Responsibilities- Maintain and evolve the company SMS in alignment with FAA Part 5 principles
- Ensure clear safety accountability and reporting pathways
- Provide direct reporting to the Accountable Executive, Leadership Team and Safety Review Board
- Maintain the company Safety Policy and safety objectives
- Ensure regulatory alignment with applicable FAA, OSHA, and AS9100D frameworks
- Own SRM ticket intake, triage, investigation, and corrective action tracking
- Facilitate hazard identification workshops across flight, engineering, and manufacturing
- Lead root cause analysis (RCA) using structured methodologies
- Evaluate operational, manufacturing, and facility risks prior to new activities
- Support risk assessment during configuration changes and new production workflows
- Develop and track leading and lagging safety indicators
- Maintain safety dashboards and recurring executive reporting
- Conduct internal safety audits and compliance checks
- Monitor effectiveness of corrective actions
- Maintain risk registers and hazard logs
- Partner with Quality to ensure traceability of safety-related findings
- Lead SMS and EH&S training programs
- Strengthen just culture and proactive hazard reporting
- Conduct regular safety walks across hangars and production areas
- Facilitate Safety Review Boards and cross-functional safety forums
- Lead EH&S programs across hangars, labs, battery charging areas, and office and production spaces
- Develop Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) for manufacturing and assembly processes
- Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to standardize safe work practices
- Ensure safe handling of batteries, tooling, lifting/rigging, and high-voltage systems
- Coordinate emergency response preparedness and drills
- Maintain OSHA compliance and environmental controls
- This role does not perform aircraft system safety analysis (FHA, FTA, SSA), but partners closely with System Safety Engineering.
Qualifications- Strong debugging and systems-level thinking
- 5+ years experience in aviation, aerospace, or regulated industrial safety
- Hands-on experience implementing or operating SMS (FAA Part 5 preferred)
- Experience in manufacturing or production safety environments
- Experience conducting formal investigations and root cause analysis
- Familiarity with FAA-regulated operations (Part 21, 23, 121, 135, experimental, or military)
- Working knowledge of OSHA and workplace safety regulations
- Experience with safety data analysis and trend monitoring
- Strong technical and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
Preferred Qualifications- Certification in safety management or a related field is preferred.
- Previous experience leading EH&S, assisting and developing Job Hazard Analysis, audits plans, rigging plans, and various plans and permits is a plus.
- CSP, OSHA 30, or similar certification
- Experience in aerospace production under AS9100D
- Experience in high-voltage, battery, or electric propulsion environments
Attributes aligned with Core Values- Demonstrates a proactive safety mindset by embedding safety into daily operations, identifying and mitigating risks through assessments and training, encouraging open dialogue on safety concerns, and continuously improving protocols to ensure a safe work environment.
- Puts customers at the center of every action by deeply understanding their challenges, delivering exceptional value, and striving to exceed expectations to support their success as our core purpose.
- Actively seeks and values diverse stakeholder perspectives, builds cross-functional relationships, and fosters trust through empathetic, fact-based communication-committing to shared decisions for the greater good.
- Drives results with clarity and purpose by focusing on what matters most, adapting to change, taking initiative, and owning outcomes while aligning actions with a clear understanding of success at every level.
- Navigates ambiguity with resilience and bold thinking, challenges the status quo, and combines innovative ideas with practical best practices to overcome obstacles and drive progress.
- Fosters a high-performance culture grounded in respect, professionalism, and support-balancing high expectations with a healthy, collaborative environment and being a trusted, dependable teammate.
Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States and willing to work onsite at our HQ office in Palo Alto, CA.
Pivotal offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401k plans.
