Staff Engineer, Process Safety

About the Company

Sila is a next-generation battery materials company on a mission to power the world’s transition to clean energy by engineering and manufacturing ground-breaking lithium-ion battery materials.

Responsibilities

• Coach engineers, project managers, and construction personnel in assessing process safety needs
• Lead process hazard analysis (PHA) activities including QRA, HAZID, HAZOP, and LOPA workshops
• Review multi-disciplinary engineering documents and equipment to ensure compliance with internal and industry standards
• Create, design, and maintain Sila standards, specifications, and guidelines around Process Safety
• Calculate physical effects and consequences for specific process safety scenarios
• Perform process safety risk assessments for emerging issues and develop mitigation plans
• Coordinate internal incident and near miss investigations and monitor corrective actions
• Conduct functional process safety reviews for Management of Change (MOC) workflows
• Influence decision-making at all levels to champion process safety

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering or comparable
• 8+ years of technical process safety experience
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management and EPA Risk Management Program requirements
• Experience applying protection strategies and identifying risk reduction options
• Experience with industry standards including API, NFPA, ASME, CGA, and CCPS
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Dust Explosion Hazard analysis experience
• Proficiency with process simulation