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Controls Engineer - Safety

Redwood City, CA 94063

Employment Type: Contract Category: Electrical Engineer Job Number: 10725 Pay Rate: $65/hr. - $75/hr.

Job Description

Qualifications
  • 5+ years designing, programming, commissioning and/or sustaining SRP/CS for industrial machinery.
  • Solid understanding of global machinery safety standards ISO12100 / ISO13849-1 and ANSI B11.0 / ANSI B11.19; demonstrated ability to adhere to and implement their methods and requirements.
  • Hands-on experience integrating field devices (Safety Interlocks, Light Curtains, Area Scanners, E-stop devices) and troubleshooting electrical control systems.
Responsibilities
  • Lead and document machinery risk assessments utilizing the HRN scoring method, identifying hazards, estimating risk, and selecting risk reduction measures per the hierarchy of controls. Translate risk results into Required Performance Level (PLr) for each safety function that protects personnel.
  • Ensure the design (Category 2/3/4, MTTFd, DCavg and CCF) of machinery SRP/CS (safety-related parts of control systems) meets or exceeds the required PL. Produce PL calculations via SISTEMA or manual methods.
  • Program and configure safety devices/ PLCs / relays (e.g., Keyence GC series, Rockwell GuardLogix, Siemens S7 Safety, SICK Flexi Soft ). Provide direction and guidance to electrical technicians/contractors to ensure correct installation of SRP/CS.  
  • Review or create and execute Machinery Safety Lifecyle documentation. (Risk Assessment, Safety Requirements Specification, Verification, Validation.)

 

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