Product Safety Engineer Jobs in Oklahoma
Product Safety Engineer jobs in Oklahoma concentrate in aerospace and defense manufacturing, oil and gas equipment production, and industrial machinery, with demand at every level from early-career to senior specialist. Oklahoma City and Tulsa drive most of the hiring, with Broken Arrow emerging as a secondary hub, and established employers such as Spirit AeroSystems, Baker Hughes, and the FAA's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center regularly seek product safety engineers. The most in-demand specialties are functional safety, failure mode and effects analysis, and regulatory compliance for aviation and energy equipment. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).
Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services.
Job Description
We are seeking a Regional Safety and Training Specialist to join our Western Region Safety, Training, and Compliance team. This position will primarily focus on CDL instruction, followed by field safety support, while also ensuring DOT compliance and delivering safety and compliance training across the Western Region.
This role is designed for an experienced field employee, CDL driver, equipment operator, line worker, foreman, or safety professional who understands utility construction operations and can effectively coach employees in both classroom and field environments.
Position Overview
The Regional Safety and Training Specialist will play a key role in supporting workforce readiness, safety performance, training execution, and compliance across the Western Region. This position is a blended role with responsibilities divided across four primary areas: CDL instruction, DOT compliance, compliance and safety training, and field safety support.
The successful candidate will spend a significant amount of time in the field working directly with crews, drivers, new hires, and field leadership. This position will support training delivery, practical evaluations, driver qualification activities, jobsite safety observations, compliance follow-up, and employee coaching.
This position reports to the Regional Training Coordinator and works closely with the Field Safety Directors, Field Safety Technicians, and Operations personnel.
Qualifications
Required:
- Extensive field experience in utility construction, commercial driving, equipment operation, safety, training, or a related operational role
- Current CDL or ability to obtain and maintain CDL qualification as required by company policy
- Strong understanding of safe driving practices, jobsite safety expectations, pre-trip inspections, backing, spotting, load securement, equipment positioning, and defensive driving
- Working knowledge of DOT requirements, driver qualification expectations, company safety policies, and field compliance practices
- Ability to deliver effective classroom, practical, and field-based training
- Ability to communicate effectively and build trust with field employees, supervisors, and operational leaders
- Strong documentation, organization, follow-through, and reporting skills
- Willingness to travel across the Western Region to support training, field observations, audits, evaluations, and compliance activities
Preferred:
- Minimum of 5 years of utility construction, line work, commercial driving, fleet, safety, or field operations experience
- Previous experience as a CDL trainer, foreman, field safety representative, equipment operator, driver mentor, or training instructor
- Experience conducting safety audits, driver audits, ride-alongs, job briefings, tailboards, or field observations
- Experience supporting DOT compliance, DOT Blitz activities, driver retraining, training documentation, or compliance tracking
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Knowledge of OSHA, NESC, SIF Prevention principles, human performance, and utility construction field safety practices
Key Responsibilities
- Support CDL instruction, driver coaching, ride-alongs, test coordination, and driver retraining as needed
- Support DOT compliance, driver qualification documentation, DOT Blitz follow-up, and compliance tracking
- Deliver compliance and safety training, including onboarding, OSHA, CPR/First Aid, SIF, and other required programs
- Conduct field safety visits, audits, hazard observations, coaching, and incident follow-up as needed
Benefits/Culture
Today, we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customers confidence in us; the loyalty, hard work and performance of our people; and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people being treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401K w/ company match
- Employee Stock Ownership Program
- State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program
- Paid Vacation
- Servant Leadership Training
- Uniforms and PPE provided
For over seven decades investor-owned utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and others have entrusted their electrical construction and maintenance needs to Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. (Elliot).
Elliot is a full-service electrical contractor specializing in overhead and underground distribution, transmission, substations, lighting, traffic signaling, utility locating and industrial/commercial services.
Job Description
We are seeking a Regional Safety and Training Specialist to join our Western Region Safety, Training, and Compliance team. This position will primarily focus on CDL instruction, followed by field safety support, while also ensuring DOT compliance and delivering safety and compliance training across the Western Region.
This role is designed for an experienced field employee, CDL driver, equipment operator, line worker, foreman, or safety professional who understands utility construction operations and can effectively coach employees in both classroom and field environments.
Position Overview
The Regional Safety and Training Specialist will play a key role in supporting workforce readiness, safety performance, training execution, and compliance across the Western Region. This position is a blended role with responsibilities divided across four primary areas: CDL instruction, DOT compliance, compliance and safety training, and field safety support.
The successful candidate will spend a significant amount of time in the field working directly with crews, drivers, new hires, and field leadership. This position will support training delivery, practical evaluations, driver qualification activities, jobsite safety observations, compliance follow-up, and employee coaching.
This position reports to the Regional Training Coordinator and works closely with the Field Safety Directors, Field Safety Technicians, and Operations personnel.
