Job#: 3023491 Job Description: Description
The Role
Hardware safety compliance engineers are responsible for ensuring the company's products meet all relevant safety standards and regulations. They serve as the primary gatekeeper for product safety, conducting thorough reviews to identify and mitigate potential risks. This role is integrated into the product development lifecycle, with the engineers collaborating cross-functionally and utilizing their expertise in safety standards. They perform risk assessments, establish testing protocols, manage certification processes, and interface with regulatory bodies. Beyond compliance, the engineer proactively shapes the safety landscape, setting new industry standards and fostering a strong culture of safety within the organization. This role is a trusted partner and subject matter expert, playing a pivotal role in enabling the company's innovation while prioritizing the safety of its products.
Key job responsibilities
- Drive a standardized and harmonized approach to Safety Compliance across suite of products
- Be a technical leader able to utilize deep knowledge and experience to support junior compliance engineers and design teams on safety compliance issues and failures
- Determine the applicable regulations, standards, and safety requirements for new and existing products.
- Communicate technical safety and compliance requirements to design teams, operations, and contract manufacturers.
- Participate in electrical and mechanical system design reviews to ensure that safety mitigations are properly implemented.
- Engage with senior leaders to represent compliance-related topics.
- Direct compliance testing and certification at external labs.
- Review compliance evaluations for accuracy.
- Contribute to international expansion and certification strategies.
- Oversee all aspects of hardware compliance for a device when required.
- Stay abreast of industry activities by participating in standards development committees or other industry organizations
A day in the life
A typical day in this role involves working with cross-functional and outside partners on regulatory compliance initiatives, connecting with our product development team to drive key aspects of product definition, compliance requirement, testing execution and deep diving safety and other compliance issues. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an openly collaborative peer environment.
About The Team
You will be part of the Hardware Compliance Engineering team responsible to enable compliance, safety and international approval of devices. We do this by leveraging our global diverse foundation of subject matter expert, experienced global market access program managers, robust processes and mechanisms. Come be a part of the team with the mission to enable safe and compliant products to customers worldwide.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
- Knowledge of mechanical or electrical systems design
- Experience handling product compliance, submitting products for global approvals, and obtaining certifications
- Experience with the application of U.S. and international product safety standards (e.g. UL 62368, IEC 60601) and other EN, ANSI, CSA, ISO standards.
- Experience evaluating the compliance of power supplies, direct-plug-ins, wearables, lasers, lighting powers, or toys.
- Knowledge and experience conducting safety compliance tests for US and international standards.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, electrical engineering, systems engineering, or related technical field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's or PhD degree in a relevant field.
- Experience performing the safety compliance assessment of devices in various categories (e.g. construction review, test plan creation, test execution, certification)
- Experience handling consumer electronics compliance
- Experience with IEC standards such as 61010 (Laboratory Equipment); 60601 (Medical equipment safety); 60335 (Household Appliances); 62471 (Lamps / LEDs); 60825 (Lasers) & Toy safety standards
- Experience conducting product risk assessments or failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
- Experience responding to regulator audits
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization.
- Experience working with third-party labs & Asia-based contract mfrs. and test labs
- Experience communicating technical topics to interdisciplinary audiences
- Experience reviewing a design's construction for compliance.
Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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