Product Safety Engineer
The role the Product Safety Engineer is to understand/coordinate/maintain product safety compliance/certifications and emerging safety standards in various geographies and with requisite agencies in concert with product development and other compliance groups at the full product portfolio level
- Understand and become proficient at the following:
- Review product design to ensure compliance with global industry and corporate safety requirements
- Provide Product Safety testing and report submission to safety agencies (such as UL) as part of Corporate Product Safety Group
- Review schematics diagrams for compliance with safety standards and design practices
- Review mechanical designs for proper use of flame-retarded plastics, sharp edges, fire enclosures, proper grounding, power supply/AC adapter design
- Duties may include research, evaluation, development, and application of new processes and methods into new products to ensure compliance with safety requirements
- Work with development engineering teams to develop new products which comply with global safety agency test standards (UL, CSA, CE Mark)
- Work collaboratively in a team/cross-functional environment
- Keep products safe, certified and available to Lexmark’s addressable global market
Qualifications:
- Minimum:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with strong knowledge base of technology and the sciences
- Strong written, graphical and oral communication skills
- Demonstrates ability to analyze test data, make recommendations, and propose effective, manufacturable designs
- Self-motivated and persistent
- Adapts to changing requirements and project needs
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally
- Direct experience in the design, evaluation and testing of products In-depth knowledge of product safety standards and Hazard Based Safety Engineering with a systematic analysis capability. Basic knowledge of physics, physiology, and engineering
- Experience in safety evaluation of manufacturing deviations
- Experience in field safety incident including root cause analysis
- Understanding of manufacturing and supply chain
- Understanding of product safety regulations
- Able to work virtually and globally with distributed teams
- Desired:
- Two or more years’ experience in product development, technology development, program management and/or product safety
- Familiarity with safety agency certification processes