Senior Product Safety Engineer, Product Compliance

Senior Product Safety Engineer will evaluate the hardware designs in development for compliance to industry safety standards, perform testing, and document findings in reports for declaration and 3rd party certifications with external agencies! 

 

This position is responsible for:

• Independently performing testing and evaluation on a variety of products developed by NI, Emerson Test and Measurement Business Group, to the provisions of U.S., Canadian, EU and other international product safety standards; writing reports; and communicating with clients.
• Providing local expertise for Test and Measurement Equipment, including complex systems, and mentoring and training less senior technical person
• Independently conduct evaluation of products to settle compliance with applicable standard(s).
• Work with 3rd party certification bodies and regulatory agencies to submit and deliver certifications of our products.

 

The Sr. Safety Engineer is responsible for more complex projects. To do this, Sr. Safety Engineer must: 

•    Read and settle applicability of codes and standards clauses for the EUT (equipment under test)
•    Read and understand schematics, assembly drawings, manuals, BOMs, etc.
•    Validate the project scope and sample applicability
•    Project handle products through 3rd party certification agencies, mitigating issues, and staying within budget and completion dates
•    Under scope of the project, identify and locate test instruments and equipment required for testing; Follow established test plan; Set up and operate EUT; 
•    Conduct detailed construction review; document results; use industry standard test report formats (TRFs) and templates
•    Perform testing of products in accordance with standards. Core tests include, but are not limited to input rating, leakage current, dielectric, temperature, stability, mechanical hazard, flammability, abnormal and fault testing. 
•    Provide local technical expertise and maintain reviewer status for other engineer’s and technician’s work
•    Proactively develop and communicate test procedures, new test fixtures and report shells 
•    Support the investigation of technical complaints, critical issues settle, and product failures and support accreditations efforts by engaging in technical audits locally
•    Demonstrate enough product and/or standards knowledge to be considered a domain expert (SME) that can be assigned and work independently on long lead R&D projects
•    May actively represent NI by participating on standards/industry committees and/or associations. 
•    Perform preliminary design reviews (PDR) 
•    Follow quality control procedures and follow Quality Management System (QMS). 
•    Communicate project status and test results to R&D client, sales personnel, and management throughout testing. 
•    Provide ongoing support to clients as needed. 
 

Qualifications: 

• 5 or more years practical, hands-on experience in the field of Regulatory Safety and Compliance, including testing, report generation, critical component evaluation and working with or at a 3rd party certification agency or lab
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering 
• Strong presentation, communication and social skills to interact with Sales, Manufacturing, R&D, 3rd Parties and external customers
• Attention to detail with high skills for quality control, documentation, and repeatability
• Strong understanding of electronics, engineering, and safety compliance principles, theories and concepts in accordance with national and international standards 
• ISO GUM measurement uncertainty analysis experience
• Knowledge of ISO 17025 (Previous accreditation implementation a plus) and preferably IEC 80079-34
• Strong understanding of IEC 61010-1, IEC 62368-1
• Preferable understanding of machines, electronics for machines, and regulatory compliance of machinery per IEC 60204-1 and NFPA 79
• Understanding of 3-Phase power and components for power distribution, protection, and control
• Preferable understanding of equipment for use in explosive atmospheres/hazardous locations, particularly IEC 60079-0, -7, -15
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Knowledge of risk assessment and management per ISO 12100 or other industry risk standard.
• Knowledge of CE Directives and Laws, FDA, OSHA NRTL, OSHA NFPA 70E, and other regulatory codes
• Strong eye for business, risk vs. reward analysis.
• Knowledge of the product development process, new product development, new product integration/introduction, etc.

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