Product Security Officer

Our client develop, engineer, manufacture and support products and systems for use across the world. Their wide range of products contain market-leading control algorithms, recording and data management strategies which add value to industrial processes, improving quality, reducing waste, and ensuring data is kept safe. the products include Temperature Controllers, Data Management solutions, Power Control, Machine Control and Process Automation.
We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated and passionate to be responsible within R&D for testing and validating products to determine whether they meet the EMC, Safety and other standards compliance required for the product under test. This activity provides a test and compliance assessment that is independent of the core design team.
Our client is offering an exciting opportunity to join their world class Research and Development team and specifically the approvals team responsible for gaining and maintaining regulatory compliances for industrial devices.
Are you a driven and motivated engineer, looking for new challenges and opportunities, and to work with local and offshore engineers? Then this could be for you.
Responsibilities:

• Perform product evaluation and approval tasks within R&D, covering areas such as Safety (e.g. 61010, 60947, UL), Regulatory Conformance (e.g. FM, DIN, UL, CSA, CE), EMC as well as some aspects of Environmental Compliance.
• Specify and plan work required to obtain the necessary worldwide approvals.
• Work must comply with the R&D and company Procedures.
• There may be some management of projects and/or people.
• Liaison with other team members, departments
• Offer support to customers and other departments when required.
• To keep abreast of pertinent standard changes and share their knowledge.
• It is anticipated other approval requirements may be included as the business and standards evolve.
• To understand technical documents and be able to research information to plan develop and implement a comprehensive testing strategy.
• The candidate may be required to travel both in the UK and overseas as part of the role.

Skills Required:

• Good understanding of Safety (e.g. 61010, 60947, UL),
• Good understanding of Regulatory Conformance (e.g. FM, UL, CSA, CE, UKCA).
• Good Understanding of EMC Compliance.
• Minimum of two years Post Graduate experience assessing and testing products for regulatory compliance.
• Design for industrial applications.
• Understanding of the Glass / Life Sciences / Water / Plastics / Heat Treatment Industries
• Knowledge of FMEA, FTA and Risk analysis.
• Represent the company in the wider community.