Skeleton's Scale-Up department is looking for a driven

Process Safety Engineer (m/f/x)

with the vision to match our ambition!

We are looking for an experienced Process Safety Engineer (m/f/x) for our plant in Leipzig or Bitterfeld-Wolfen who truly believes that the world needs Special Forces to fight climate change and reduce CO2 emissions.

What you'll do:

• Develop and implement site specific safety protocols and procedures, ensuring alignment with local/regional regulations.
• Facilitate and or coordinate process safety hazard identification and risk assessment studies using an appropriate selection of suitable methodologies which may include HAZOP, FMEA, Fault Tree Analyses etc.
• Co-ordinate external risk assessment studies where necessary. Ensure the delivered risk assessment studies meet the necessary company quality specifications.
• Lead the process safety investigations. In addition, coordinate the lessons learned as well as the necessary preventive and corrective actions.
• Review and approve the classification of process safety incidents.
• Establish, track and monitor actions arising from risk assessments, compliance audits, incident investigations & continuous improvement or gap closure plans.
• Provide process safety guidance during the change management processes.
• Support the identification of process safety critical equipment. Perform checks on the preventive maintenance plans with specific focus on overdue inspections and safety critical equipment.
• Lead internal process safety inspections, audits, and reviews.
• Assist operations team to prepare for external audits. This involves collecting information, assisting with planning, follow up and tracking the status of corrective actions.
• Establish and monitor process safety KPIs in Curved Graphene manufacturing. Provide guidance and suggestions on potential focus areas.
• Advise and influence site operations team on how to improve process safety (plans, targets, lessons learned, best practices, etc.). Assist with the development of a site-specific continuous improvement plan.
• Ensure that process safety incident learnings are fully implemented within the site’s process safety instructions.
• Support the communication with permitting authorities or construction contractors in relation to the safety aspects of the plant.

Requirements

To succeed in this position, you'll need:

• University Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• At least 3-5 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: Safety, Operations and / or Engineering Design
• Working experience with hazard identification, risk analyses and assessment methodologies (e.g. Hazard Identification (HAZID), HAZOP studies, Inherent SHE Review, PHAs) desirable
• Working knowledge of industry codes, standards and practices relevant to process design and safety
• Proven track record in design of operational safety concepts, improvement of existing processes and implementation of process safety equipment
• Working experience in the following areas will be an added advantage:
• Dust explosion risk management and protection
• Proficient technical report writing skills
• Building and Construction – basic knowledge of safe materials, methods, and tools involved in handling high-temperature and flammable process conditions.
• Participation in chemical plant construction projects is highly preferred.
• Ability to work in an international team, strong English skills (oral and written) are required. German is considered a benefit.

Benefits

We're not just about energy storage. We're about redefining energy for a net zero future, and we'd love for you to be a part of our journey.

About Skeleton

Skeleton Technologies is a Global Cleantech 100 company and a technology leader in high power energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive, and industrial applications.

For us, developing and producing the best energy storage solutions is a means to an end: helping companies to reduce CO2 emissions and save energy.

We work with some of the largest companies in the world from automotive and industrial OEMs to truck fleet operators and aerospace prime contractors. Our products decrease CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, improve power quality, and empower wider electrification of the biggest industries globally.

Our supercapacitor and SuperBattery energy storage technologies, based on patented curved graphene, represent the biggest technological advancement in the industry in the last 20 years and the use of this innovative material provides our products with an unparalleled advantage in power and energy density.

Skeleton Technologies Group is located in 6 different locations: its manufacturing in Großröhrsdorf, offices in Berlin & Leipzig, materials development in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, electrode production in Varkaus (Finland), and engineering in Tallinn, Estonia. In 2024, we will open the largest supercapacitor factory in the world in Markranstädt, Germany.