Boston Scientific Senior Equipment Safety Engineer 

Ireland, Galway 

39450709

The Galway Campus are currently seeking applications for an experienced Senior Safety Engineer with an electrical background.

Responsibilities

• Perform and Co-ordinate risk assessments for manufacturing equipment built internally by the equipment group.

• Assessment of equipment for electrical and functional safety compliance.

• Support Mechanical and Electrical Design engineers in the design of appropriate safety systems and safety architecture.

• Safety control system reviews and calculations to ensure compliance to CE standards (e.g. ISO 13849).

• Compilation of CE marking technical file documentation.

• Ensuring equipment meets appropriate safety standards and requirements.

• Support ATEX and FMEA assessments of new manufacturing processes.

• Generation of detailed reports documenting any safety issues found (e.g., touch proofing in electrical cabinets, machine guarding issues, etc.)

• Provide input into equipment redesign for electrical and functional safety remediation.

• Provide technical leadership on equipment safety related product and process issues.

• Work closely with internal engineers to understand safety equipment requirements.

• Work closely with internal and external machine build to ensure that equipment is built according to site safety specifications and is properly handed over to manufacturing.

• Review of safety of external vendor-built equipment.

• As the Safety Team Lead, this person is expected to work closely with both internal and external specialists to complete equipment related projects.

• Provide reports to senior management on equipment safety incidents.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering or EH&S discipline essential.

• Ideally electrical background.

• 5+ years experience in a similar role particularly with experience CE Marking equipment.

• Machine safety qualifications such as CMSE (Certified Machinery Safety Expert) or CECE (Certified Expert in CE Marking) desirable.

• Strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills combined with an imaginative and creative approach to problem solving.

Quality System Requiements

For those individuals that supervise others, the following statements are applicable:

• Assures that appropriate resources (personnel, tools, etc.) are maintained in order to assure Quality System compliance and adherence to the BSC Quality Policy.

Should you require a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process or after if offered, please let us know.