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Staff Engineer, Process Safety

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silananotechnologies logoSilananotechnologies · Alameda, CA
Full-timeOn-site4d ago
ComplianceMoveRisk Management
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About the role

We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world's transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?

Requirements

  • Responsibilities and Duties
  • Coach engineers, project managers, construction personnel, and other business partners in assessing process safety needs.
  • Lead process hazard analysis (PHA) safety activities such as quantitative risk assessment (QRA), HAZID, HAZOP, and LOPA workshops.
  • Reviews multi-disciplinary engineering documents and existing equipment to ensure that designs have been adopted which meet Sila internal standards, industry standards and best practices.
  • Create, design to, and maintain Sila standards, specifications and guidelines around Process Safety.
  • Calculate the physical effects and related 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, define corrective actions, monitor and supervise completion of corrective action items with site personnel.
  • Conduct functional process safety reviews for Management of Change (MOC) workflows to ensure rigorous risk mitigation and compliance.
  • Influence decision-making at all levels to champion process safety, partnering with teams to implement robust technical solutions.
  • Knowledge and Skill Requirements
  • B.S. in Engineering or comparable with 8+ years of technical process safety experience.
  • Highly knowledgeable and experienced with OSHA Process Safety Management and EPA Risk Management Program requirements.
  • Experience applying protection strategies and identifying risk reduction options.
  • Knowledgeable and experienced with relevant industry standards including API, NFPA, ASME, CGA, and CCPS and experience applying them to setting internal standards and guidelines.
  • Effectively influence a new organization that is learning process safety management at scale.
  • Desire to work with/for a team and ability to tackle problems independently.
  • Ability to challenge your teammates, raise them up, and be vocally self-critical.
  • Track record of relentlessly challenging accepted practices and inefficiencies.
  • Dust Explosion Hazard analysis experience is desirable.
  • Proficiency with process simulation is desirable.
  • Physical Demands and Working Conditions
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a laptop, copier/printer machine, etc.
  • Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a hard hat, lab coat or coveralls, gloves, safety glasses, and safety shoes
  • Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a periodic basis
  • Move long distances and occasionally kneel or bend
  • #LI-MY1 #LI-Onsite
  • Working at Sila
  • We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to ce

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