Process Safety Management; PSM Engineer

Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer

Location:

Austin, TX

Full-time

• Serve as one of the subject matter experts for all process safety-related matters for the Austin, TX facility.
• Oversee the implementation and continuous improvement of PSM programs using Best Practices.
• Ensure full regulatory compliance with applicable local, state, national, and international safety regulations.
• Lead PHA – HAZOP, LOPA, What-If, and FMEA, ensuring timely closure of action items.
• Champion MOC processes.
• Lead risk assessments – QRA, SIL, and Bow‑Tie Analysis.
• Develop and maintain safe operating limits and critical safety documentation (e.g., Relief System Design, Safety Instrumented Systems, Model Dispersion, Facility Siting).
• Direct root cause investigations of process safety incidents and near‑misses, ensuring lessons learned are implemented organization‑wide.
• Provide technical safety input and approvals during Front‑End Engineering Design (FEED), Detailed Design, and Operations using inherently safer design principles.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to ensure safe plant operation, commissioning, and startup.
• Collaborate with global process safety team.

• Bachelor's Degree in Process Safety, Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering or equivalent; master’s degree or PE license preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in process safety engineering in oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical manufacturing, or similar high‑hazard industries; seek experienced field personnel over management directing personnel.
• Proven track record of leading PHA/HAZOP/DHA studies and implementing PSM programs.
• Strong knowledge of risk assessment methodologies and process safety tools.
• CFSE or CCPSC provides a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with PHA‑Pro, PHAST software for consequence modeling, DNV HAZID/HAZOP processes, BowTieXP software, etc. provides a strong advantage.

Associate

Full-time

Manufacturing

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)