Product Safety Engineer - Gas Controls & Accessories

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.

Canadian Standards Association (“CSA Group”), a standards development and product certification organization, is seeking an experienced Product Safety Engineer, Fueled Appliances in our Cleveland, OH office to further position CSA Group as the leading choice for certification. 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.
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.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 4 or more years of job related experience; or Degree / Diploma in Engineering Technology or related technical field with 6 or more years experience.

Experience

• Thorough knowledge of Standards and testing procedures

• Knowledge of CSA and ANSI Standards like ANSI Z21.20, Z21.21:23, Z21.78; CSA 22.2, 6.5:23, 6.2, E60730-1; IEC 60730-2-5,

• Thorough knowledge of CSA certification options, programs and services applicable to a variety of equipment

Preferred Education & Experience

• High level of interpersonal and communication skills; customer service skills, strong problem-solving ability; detail oriented

• Strong organizational, time and project management skills to complete job tasks independently and in a time-efficient manner

• Ability to work unsupervised, in a team-based work environment

• Reads, interprets and develops engineering drawings

• Technical report writing

• Computer proficiency (Microsoft Office)

• Use of various lab equipment, instruments and tools