MSA, The Safety Company Electrical Engineer, Product Compliance US-PA-Cranberry Twp Requisition ID: 2023-7343 Type: Full-Time # of Openings: 1 Category: Engineering OverviewWe are a technology company that aims to help people return home safely from their worksites by building smart safety systems. We have a hyper focused safety culture that puts our customers and our employee safety first. As a company, we aim for stable and sustained business growth and this strategy has supported our growth. We hire carefully to ensure our growth strategy as well as culture fit and value each hire tremendously. We hugely value learning and continuous improvement and believe strongly in furthering the careers of all our employees. We recognize that our careers can take us in different directions, and we value retention by recognizing and even encouraging this diverse career growth. Being a global organization, we are well positioned to have varied opportunities within the organization to support growth in different directions. Our compensation and benefits packages are competitive.MSA is an organization that respects boundaries, encourages people to unplug and recharge, and prioritizes the well-being of everyone on the team, all while sustaining reasonable growth and remaining committed to our meaningful mission.ResponsibilitiesThis position is an individual contributor role and will be a team member within the international Product Compliance department. This role has the following responsibilities:
Provide subject matter expertise on regulatory, standards and compliance requirements, and help to raise the overall knowledge in these areas throughout the organization
Draft clear, accurate and comprehensive certification plans for new product development to ensure engineering and business teams understand all product compliance requirements for product launches
Collaborate closely with relevant internal and external stakeholders to develop product test plans that incorporate relevant compliance requirements
Interact directly with external parties, such as government agencies, testing laboratories, and certification bodies to obtain necessary registrations, certifications, and meet other market-entry requirements
Prepare technical documentation packages for submission to third parties, ensuring accuracy and meeting project timelines
Participate in witness testing as needed internally and with third parties, including troubleshooting and corrective action as needed
Monitor and communicate trends that relate to potential standards, regulatory, and compliance changes
Develop best practice templates, reports, and processes for continuous improvement as relevant
Represent our organization in standards development activities where appropriate as well as professional organizations, such as trade associations
Lead discussions on standards interpretation where needed
Assist in maintaining certifications by ensuring product modifications are compliant and approved
Provide support to all certification and department related activities regardless of product group, such as support during third party audits
Ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 10%
QualificationsSpecial Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills (written, verbal and presentation). Able to effectively communicate technical information to audiences of all levels, including external stakeholders
Ability to demonstrate specialized technical knowledge and apply that knowledge in an innovative manner
Proven ability to simultaneously and independently manage multiple tasks, solve problems, lead projects and work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Ability to perform complex tasks/assignments using independent judgment and with imited supervision
Strong documentation skills and attention to detail
Ability to function and contribute in a team environment
Education and Experience Required BSEE, or relevant discipline, preferably from an ABET accredited programThis position is available at four different career levels based upon experience, education, etc.:
Level one: Minimum 3 yea Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status PI241512515