Philips Product Safety Engineer 

United States, Pennsylvania 

962275778

Your role:

• Ensures BG/local commitment to product safety/compliance and signs off declarations on product safety/compliance and compliance on behalf of BG/site management.

• Leads all product safety/compliance related activities in the SVAL/BG/Site to ensure that the regulations and policies are fully and timely available and interpreted, products comply with all regulatory requirements and Philips policies and incidents are handled according to corresponding product safety/compliance incident handling process including review and decision making on product safety/compliance related escalations.

• Makes and/or validates independent product safety risk assessments in line with conflict-of-interest rules and Philips & regulatory standards.

• Responsible for leading Safety/Compliance engineering activities like:

  • Designing/safety/complianceplans,

  • overseeing the execution of safety/compliance plans,

  • executing safety/compliance plans

  • assessing safety/compliance of complex designs,

  • reviewing test and other complex performance data, analyses market

  • feedback, lead complex root cause analysis and complex

  • safety/compliance problem solving

• May also provide other safety/compliance engineering support, including assisting organizational units in leading resolution of safety/compliance engineering deficiencies,

• Act as liaison with external testing & certification suppliers to assure accurate and cost-effective test strategies are implemented in a timely manner and documented in accordance with applicable global standards.

• Assist product development and manufacturing maintain proper testing & product configuration data to demonstrate continued compliance.

• Review emerging regulations and changing design standards for potential impacts. Propose compliance plans to meet changing requirements.

• Interface and participate, as needed, in site inspections from certification agencies.

You're the right fit:

• You’ve acquired 5 years’ experience of product designs to applicable IEC 60601 standards.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (higher preferred) and 5 years’ experience in testing and obtaining certification to safety standards for medical devices preferred.

• Experience interacting with Notified Bodies, certification and regulatory agencies and participating in audits.

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills necessary to work across multiple engineering disciplines, and project management.

• Ability to work independently & proven proficiency in project management, problem solving, and MS Office tools (Word, PowerPoint, etc)

• Experience with wireless compliance and knowledge of EMC testing & standards is preferred.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Cbe provided for this position. For this position, you must reside inwithin commuting distance to
New Kensington, PA.

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