Staff Process Safety Engineer

Twin Cities / Pilot-based role with regular travel to Plant 1 in Sartell, MN. Expected travel is approximately 25%, with heavier travel during design, commissioning, readiness, startup, and transition periods. Relocation to Sartell is not required.

Niron Magnetics is commercializing the first new magnetic material in decades powered by its breakthrough material formulation and advanced manufacturing process. The company's proprietary magnet technology based on Iron Nitride enables magnets that are inherently high magnetization, free of rare earths and other critical materials, and solve supply chain reliability challenges, will drive innovation in various industries. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Niron Magnetics is comprised of a team of professionals with a desire to make a positive impact on the global community.

We were named one of "America's Top Green Tech Companies" for 2024 and 2025 by TIME Magazine and the "Innovation of the Year" at the 2025 mHUB Fourth Revolution Awards.

Our team is made up of people who think big, dare to innovate, and strive to impact the planet through technological innovation for our customers. Ready to work alongside amazing people, solve complex problems, and leave a legacy? Join our team.

Niron is scaling a first-of-its-kind manufacturing technology, and process safety has to scale with it. This role is a rare opportunity to help shape the PSM system behind a new material platform as Niron moves from Pilot operations into Plant 1, our first major scale-up manufacturing facility in Sartell, MN.

You will not be starting from a blank page. Niron already has active PHA, MOC, PSSR, and related process safety practices in place, along with current Process Safety technical staff. The opportunity is to help connect, mature, and scale that foundation so PSM work is easier to see, easier to own, and harder to lose as work moves from design and change through plant commissioning, Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), startup, and operations.

This is a hands-on process safety program role. You will participate in PSM technical activities and work with existing Process Safety technical staff and functional owners to build the cadence, visibility, action item follow-up, and escalation routines that keep the broader system moving. Just as important, you will help build a process safety culture where hazard recognition, near-miss reporting, and stopping work are shared values — not compliance obligations.

Niron's process safety program operates within the framework of OSHA's Process Safety Management standard (29 CFR ), EPA's Risk Management Program requirements, and applicable Minnesota (MNOSHA) regulations. The role covers process safety for chemical and high-hazard manufacturing operations across Pilot and Plant 1, including hazardous material handling, reactive chemistry, and associated process equipment involved in Niron's Iron Nitride production process.

This role currently supports Pilot and Plant 1, with an explicit mandate to build templates, routines, and governance practices designed to scale to future Niron manufacturing sites as the company grows. This is a multi-site program-building role, not a single-site compliance position.

• Help translate existing PSM and plant readiness deliverables into a clear operating rhythm by keeping owners, timing, dashboards, leadership updates, and escalation paths visible.
• Maintain visibility to PSM element health, priority gaps, aging actions, evidence needs, owner follow-up, and decisions requiring escalation.
• Connect related PSM work streams so Process Safety Information (PSI), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Management of Change (MOC), PSSR, training, safeguards, incident learning, audits, and contractor or project interfaces do not operate as isolated activities.
• Track and report leading indicators (PHA action closure rates, training completion, safety observation trends) alongside lagging indicators and use both to reinforce — not undercut — the culture goals above.

• Help champion process safety as…