Job Title: Senior Specialist EHS (Safety Engineer)

Job Code: 17404

Job Location: Orange, Virginia

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies Company is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader providing propulsion and energetics to its space, missile defense, strategic, tactical missile and armaments customers throughout domestic and international markets. We offer a complete line of propulsion products for launch vehicles, missile defense, and advanced hypersonic propulsion.  

Aerojet Rocketdyne, our site near Culpeper, VA, in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC) is growing! This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high-complexity production programs.

We are seeking a Senior Specialist Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) Engineer(Safety Engineer) to join our growing facility in Culpeper, Virginia.

Essential Functions:

• Work performed under limited supervision. 
• Must be experienced in OSHA 1910 General Industry.
• Perform hazard analysis and risk assessments.
• Assists in accident investigations and recommends corrective actions.
• Conduct routine audits and inspections to identify and eliminate non-compliance issues.
• Manage projects related to energetics and safety; including participation in incident investigation, risk management, and process hazard analysis.
• Conduct training and communication campaigns to raise site-wide awareness.
• Serve as interface and liaisons with employees, manager, customers, auditors, and regulators.
• Some travel required <5%.
• Able to obtain a US security clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior Safety Engineering experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior Safety Engineering experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior Safety Engineering experience.
• 5 years’ experience working in an Aerospace manufacturing environment.
• 5 years’ experience in OSHA 29 CFR 1910 General Industry.

Preferred Additional Skills:

•  Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience in OSHA 29 CFR 1926 experience is desired.
• Strong knowledge of standards, OSHA, OSHA PSM, NFPA, NEC, and ANSI including familiarity with applicable federal, state, and local regulations is desired.
• Experience in project management is desired.
• Excellent problem-solving skills are essential, as is the ability to work within a high pressure and fast-paced environment.
• Served as interface and liaisons with employees, manager, customers, auditors, and regulators.
• An ideal candidate would be highly self-motivated and analytical with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with cross-function/cross-site teams is preferred.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite is preferred.
• Read and understand facility site schematics and building design plans.
• Working knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) 4145.26M is desired.
• Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Familiarity with AutoCAD and GIS software such as ArcGIS and ArcMap.
• Knowledgeable in munitions, explosives, and energetic materials, and related disciplines, the effects of munitions, the means of preventing or reducing explosive mishaps, and the relationship between quantity-distance siting criteria and personnel safety.
• High level of communication skills and an understanding of escalation requirements to higher authorities.
• Experience and/or training knowledge of Confined Spaces, Fall Protection, Lock Out Tag Out, Machine Guarding, Electrical Safety NFPA 70E and Propellant, Energetics & Pyrotechnics.