Senior EHS Manager

Company Overview

Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.

We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption. Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth. Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources – including solar, gas, and batteries – at a massive scale.

And yet the power infrastructure behind our latest mega-projects hasn’t meaningfully changed in nearly 100 years. Supply chains for today’s infrastructure equipment can’t match the pace and sophistication of critical energy projects. Amperesand is building hardware and software that rewrites this broken power infrastructure playbook to support a new era of energy abundance.

We’ve built a new class of intelligent, software-defined power infrastructure products leveraging a decade of advanced medium voltage Solid State Transformer research that’s now ready for commercial deployment.

Our products and solutions go far beyond the capabilities of traditional electrical equipment. We make power systems that are faster to deploy, dramatically smaller and more efficient, and capable of supporting modern, dynamic energy needs for tomorrow’s most demanding energy consumers.

Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Amperesand is led by breakthrough energy hardware development veterans and funded by top tier investors who share our vision of building a category-defining energy technology company.

With hubs in San Francisco, Reno, and Singapore, our global team is laser focused on building foundational technology to solve the most pressing problems in power infrastructure at scale.

Join us in building the power foundation of the future!

Role Summary

We are seeking a hands-on Senior EHS Program Manager to develop, implement, and continuously improve EHS programs across the organization. You should be comfortable developing a company-wide policy in the morning and working directly with a technician, engineer, or supervisor in the afternoon to solve a difficult safety problem. Given the nature of our work, a strong working understanding of electrical safety is essential. You will support high-power test operations, energized work controls, arc flash risk management, lockout/tagout, and safe integration of manufacturing and test equipment. This is not a role for someone who writes requirements and walks away. Our expectation is simple: do not throw requirements over the wall. Own the problem with the team until an effective solution is in place.

Responsibilities

EHS Program & Policy Development

Develop, implement, and continuously improve company EHS policies, standards, programs, procedures, and safe work practices

Translate regulatory requirements, industry practices, operational risks, and lessons learned into practical company requirements

Own programs from initial development through implementation, field validation, and continuous improvement

Establish clear program responsibilities, training requirements, and measures of effectiveness

Electrical & High-Power Test Safety

Develop and implement the company's electrical safety program, including NFPA 70E-based safe work practices, arc flash risk assessment, energized work permits, and qualified worker requirements

Partner with test engineering on safe work systems for high-power electrical test operations, including test area controls, interlocks, barriers, and emergency response

Support lockout/tagout (LOTO) implementation across manufacturing and test equipment

Participate in equipment safety reviews and buy-offs for new manufacturing and test equipment, including safety logic, controls, guarding, and energy isolation

Risk Assessment & Hands-On Partnership

Lead risk assessments for routine, non-routine, and higher-risk work, applying the hierarchy of controls with the people performing the work

Spend meaningful time in operational areas; observe work firsthand before developing or changing requirements

Develop safe work practices, procedures, permits, checklists, and qualification requirements where appropriate and verify they work under actual operating conditions

Challenge both unsafe work practices and EHS requirements that are unnecessarily complex, ineffective, or disconnected from the work

Leadership, Training & Continuous Improvement

Serve as a trusted EHS advisor to site and operational leadership; provide clear recommendations when safety, operational, and business considerations compete

Lead cross-functional initiatives and integrate EHS into normal business processes without relying on direct authority

Partner with subject-matter experts to develop practical, competency-based training that reflects actual work, hazards, and equipment

Evaluating field application, not just course completion.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in environmental health & safety, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

8+ years of progressively responsible EHS experience in technical, industrial, manufacturing, laboratory, or operational environments

Demonstrated experience developing and implementing EHS policies, programs, and safe work practices

Working knowledge of electrical safety requirements, including OSHA electrical standards and NFPA 70E

Significant experience conducting and facilitating risk assessments

Demonstrated success working directly with frontline employees, technical teams, and site leadership

Ability and willingness to regularly work in operational environments, including manufacturing floors and high-power electrical test areas

Ability to travel periodically (California - Bay Area)

Bonus Qualifications

Experience in power electronics, electrical equipment manufacturing, energy, advanced manufacturing, testing, or similarly complex technical environments

Experience supporting high-power electrical test operations

Experience developing multi-site or company-wide EHS programs and competency-based qualification programs

Work Environment

Based on-site at our Reno, NV manufacturing and test facility, with regular time on the manufacturing floor and in test areas

Must be able to wear required PPE, including arc-rated clothing where applicable

Work environment includes energized electrical equipment, industrial machinery, and active manufacturing operations

What Success Looks Like: Success is not measured by the number of policies written or corrective actions issued. Success means risks are understood and effectively controlled, requirements work in practice, leaders own safety within their organizations, and employees view EHS as a trusted partner who helps them solve problems and get work done safely.

Please note: This role requires working on site 5 days per week. Hybrid and remote work options are not available.

Given the highly collaborative and cross-functional nature of hardware, embedded systems, and compliance development, onsite partnership across engineering and product teams is critical to enabling rapid execution, technical alignment, and successful certification outcomes.

Reno Pay Range

$130,000 — $160,000 USD

Candidate Confidentiality & Information Protection

As part of our commitment to protecting confidential and proprietary information, candidates should not disclose or provide Amperesand with any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to a current or former employer or any other third party during the application or interview process.

Please do not submit or present employer-owned source code, schematics, designs, technical documentation, internal presentations, customer information, prototypes, o