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Lead EHS & Facilities Engineer

Huntington Beach, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-09 → 2026-09-25

Core

Own and drive a world-class EHS and Facilities function ensuring sites are safe, compliant, and optimized for high-velocity production in defense manufacturing.

Role type

Lead EHS & Facilities Engineer

Builds

Global defense manufacturing sites and production infrastructure

Domain

Defense technology / Manufacturing / Industrial Safety

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Environmental health & safety program implementation, infrastructure development and reliability management, high-reliability industry operations, regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA), team leadership, vendor management, risk-based safety strategy, incident investigation, data-driven performance improvement, site readiness and commissioning, manufacturing engineering partnership

Preferred skills

Scaling from prototype to production, Cal/OSHA regulations, Hazardous Waste Management (40 CFR Parts 260-279), asset lifecycle and budgeting, AS9100 / ISO9001 frameworks, MES integration, building EHS organizations from scratch

Technologies

MES, OSHA, EPA, 40 CFR Parts 260-279, AS9100, ISO9001

Responsibilities

Lead EHS and Facilities across environmental health, safety, facilities engineering, industrial hygiene, and site operations; Establish a unified EHS and Facilities operating system across all sites; Build and manage a high-performing team of EHS and Facilities engineers; Drive continuous improvement through incident investigations, audits, and process upgrades; Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to optimize layouts and eliminate hazards; Recruit, develop, and retain top-tier EHS and Facilities talent

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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