Engineer - Product Safety & Reliability

oshkoshcorporation; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

JLG, an Oshkosh company, is seeking a Product Safety and Reliability Engineer to support safety investigations and reliability assessments on new and existing products in the access market. The role involves field visits, incident documentation, and collaboration with engineering and legal teams.

Responsibilities include coordinating field investigations, producing safety materials, and ensuring standards compliance across products, with significant travel and a strong emphasis on technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field.
• Internship experience or 6 plus months of related work experience.
• Travel up to 50%, sometimes on short notice, is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist and facilitate field accident and incident investigations with inside and outside counsel of JLG and Jerr-Dan products.
• Travel to document field accident and incident investigations via on-site inspections with photos/videos/3D scanning.
• Become a trained operator to perform functional checks of JLG and Jerr-Dan products as part of incident investigations.
• Assist in research and discovery processes for litigation matters, including interaction with other departments.
• Initiate interaction with Engineering and other departments on product safety and reliability matters.
• Prepare information such as Field Service Bulletins, Service Information, etc.

Skills

Technical writing

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field

Job description

About JLG, an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products-including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories-can be found all over the world.

The Product Safety and Reliability Engineer will primarily assist in departmental responsibilities with regards to product safety and reliability on new and existing products. In this role, you will also assist in matters concerning previously manufactured/field products, product related legal proceedings, Government/Trade Association matters, and customer support activities. This is a great opportunity to get broad experience in product safety and reliability focused on the best products in the industry.

YOUR IMPACT

• Assist and facilitate field accident and incident investigations with inside and outside counsel of JLG and Jerr-Dan products.
• Travel, sometimes on short notice, to document field accident and incident investigations via on-site inspections with photographs, videos, 3D scanning, and other means as required.
• Become a trained operator to perform functional checks of JLG and Jerr-Dan products as part of incident investigations.
• Assist in the research and discovery processes for litigation matters, including interaction with other company departments and outside entities.
• Initiate interaction with Engineering and other company departments on all matters of product safety and reliability, as assigned.
• Prepare information such as Field Service Bulletins, Service Information, etc.
• Actively participate in reviewing new products regarding standards compliance.
• Review technical publications, marketing materials, and other assigned materials from a product safety perspective and recommend revisions or escalation as appropriate.
• Represent company in Government/Trade Association matters such as OSHA, CSA, AEM, ANSI, etc., as assigned.
• Interact with JLG customers and end users through telephone and email regarding machine application, safe use, repairs, technical specifications, etc., as assigned.
• Assist on other specific programs required in the course of departmental operation, as assigned by the department head.
• Handle confidential and legally sensitive information with discretion, accuracy, and attention to evidence preservation, documentation quality, and factual neutrality.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or related field.
• Internship experience or 6 plus months of related work experience.
• Travel up to 50%, sometimes on short notice, is required.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Education or experience focused on electro-mechanical, mechatronics, electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Internship, co-op, or up to three years of related engineering experience preferred.
• Ability to multitask with effective organization and communication skills
• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to document observations clearly, objectively, and accurately.

Pay Range: $64,500.00 - $103,500.00

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate's experience, education and skills, as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions.

Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package, we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic. To the extent that information is provided or collected regarding categories as provided by law it will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclo