What is a criticality safety engineer and how to become one

Key steps to become a criticality safety engineer

1. Explore criticality safety engineer education requirements

   Most common criticality safety engineer degrees

   Bachelor's

   79.2 %

   Master's

   16.7 %

   Doctorate

   4.2 %

2. Start to develop specific criticality safety engineer skills

   Skills	Percentages
   CFR	22.88%
   Nuclear Safety	16.60%
   Review	16.15%
   Safety Analysis	14.60%
   NCS	14.06%

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3. Complete relevant criticality safety engineer training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of 1-2 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New criticality safety engineers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a criticality safety engineer based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real criticality safety engineer resumes.

4. Research criticality safety engineer duties and responsibilities

   • Manage drawing database and engineering changes.
   • Review of current and previous criticality safety evaluations for updates and applicability to new process changes.
   • Review and approve procedural changes which directly affect production cycle.
   • Lead quarterly and weekly NCS inspections of various production cycles within the plant.

5. Apply for criticality safety engineer jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a criticality safety engineer job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams