Lead EHS & Facilities Engineer

Mach Industries Job Opportunity

Founded in 2022, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 220 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition.

Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security.

Own and drive a world-class EHS and Facilities function that ensures every site we operate is safe, compliant, and optimized for high-velocity production. This role is accountable for environmental health, safety, and facility performance across the full lifecycle—from site buildout and infrastructure design to daily operations and global scale-up—and is responsible for building the systems, standards, and culture required to enable rapid iteration without compromising safety or reliability.

• Lead all aspects of EHS and Facilities across:

  • Environmental Health & Safety (workplace safety, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation)

  • Facilities Engineering (infrastructure design, maintenance, and uptime)

  • Industrial Hygiene & Environmental Programs (hazardous materials, air/water/waste compliance)

  • Site Operations (utilities, layout, capacity, and production support systems)

• Establish a single, unified EHS and Facilities operating system across all sites

  • Standardize policies, procedures, and metrics from early site buildout through scaled production

  • Ensure consistency across global locations while enabling rapid deployment

• Build and manage a high-performing team of EHS and Facilities engineers embedded in operations

  • Develop strong on-site ownership with clear accountability for safety and uptime

  • Scale the team in line with production growth

• Define and implement risk-based safety and compliance strategies

  • Prioritize critical hazards and high-consequence failure modes over checkbox compliance

  • Transition from reactive safety management to proactive hazard elimination

• Own site readiness and facility acceptance strategy

  • Ensure new and existing sites meet safety, environmental, and operational requirements before production

  • Define standards for commissioning, qualification, and ongoing certification

• Define contractor and vendor safety qualification and performance systems

  • Establish onboarding, auditing, and accountability mechanisms for all third-party work

  • Drive continuous improvement in contractor safety and compliance

• Drive EHS and facilities performance improvement through:

  • Incident investigations and corrective actions

  • On-site audits and inspections

  • Process and infrastructure upgrades

  • Preventative maintenance and reliability programs

• Reduce operational risk through robust systems and design

  • Eliminate single points of failure in critical infrastructure (power, ventilation, fire protection, etc.)

  • Build redundancy and resilience into facilities supporting mission-critical production

• Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes for safety incidents and facility failures

  • Ensure rapid containment, deep analysis, and permanent corrective actions

  • Drive learnings across all sites

• Own incident management and regulatory reporting systems

  • Ensure timely, accurate reporting and closure of all safety and environmental events

  • Maintain full compliance with applicable regulations (OSHA, EPA, international equivalents)

• Drive data-driven safety and facilities performance

  • Implement leading and lagging indicators (TRIR, near misses, downtime, MTBF)

  • Use data to prioritize investments and interventions

  • Seek to automate reporting and critical information gaps where possible

• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to:

  • Optimize layouts for safety, flow, and scalability

  • Eliminate hazards through design (not procedures)

  • Ensure facilities can support production rate increases

• Build a culture of:

  • Ownership over…