Qualifications
Required:
- Extensive field experience in utility construction, commercial driving, equipment operation, safety, training, or a related operational role
- Current CDL or ability to obtain and maintain CDL qualification as required by company policy
- Strong understanding of safe driving practices, jobsite safety expectations, pre-trip inspections, backing, spotting, load securement, equipment positioning, and defensive driving
- Working knowledge of DOT requirements, driver qualification expectations, company safety policies, and field compliance practices
- Ability to deliver effective classroom, practical, and field-based training
- Ability to communicate effectively and build trust with field employees, supervisors, and operational leaders
- Strong documentation, organization, follow-through, and reporting skills
- Willingness to travel across the Western Region to support training, field observations, audits, evaluations, and compliance activities
Preferred:
- Minimum of 5 years of utility construction, line work, commercial driving, fleet, safety, or field operations experience
- Previous experience as a CDL trainer, foreman, field safety representative, equipment operator, driver mentor, or training instructor
- Experience conducting safety audits, driver audits, ride-alongs, job briefings, tailboards, or field observations
- Experience supporting DOT compliance, DOT Blitz activities, driver retraining, training documentation, or compliance tracking
-
Knowledge of OSHA, NESC, SIF Prevention principles, human performance, and utility construction field safety practices
Key Responsibilities
- Support CDL instruction, driver coaching, ride-alongs, test coordination, and driver retraining as needed
- Support DOT compliance, driver qualification documentation, DOT Blitz follow-up, and compliance tracking
- Deliver compliance and safety training, including onboarding, OSHA, CPR/First Aid, SIF, and other required programs
- Conduct field safety visits, audits, hazard observations, coaching, and incident follow-up as needed
Benefits/Culture
Today, we are listed among Engineering News-Records Top 150 Specialty Contracting firms. Our success is based on our customers confidence in us; the loyalty, hard work and performance of our people; and the traditions with which Mr. Davis H. Elliot began the company in 1946. We understand that having the best team requires people being treated like family. Some of the benefits we offer our team include:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance w/ additional Voluntary Life Insurance
- 401K w/ company match
- Employee Stock Ownership Program
- State and Federally accredited Lineman Apprenticeship program
- Paid Vacation
- Servant Leadership Training
- Uniforms and PPE provided
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Where Oklahoma roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Product Safety Engineer Job Market in Oklahoma
A snapshot from current Oklahoma openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Mathis Home3
- Valero2
- OU Health2
- Pryer Aerospace2
- Mercy1
Top Industries Hiring
- Energy4
- Construction & Real Estate3
- Healthcare & Medical Services3
- Retail2
- Manufacturing2
What Oklahoma Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product safety engineer jobs across Oklahoma.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, systems safety, or a closely related technical field required
- Experience applying functional safety standards such as IEC 61508 or MIL-STD-882 in manufacturing
- Proficiency conducting failure mode and effects analysis and fault tree analysis on complex systems
- Certified Safety Professional or Associate Safety Professional credential preferred by Oklahoma employers
- Familiarity with FAA or EPA regulatory compliance processes relevant to Oklahoma's aerospace and energy sectors
- Strong written communication skills for preparing safety reports, hazard analyses, and regulatory submissions
Product Safety Engineer Jobs in Oklahoma: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a product safety engineer in Oklahoma?
Start with a bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, systems, or industrial engineering, which is the baseline requirement for nearly all Oklahoma listings. Oklahoma does not issue a state-specific product safety engineering license, but many employers in aerospace and energy expect a Certified Safety Professional credential, awarded through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals after meeting education and experience requirements. Candidates targeting aviation roles should also familiarize themselves with FAA safety assurance processes, which are central to hiring at Oklahoma City-area aerospace facilities.
How much do product safety engineers make in Oklahoma?
Product safety engineers in Oklahoma earn a median of about $102,890 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $66,650 for the lowest 10% to over $167,910 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire product safety engineers in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma product safety engineer roles are posted by Mathis Home, Valero, and OU Health and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Oklahoma's aerospace manufacturing corridor in Tulsa and Broken Arrow and its oil and gas equipment sector in Oklahoma City consistently generate the most sustained demand for this role.
Which Oklahoma cities have the most product safety engineer jobs?
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Broken Arrow have the most product safety engineer openings in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City's concentration of federal aviation facilities, defense contractors, and energy equipment manufacturers anchors most of the statewide demand, while Tulsa and Broken Arrow contribute heavily through their aerospace and industrial manufacturing employers, making the I-44 corridor between those two cities a particularly active hiring zone.
Are there remote product safety engineer jobs in Oklahoma?
Yes, but they're rare. The role typically requires hands-on involvement with physical products, manufacturing lines, or on-site regulatory audits, which limits full remote work. About 8% of product safety engineer openings tied to Oklahoma are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, with most of those opportunities concentrated in documentation-heavy work such as safety case writing, standards compliance review, and risk assessment reporting.
How can I get hired as a product safety engineer in Oklahoma with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a quality or manufacturing engineering role at an Oklahoma aerospace or energy equipment company, where crossover into safety work happens naturally. Spirit AeroSystems and similar Tulsa-area manufacturers occasionally hire associate safety engineers or engineering rotational candidates who move into product safety after gaining floor experience. Earning an Associate Safety Professional credential early signals commitment and gives candidates an edge over other new graduates competing for the same roles.
Where can I find and apply to product safety engineer jobs in Oklahoma?
You can find and apply to product safety engineer jobs in Oklahoma on Migrate Mate, which lists current Oklahoma openings. Search the listings for roles that match your experience level, preferred location, and specialty area, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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