Head of Environmental Health and Safety

At Reflect, you will be expected to move fast, have a lot of ownership and, most importantly, be able to effect change. If this excites you, we are interested in hearing about your best work and accomplishments across any domain and from any points in your life.

About the Role

Reflect Orbital is seeking a Head of Environmental Health & Safety to build and own our EHS function across satellite manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, offices, and launch activities. You will create practical systems that protect our team, keep our facilities compliant, and enable us to grow safely as our hardware, headcount, and operating footprint scale.

This is a builder role, not a desk-only compliance role. You will spend meaningful time on the floor alongside engineers and technicians, reviewing new equipment and processes, writing JHAs, leading incident investigations, preparing permits, delivering training, and closing corrective actions. You will partner closely with engineers, technicians, our facilities team, HR, and company leadership, to establish the systems and team Reflect needs as we grow.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for operating safely.

• Build, implement, and continuously improve Reflect’s EHS management system, including programs, policies, procedures, ownership, metrics, documentation, and corrective-action tracking.

• Own compliance with federal, state, and local workplace-safety requirements, including OSHA and Cal/OSHA Title 8; maintain the Injury and Illness Prevention Program, required recordkeeping, and postings.

• •Develop and run programs for hazard communication and SDS management, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, electrical safety, hot work, fall protection, confined space, powered industrial trucks, ergonomics, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, PPE, and other hazards relevant to our operations.

• Own environmental and hazardous-materials compliance, including applicable EPA and RCRA requirements, CalEPA/DTSC, CUPA/CERS and Hazardous Materials Business Plans, hazardous and universal waste, spill prevention, stormwater and wastewater, air permitting and South Coast AQMD, and local fire-code requirements.

• Lead risk assessments, PPE hazard assessments, pre-task planning, and safety reviews for new and existing processes, equipment, facilities, and high-hazard work.

• Partner with Engineering, Technicians, and Facilities to embed safety into design, commissioning, work instructions, and change management before hardware or processes reach the floor.

• Provide direct EHS support for assembly, integration, test, and launch operations, including hazards associated with machining, composites manufacturing, batteries, high voltage, lasers, compressed gases and cryogens, vacuum systems, vibration, thermal-vacuum, lifting operations, and field work, as applicable.