Safety Engineer

Job Title: Functional Safety Engineer

Location: Liberty, NC 27298

Work arrangement: Onsite

Duration: 12 Months (Possible Extension/Conversion)

Employment Type: Contract

Domain: Automotive

Shift: Monday–Friday, Standard Shift

Pay rate: $70 - 78/hr on W2

Application deadline: Sept 24, 2026

Overtime: 30%

Travel: 10% - Domestic. may have to go to Japan

Must Haves:

- 5+ years of experience but ideally 7-10+

- Safety and PLC experience

- Technical Associate’s Degree or higher in a related discipline.

- Experience with ISO 13849-1

- Functional Safety Expert certification, engineer, or similar

- Education: FSE - Functional Safety Expert certification

Overview:

This role will involve the candidate to review our Safety PLC and electrical schematics to ensure they are compliant with OHSA standards. This candidate will work with a vendor that does this as a specialty. Keeps a third party validation company in check from a technical level.

Set countermeasures to resolve these issues. Spot auditing

Predominantly and redoing Safety PLC logic and safety circuitry.

Job Description:

- Develop detailed area project plans and schedules

- Audit Safety Control Systems (SCS) for compliance to ISO 13849 and ANSI B11

- Identify and document non-conformities within SCS designs

- Design and verify countermeasures to achieve target control category and performance levels

- Develop schedules with deliverables, milestones, concerns, and key performance indicators

- Manage an 3rd Party consultant group by milestones, concerns, and key performance indicators

- Lead cross-functional communication and collaboration to ensure issue resolution

- Provide written and verbal project status reports to management and stakeholders

- Audit SCS design modifications to ensure correlation with intended design

- Support the Control Reliability team through mentorship and technical coaching

- Perform hands-on troubleshooting and implementation as needed

- Demonstrate a positive, team-oriented attitude and contribute to cross-functional success.

Qualifications:

- Functional Safety Certification, such as TÜV Functional Safety Engineer or equivalent

Certification credentials included with resume

- 5+ years of experience in functional safety engineering within industrial or automation sectors and Technical Associate’s Degree or higher in a related discipline

- In-depth knowledge of ISO 13849-1, ANSI B11, and other relevant standard

- Demonstrated technical problem-solving and countermeasure implementation skills

- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

- Safety PLC programming experience, including the ability to read, interpret, modify, and configure logic

- Experience with PLC/SPLC communication protocols and system integration

- Availability to support weekends, off-shifts, and holidays as required

- Ability to work during scheduled shutdowns (July and December)

- Capability to navigate large industrial facilities: standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, and kneeling as needed

- Ability to safely lift, push, or pull up to 25 pounds

Added Bonus:

Experience with risk assessment tools:

- FMEA/FMEDA methodologies

- Proficiency with one or more Safety PLC platforms, including:

- Allen-Bradley GuardLogix

- Omron - Sysmac (Safety)

- Keyence - GC Configurator

- Toyopuc – PCWin Safe

- Siemens TIA Portal / Step 7 (Safety)

EEOC Compliance:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

DISCLAIMER:

AI Usage Policy: Pacer Group uses AI to assist in screening applications. Final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters based on qualifications and experience.