Altair Engineering

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Senior Functional Safety Engineer

Job Summary:

Our client in Normal, IL is looking for a Senior Functional Safety Engineer. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

Most Important skills/responsibilities:

• Work with engineering, operations and equipment vendors for design and commissioning activities.
• Conduct Equipment Safety Buyoffs with a cross-functional team.
• Complete Risk Assessments in accordance with ISO 12100 and Our Client´s standards.

In this role, you will be involved with the design and specifications for new machinery and equipment for Engineering & Manufacturing sites. You will also be an active participant in equipment acceptance testing and commissioning as well as evaluating proposed changes to equipment and machinery for safety requirements.

• Work with engineering, operations and equipment vendors for design and commissioning activities.
• Develop equipment safety standards where needed and continuously improve existing standards.
• Complete Risk Assessments in accordance with ISO 12100 and Our Client´s standards.
• Conduct Equipment Safety Buyoffs with a cross-functional team.
• Identify safety opportunities and suggest corrective actions for continuous improvement.
• Create and deliver training related to equipment and machinery safety.
• Maintain detailed records of equipment compliance.
• Work with department EHS staff to support as needed.
• Participate in learning teams, investigations, inspections, audits, etc. as needed.

What You Will Need:

Basics:

• Demonstrated familiarity with mechanical, electrical, automation, and control system design.
• Experience with ANSI, UL, NFPA, ISO and other applicable standards.
• Experience interpreting electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic safety circuits and evaluating performance level & circuit structure.
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical circuit design in accordance with NEC, UL 508a, and NFPA 79.

Preferred:

• Certified Functional Safety Professional CFSP/CFSE.
• Certified Machine Safety Expert.
• Experience in Battery/EV Manufacturing.
• Experience with national Standards Development (UL,NFPA,ANSI).
• Working knowledge of hazardous area classifications, occupancy classification, hazardous material inventories.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

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