Senior Systems Safety Engineer

Senior Systems Safety Engineer

About PROENERGY

PROENERGY is an engineering, R&D, and manufacturing powerhouse. The company addresses every need for fast-start power generation: turbine and package manufacturing, turnkey project execution, power purchase agreements, and asset lifecycle care for turbines and plants. Where others see impossible energy challenges, PROENERGY provides innovative aeroderivative solutions.

Our Footprint

PROENERGY delivers fast-start, dispatchable power solutions from worldwide centers for aeroderivative excellence. We are investing more than $1 billion through 2028 in infrastructure to serve our customers.

In Sedalia, Missouri, our 600,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Manufacturing-a world-class investment in fast-start power and the only campus of its kind in the world-is growing by 40 percent.

In Houston, Texas, our 500,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Lifecycle Care features a Level-IV depot and aero repair facility, which executes comprehensive services for aeroderivative engines under one roof.

In Kansas City, we have an office with an Engineering team that supports our sought-after solutions for turnkey projects and contracted power.

And our worldwide service centers ensure local service expertise near our customers. Our expanding service footprint includes Phoenix, Buenos Aires, New Brunswick, and additional locations in Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

Our Philosophy

We take care of our people and strive to make a positive difference for the world. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life/Disability Insurance at minimal cost to the employee, 10 paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401K plan. If you are looking for a rewarding career and possess specialized knowledge and quality-oriented problem-solving skills, we encourage you to apply today.

Position Summary:

The Senior Systems Safety Engineer leads technical initiatives to identify, evaluate, and reduce high-potential safety risks. This role directs system-level hazard assessments, integrates Prevention through Design principles into risk evaluations, and partners with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and leadership to strengthen controls for low-frequency, high-consequence events. This role will support our Houston and Sedalia operations.

Reports To: SVP Compliance Sustainability Chief Compliance Officer

Work Location: 6401 North Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77041

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead safety evaluations of high-energy systems, production equipment, high-risk activities, tooling, and mechanical and electrical systems.
• Apply Prevention through Design (PtD) principles to design reviews, operating and maintenance procedures, and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs).
• Map credible energy pathways, exposure scenarios, potential consequences, and barriers across electrical systems, pressure testing, high-speed rotating equipment, heavy-lift fixtures, rigging, and other high-energy operations.
• Evaluate interactions among people, equipment, energy sources, procedures, and operating conditions to develop practical engineering and operational risk-reduction measures.
• Incorporate learnings in the design or redesign of work premises, tools, equipment, machinery, and work processes including manufacture, operation, and maintenance.
• Provide technical guidance on machinery, equipment, and system safety compliance with recognized industry and regulatory standards, including applicable fire codes.
• Support investigations of significant incidents and high-potential events using systematic causal and barrier analyses; recommend engineering controls, safeguards, and operating practices.
• Deliver clear technical guidance on complex safety risks to EHS, Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and site leadership.
• Maintain a strong field presence and work across functions to encourage timely identification, escalation, and resolution of significant EHS risks.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, or a closely related field of engineering.
• Engineering design, construction, or operations experience in systems safety, process safety, or industrial safety, preferably in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Proven ability to interpret engineering design drawings, equipment specifications and standards.
• Experience applying formal hazard assessment and barrier analysis techniques, such as HAZOP, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, What-If Analysis, or other hazard analysis methods.
• Ability to translate complex engineering risks into clear, actionable recommendations for technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Must read, write and speak fluent English.
• U.S. work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized Visa.
• Successful candidate will need to satisfactorily complete the following: Pre-employment drug screen, background check, including a Motor Vehicle Record review. DISA background and drug screen requirements as indicated by a PROENERGY client

It is PROENERGY's policy to provide equal opportunity in employment to all its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, national origin, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.