Safety Engineer

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we're designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.

We're in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we've raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world.

Now we're looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who'll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that's you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Join the power movement as a Safety Engineer

We are seeking a Safety Engineer to join our Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS) team. Reporting directly to the Director of Project Safety, this role will be our fusion power plant (we call it SPARC) safety expert and will serve as a leader to ensure the safe construction, assembly, commissioning and operation of novel systems and applications throughout our fusion power plant.

This role is onsite at our Devens MA campus. This is not a hybrid or remote role.

This role may include on-call responsibilities requiring the ability to be onsite within 1 hr.

What you\'ll do

• Demonstrate expertise with the safety programs, procedures, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and response actions for a comprehensive range of power plant activities.
• Conduct frequent project walks focused on safe work practices including coaching conversations with workers when corrections are required.
• Participate in and contribute to project planning to address hazards from multiple work crews in one area (SIMOPS).
• Review high hazard work prior to execution to include critical lifts, confined space entries, high voltage work, hot work, pressure testing, fall protection plans, etc.
• Lead and document incident investigations to determine root cause, prevention and corrective measures.
• Educate and align SPARC Project Stakeholders on various safety concepts to include, but not limited to :
• Safety Hierarchy of Controls
• Lockout Tagout
• Arc Flash and Electrical Safety
• Confined Space Entry and Rescue
• Fall Protection Program
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Material Safety Data Sheet / Global Harmonized System
• Heat Stress and Cold Stress
• Safety Incident reporting
• Conduct or facilitate safety training sessions
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Project Safety

What we're looking for

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Must-have Requirements

$90,000 - $145,000 a year

The salary range for this full-time position includes equity and benefits. The actual salary will depend on level, location, qualifications, and experience. The range displayed reflects new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Benefits include :

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At CFS, we excel in fast-paced environments, driven by our values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique. As we grow, we're eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.

We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law.

This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively, "Export Control Laws"). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws.

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