Vil du jobbe med teknisk sikkerhet i løsninger for det grønne skiftet? Nel Hydrogen søker Safety Engineer!

Do you want to help ensure safety in the technologies driving the green energy transition? Join us on an exciting journey at Nel Hydrogen as our new Safety Engineer!

Are you passionate about technical safety and motivated by contributing to clean energy solutions? Do you want to work closely with product and process design to ensure high safety standards in complex engineering environments?

Nel Hydrogen is looking for a Safety Engineer to strengthen our capacity within technical and product design safety. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring that Nel’s equipment and process designs meet regulatory requirements, industry standards, and customer expectations.

If this resonates with you, this could be an exciting opportunity to apply your technical safety expertise in a global company contributing directly to the green transition.

About Nel Hydrogen

Nel Hydrogen is the global leader in on-site hydrogen generation and the largest electrolyser manufacturer in the world. Nel Hydrogen is leading the charge into the new green hydrogen economy.

If you are driven by personal initiative combined with loyalty and commitment to your team and the ability to convert complex issues into simple solutions, then we want to talk to you. Join a company that is on the cutting edge of new energy innovations, with an energized, progressive culture.

Your new role

As a Safety Engineer at Nel Hydrogen, you will work closely with engineering, project, and execution teams, ensuring that safety is embedded throughout process and product design. You will contribute across tenders, FEED phases, and project execution, acting as a key representative for the technical safety discipline.

You will be involved in both analytical and hands‑on safety work, contributing to continuous improvement, best practices, and competence development within technical safety.

Your responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Ensure that Nel’s Process and Product design follow relevant safety requirements

• Perform technical safety analyses and assessments

• Establish and update technical safety related documentation and best practices

• Represent the technical safety discipline in tenders, FEEDs and project execution

• Contribute to competence building, continuous improvements, and best practice within technical safety

• Contribute or facilitate process safety and risk assessments, safety reviews (HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA)

• RAM analysis, environmental budget/BAT evaluation, HSE in design, regulatory compliance

• Prepare, review and/or approve technical safety documentation

What we are looking for

We are looking for a structured and motivated Safety Engineer who enjoys working in multidisciplinary environments and takes a proactive approach to safety and quality.

You bring with you:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline (specialization in technical safety, risk, or reliability is an advantage; relevant experience may compensate)

• 3+ years of relevant working experience

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken (good Norwegian skills are an advantage)

• Good understanding of standards such as IEC 61511, IEC 61508, or similar

• A structured, systematic, and organized way of working

• A proactive, hands‑on mindset with strong problem‑solving skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams

• A strong focus on quality, delivery, and a safety‑first attitude

What we can offer

• An opportunity to work in a company in strong growth and a leading position in the hydrogen and clean energy market.

• A visible and impactful role with many exciting interfaces across teams and stakeholders, both locally and globally.

• A dynamic and highly professional working environment consisting of competent and committed colleagues.

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, pension and insurance schemes.

The Company has a published Code of Conduct that all employees are expected to follow.

Location: This position can be based in Oslo or Notodden. Some travel should be expected to other Nel locations and occasionally to customer sites.

At Nel, you will join a community where your expertise does more than service a company -- it supports a vision. Step into a role where your professional skills will impact the future of green energy.