Staff Product Safety Engineer

Employment Status: Regular Time Type: Full time BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOU At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today. Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day househould items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact. Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen. Job Summary: Job Summary Canadian Standards Association ("CSA Group"), a standards development and product certification organization, is seeking an experienced Product Safety Engineer, Medical Devices in its Irvine, CA office to further position CSA Group as the leading and pre-eminent choice for certification across all sectors. Based throughout North America and reporting directly to the Product Group Managers (PGM's), this is a dynamic opportunity with growth potential for a keen, systematic and process oriented individual who is able to see the big picture and be attentive to detail. CSA Group offers competitive advantages to global medical device manufacturers. Due to increased longevity, global diseases, and continuing research into new treatments and procedures, companies have been developing more electronic equipment for supporting the medical industry. The usage of medical equipment can be found in a wide array of environments including professional healthcare facilities, hospitals, clinics, and home environment. As medical equipment technology continuously evolves so does the development of medical safety standards used to verify its Basic Safety and safety clinical functions, also known as Essential Performance. The understanding and application of Risk Management becomes a crucial element in the design concept of a medical equipment and the safety certification process. The Product Safety Engineer will be responsible for the safety certification of new and leading edge products, systems and technologies based on the standards established by CSA Group and other recognized Standards Development Organizations. Responsibilities Independently manage certification projects concurrently ensuring compliance with all applicable safety requirements achieving completion within time frames and cost deadlines. Evaluate products against requirements of the national / international standards and precedent decisions. Demonstrate technical competency to review the work of others. Demonstrate technical competency in their respective certification programs. Able to accurately perform evaluation and review of complex, unique or unusual product types. Demonstrates the ability to consistently manage multiple projects concurrently while maintaining on-time and on-budget performance. Able to maintain high productivity in line with company expectations. Reviews test data, reports and authorizes application of Certification Marks. Prepares and / or signs Certification Reports and Certificates of Compliance. Conduct construction evaluation, ensuring the unit complies with the construction section of the standard; identifies rationale for compliance or non-compliance. Collaborate with Lab Technician to create a work order which test are required and; the order of the tests and the number of samples required.