Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists

When you think of manufacturing wood products, do you think of technology and innovation? Our highly automated, state‑of-the‑art mills require top‑level engineering and industrial applications to keep operations running smoothly while maintaining safety at the forefront of everything we do. We believe trees are a remarkable resource that can, and should, be managed responsibly to make a range of products that meet human needs, while also providing recreation, wildlife habitat, and other important ecosystem benefits.

For more than a century, we’ve been building our reputation as a leader in sustainable wood products.

In this role, you will work collaboratively with our team of talented engineers and mill leadership to improve Weyerhaeuser’s wood product manufacturing operations and provide engineering safety support for various new development efforts.

This Engineer is a corporate level position; meeting safety and operational needs across the company’s 34 Wood Products manufacturing facilities in the US and Canada. Work location is flexible, open for discussion and will likely be a hybrid model blending in‑office, remote, and travel. This role is a fully remote work‑from‑home position, provided you are currently based (or are planning to move to) one of the following states:
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.

This position works closely with the company Safety and Engineering functions and business operations to eliminate Serious Injuries and Fatalities and ensure regulatory compliance. The Safety Engineer will reduce injury risk through engineering design and controls while maximizing human and process performance. This position resides in the Engineering department with a dotted line to corporate Health and Safety.

This engineering position is responsible to:

• Apply technical engineering skills to partner with Operations in the development and implementation of engineering control strategies that reduce risk and eliminate injuries.
• Apply knowledge of regulatory safety requirements and safety consensus standards (e.g., ANSI) in the US and Canada to ensure safe and compliant equipment and processes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Wood Products, Timberlands, and Health and Safety) and external stakeholders in the design of systems and procedures including:
• Engineered fall protection systems
• Machine guarding
• Controlling hazardous energy on machinery, robotics and automated systems
• Reviewing and approving acquisition of, and modifications to equipment
• Support safety‑in‑design related to production, fire prevention and life safety, combustible dust, electrical safety, ergonomics, forestry, industrial hygiene and environmental initiatives
• Evaluate design drawings and provide input on safety controls in the early stages of large projects, equipment acquisitions, and modifications to existing equipment using advanced risk assessment techniques and the hierarchy of controls.
• Serve as a company fall protection Qualified Person.
• Serve as the company automation safety and robotics safety subject matter expert.
• Serve as the liaison between engineering consultants and the company on matters of safety engineering controls.
• Develop a technology roadmap, including benchmarking, evaluation, and deployment to align with company safety strategy & initiatives.
• Identify, formulate, and solve complex safety‑related and other engineering problems by applying engineering, science, and mathematical principles.
• Develop and implement procedures to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of safety around future automation equipment, including conducting risk assessments, failure mode analyses, and validation tests.
• Review specifications, technical documentation, and design changes for impacts to safety systems using advanced risk assessment techniques.
• Communicate effectively with a range of audiences, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines to accomplish goals.
• Organize, manage, and track multiple detailed tasks and…