Process Safety Engineer - Cambridge – Green Hydrogen
Salary to c. £75k p/a + equity options, hybrid remote work (3 days in office).
You’ll work as part of a highly focused technical team responsible for taking novel high-pressure, hydrogen and syngas equipment from concept → prototype → pilot plant → first-of-a-kind commercial deployment.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a high level of technical autonomy, thrives in a fast-moving environment, and wants to influence the design of pioneering clean-energy hardware.
What you’ll be doing
* Leading design risk assessments and ensuring compliance with DSEAR, ATEX, PED and PSSR for hydrogen and high-pressure thermal systems.
* Identifying safety concerns in new equipment designs and proposing pragmatic solutions.
* Supporting prototype development and working closely with manufacturing teams.
* Designing and specifying safety systems, control strategies and protective measures for hydrogen and syngas processing equipment.
* Developing and reviewing P&IDs, safety studies, HAZOPs and process-safety documentation.
* Ensuring all designs meet pressure-systems requirements, including written schemes of examination and certification-body documentation.
* Supporting the safe design and layout of pilot-plant units, modular skids, enclosures and zoning.
* Interfacing with regulators, notified bodies and third-party assessors.
* Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to a proactive, safety-first engineering culture.
What we’re looking for
* Mechanical, Chemical or Process Engineering degree (BEng/MEng).
* Several years experience in process-safety, hydrogen systems or high-pressure gas design.
* Strong working knowledge of DSEAR, ATEX, PSSR and PED.
* Expertise in hydrogen systems design, valves, containment, instrumentation and pressure-relief hardware.
* Experience leading safety reviews (HAZOP, LOPA, risk assessments).
* Comfortable working onsite in a Cambridge-based engineering environment (with c. 2 days a week home working).
* Bonus: experience with pilot plants, modular process systems, waste-to-fuel technologies, ISO 12100, functional safety (IEC 61508 / SIL), or 3D CAD tools.
If you want to help shape the next generation of clean‑energy processing technology and enjoy hands‑on involvement across design, build, test and safety assurance, we’d love to hear from you.
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