Automation Safety Engineer

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Company Comau LLC
Location Southfield, Michigan
Employment Type Full-time
Posted on April 3, 2026
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Job Description

Summary

Automation Safety Engineer plays a vital role in complex engineering projects core responsibility to support the Project Team and Site on the lines risk analysis assessment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Main areas of responsibilities are:

  • Achievement of timing, quality and cost targets
  • Assure the use of company standards (product, processes, norms ...)
  • Develops the risk analysis activity for tooling, robotic cells and automated systems, in order to assure, the compliance to all the safety norms
  • Conduct risk assessments (e.g. PFMEA, Ergonomic Analysis, Hazard Assessments) for new and modified tooling
  • Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as OSHA, ANSI, ISO 12100, ISO 13849 and local regulations.
  • Performing Safety Analysis during all project phases, participate in tooling design reviews giving continuous feedbacks to the Project Team
  • Validate guarding, interlocks, lockout points, pinch-point protection, emergency stop etc.
  • On site checks. In order to verify the correct line installation and commissioning vs the safety requirements
  • Verifies the contents of the technical file and develops the CE document certification.
  • Investigate tooling-related incidents, near-misses, and failures.
  • Lead corrective actions and develop long-term safety improvements.
  • Deliver training to operators, maintenance technicians, and engineers on proper tooling use.