level: G26
Experience: 5+ Years
Relocation: Not available
Sponsorship: Not available
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer to support a high-tech electronics manufacturing operation in Milpitas, CA. This position will provide hands-on EHS leadership and technical support across manufacturing, engineering, facilities, and operations.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of EHS experience with direct experience supporting electronics or electrical manufacturing operations. This industry experience is a key requirement for the position.
The EHS Engineer will help strengthen existing safety programs, provide guidance to less-experienced EHS team members, conduct risk assessments and incident investigations, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and California-specific environmental and occupational safety regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day EHS support within an electronics/electrical manufacturing environment.
- Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve environmental, health, and safety programs.
- Conduct routine facility inspections, safety audits, hazard assessments, and risk assessments.
- Support and maintain programs related to:
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
- Machine safety and guarding
- Electrical safety and electrical hazards
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and risk assessments
- Confined space
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Ergonomics
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT)
- Aerial Work Platforms (AWP)
- Hearing conservation
- Working at heights
- Lead or support incident investigations utilizing structured root-cause analysis methodologies such as 5-Why and Fishbone analysis.
- Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to identify hazards associated with equipment, processes, and facility operations.
- Support Management of Change (MOC) activities and evaluate EHS risks associated with new or modified processes and equipment.
- Oversee EHS requirements for contractors and vendors working within the facility.
- Maintain required EHS documentation, records, metrics, and regulatory reporting.
- Support environmental compliance programs involving hazardous waste, chemicals, air emissions, and stormwater.
- Assist with internal and external audits, including ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- Provide EHS training and technical guidance to employees, supervisors, engineers, and manufacturing leadership.
- Serve as an experienced EHS resource within the facility and help strengthen overall safety awareness and compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.
- 5+ years of professional EHS experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Direct EHS experience supporting electronics or electrical manufacturing operations is required.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with manufacturing equipment, processes, and production teams.
- Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and environmental, health, and safety regulations.
- Experience with electrical safety, LOTO, machine safety, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, facilities, and operations.
- Must be able to work onsite in Milpitas, CA.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Cal/OSHA and California environmental regulations.
- Knowledge of California requirements involving hazardous waste, air, stormwater, and chemical management.
- Experience supporting ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 programs and audits.
- Experience with Management of Change (MOC) and contractor EHS oversight.
- EHS or safety-related professional certifications.
- Strong background conducting risk assessments and developing corrective/preventive actions.
Sterling Engineering Milpitas, California, United States (On-site)
EHS Engineer – Electronics Manufacturing
Location: Milpitas, CA
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Salary: Up to $115,000
Bonus: 10% Annual Bonus
Level: G26
Experience: 5+ Years
Relocation: Not available
Sponsorship: Not available
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer to support a high-tech electronics manufacturing operation in Milpitas, CA. This position will provide hands-on EHS leadership and technical support across manufacturing, engineering, facilities, and operations.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of EHS experience with direct experience supporting electronics or electrical manufacturing operations. This industry experience is a key requirement for the position.
The EHS Engineer will help strengthen existing safety programs, provide guidance to less-experienced EHS team members, conduct risk assessments and incident investigations, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and California-specific environmental and occupational safety regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day EHS support within an electronics/electrical manufacturing environment.
- Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve environmental, health, and safety programs.
- Conduct routine facility inspections, safety audits, hazard assessments, and risk assessments.
- Support and maintain programs related to:
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
- Machine safety and guarding
- Electrical safety and electrical hazards
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Job Safety Analysis (JSA), and risk assessments
- Confined space
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Ergonomics
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT)
- Aerial Work Platforms (AWP)
- Hearing conservation
- Working at heights
- Lead or support incident investigations utilizing structured root-cause analysis methodologies such as 5-Why and Fishbone analysis.
- Partner with manufacturing and engineering teams to identify hazards associated with equipment, processes, and facility operations.
- Support Management of Change (MOC) activities and evaluate EHS risks associated with new or modified processes and equipment.
- Oversee EHS requirements for contractors and vendors working within the facility.
- Maintain required EHS documentation, records, metrics, and regulatory reporting.
- Support environmental compliance programs involving hazardous waste, chemicals, air emissions, and stormwater.
- Assist with internal and external audits, including ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- Provide EHS training and technical guidance to employees, supervisors, engineers, and manufacturing leadership.
- Serve as an experienced EHS resource within the facility and help strengthen overall safety awareness and compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.
- 5+ years of professional EHS experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Direct EHS experience supporting electronics or electrical manufacturing operations is required.
- Demonstrated experience working directly with manufacturing equipment, processes, and production teams.
- Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and environmental, health, and safety regulations.
- Experience with electrical safety, LOTO, machine safety, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, facilities, and operations.
- Must be able to work onsite in Milpitas, CA.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Cal/OSHA and California environmental regulations.
- Knowledge of California requirements involving hazardous waste, air, stormwater, and chemical management.
- Experience supporting ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 programs and audits.
- Experience with Management of Change (MOC) and contractor EHS oversight.
- EHS or safety-related professional certifications.
- Strong background conducting risk assessments and developing corrective/preventive actions.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Milpitas, CA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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