We are looking for a highly experienced safety professional to offer technical leadership at the enterprise level for programs passionate about preventing serious injuries and fatalities worldwide. This role is a recognized expert in managing high-risk situations. The main duties include setting standards, governance frameworks, and essential controls for fatality prevention hazards like working at height, confined spaces, electrical safety, and hazardous energy control.
The successful candidate will collaborate with program owners, engineering teams, EHS professionals, and business leaders to reinforce risk management methods, increase organizational capability, and guarantee effective deployment of balanced controls. This position calls for strong technical judgment, an ability to influence senior leaders, and a proven record of driving progress in complex, high-risk environments.
Responsibilities- Offer senior technical direction for corporate fatality prevention programs and make or facilitate high-consequence risk and control decisions within areas of expertise.
- Establish, uphold, and assess global safety standards, governance frameworks, key controls, ownership requirements, verification methods, and critical issue processes.
- Lead technical reviews of significant safety risks, incidents, development changes, construction projects, equipment modifications, and control failures to prevent serious injuries and fatalities.
- Analyze assurance findings, incident data, and performance trends to identify systemic weaknesses and drive corrective and preventive actions.
- Partner with leaders, engineers, and program owners to integrate safety-by-design principles into facilities, equipment, processes, and operational changes.
- Build organizational capability by establishing proficiency expectations, mentoring technical specialists, and promoting consistent application of standards across sites.
- Provide executive leadership with clear, evidence-based assessments of material risks, control efficiency, and priority actions; advance unresolved exposures when necessary.
- Apply approved AI-enabled and analytical tools to improve risk analysis, trend identification, decision support, research, and documentation while ensuring appropriate validation, governance, cybersecurity, and protection of confidential information.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree or comparable experience in Engineering, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Risk Management, or a related technical field, or a similar blend of education and relevant high-risk industry experience.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in EHS, operational safety, safety engineering, process safety, risk engineering, or leadership of high-hazard programs.
- Demonstrated expertise in fatality prevention or another high-consequence risk area, including evaluating hazards, applying the hierarchy of controls, and making complex risk-based decisions.
- Experience developing, implementing, interpreting, or governing technical standards, safety requirements, and risk management programs across multiple sites or organizations.
- Demonstrated capability to impact partners at every level, articulate complex technical topics to senior leaders, and foster balanced improvements through cooperation and technical knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree or comparable experience in Engineering, Safety, Risk Management, Industry, or a related subject area.
- Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Professional Engineer (PE), Chartered Engineer (CEng), or equivalent credential.
- Experience supporting global operations in semiconductor manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, chemical processing, utilities, construction, or other high-hazard industries.
- Knowledge of multiple fatality-risk domains and experience applying methodologies such as Critical Control Management, Bow-Tie Analysis, enterprise assurance, incident learning, or risk maturity assessments.
- Experience integrating safety requirements into facility build, equipment procurement, automation projects, process changes, contractor management, or supplier decision-making processes.
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:
$129,000.00 - $245,000.00 a year
Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.
As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.
