Senior Compliance Engineer - Product Safety

At Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) we take pride in creating high-quality digital products that help keep the lights on. SEL has an exciting opportunity to welcome a new employee-owner to our Product Compliance team in Pullman, WA. As a Senior Compliance Engineer - Product Safety, you will oversee projects, provide technical support to customers, and work in a state-of-the-art test facility.

This vital role helps ensure products align with national and international regulatory standards. If you are a self-starter with a keen attention to detail, enjoy analysis, and strive for integrity, quality, and customer focus in your career, this is the position for you! 

As a Senior Compliance Engineer - Product Safety, a typical day might include the following:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of product safety regulations, requirements, and solutions. 
• Establish and support an in-depth understanding of evaluation methods and reports to ensure compliance to market safety requirements.  
• Mentor engineering, manufacturing, and sales staff on product safety compliance principles and requirements. 
• Consult with development teams on design, evaluation, and mitigation practices to ensure compliance to market safety requirements. 
• Monitor and predict safety trends and guide standards development and regulatory changes affecting evaluations, certificates, markets, and products.
• Identify, establish, and manage projects to address company-level compliance improvement opportunities.   ​

This job might be for you if:

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline, or equivalent experience. 
• Experience with national and international product safety standards (UL, CSA, IEC, CE, NOM). 
• 12+ years working knowledge of product safety engineering practices and philosophies at an electronics development and manufacturing company. 
• Excellent working knowledge of common compliance safety test equipment and practices. 
• Self-motivated/self-starter.
• Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills.  
• Ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities. 
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment. 

Preferred Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of one or more of the following product safety standards/programs: 

-- IEC/EN 60255-27 

-- UL/IEC/EN 61010-x 

-- UL 508/508A 

-- IEC/EN 60947-x 

-- UL/IEC/EN 62368-x 

-- IEC/EN 60079-x (ATEX) 

-- UL 121201.x (HazLoc) 

-- UL Data Acceptance Program (DAP) 

-- IEC Customer Test Facility (CTF) 

• Leadership and training experience 

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