Product Safety Engineer

MiCOM Labs, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

MiCOM Labs, Inc. in San Francisco, CA, seeks a Product Safety Engineer to lead safety evaluations of electrical and electronic products, develop test plans, and guide customers from scoping through completion.

The role blends hands-on lab testing, design assessment and technical reporting to help ensure global market compliance. Required is a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering and at least three years of product safety testing experience in a lab.

Qualifications

• Typically, three or more years of product safety engineering experience testing against global standards.
• Experience in a testing and certification laboratory and hands-on product safety testing.
• Ability to interpret product safety standards for global markets.

Responsabilités

• Review designs to determine applicable safety requirements and identify hazards.
• Evaluate schematics and components for compliance with safety standards.
• Develop safety test plans covering operating conditions and documentation.
• Provide input for quotations including scope and testing needs.
• Perform and oversee safety tests such as dielectric strength and leakage.
• Prepare safety reports and component lists for accuracy and traceability.
• Coordinate handoffs between customers, lab staff, and certification personnel.
• Mentor engineers and improve laboratory methods.

Connaissances

Safety evaluation

Test planning

Technical reporting

Customer support

Analytical thinking

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Description du poste

MiCOM Labs provides testing and certification services for electronic and connected products, including RF, EMC, safety and global market access. We help customers evaluate product compliance and navigate requirements for their target markets.

Role overview

About MiCOM Labs

MiCOM Labs provides testing and certification services for electronic and connected products, including RF, EMC, safety and global market access. We help customers evaluate product compliance and navigate requirements for their target markets.

Role overview

The Product Safety Engineer will lead safety evaluations of electrical and electronic products, develop test programs and help customers resolve safety compliance issues. The role combines hands-on laboratory testing, design assessment, technical reporting and customer support from project scoping through completion.

Experience working in a testing and certification laboratory is preferred. An RF or wireless engineering background is a strong advantage.

Key responsibilities

·Review product designs, intended use and target markets to determine applicable safety requirements and identify potential electrical, thermal, mechanical and fire hazards.

·Evaluate schematics, insulation systems, protective circuits, critical components, materials and construction for compliance with applicable product safety requirements.

·Develop safety test plans covering operating conditions, sample requirements, accessories, abnormal operation and supporting documentation.

·Provide technical input for quotations, including scope, engineering effort, equipment needs, assumptions and retesting requirements.

·Perform and oversee safety tests such as dielectric strength, leakage or touch current, protective earth continuity, temperature rise and abnormal operation, as applicable.

·Assess creepage and clearance distances, accessibility of hazardous parts and safeguards against electric shock, overheating and fire.

·Investigate safety test failures, explain findings to customers, recommend corrective actions and evaluate modified products.

·Prepare and review safety reports, construction assessments and critical component lists for accuracy, completeness and traceability.

·Coordinate technical handoffs between customers, laboratory staff and certification personnel while respecting independent certification decisions.

·Identify technical blockers early, communicate their effect on scope and schedules, and drive issues to resolution.

·Maintain safe test practices, controlled procedures and appropriate equipment checks; mentor engineers and improve laboratory methods.

Required qualifications

·Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant technical experience.

·Typically, three or more years of relevant product safety engineering experience testing against global standards, with demonstrated responsibility for independent technical evaluations.

·Experience working in a testing and certification laboratory, including hands‑on product safety testing, construction review and technical reporting.

·Hands‑on experience performing electrical safety testing including test planning, execution, evaluation of results and technical reporting.

·Strong understanding of electrical hazards, insulation, protective grounding, critical components and safety test instrumentation.

·Ability to interpret product safety standards for global markets and apply requirements to real product designs and test programs.

·Experience reviewing schematics, mechanical drawings, component specifications, bills of materials and supporting compliance documentation.

·Familiarity with laboratory quality systems, traceability, controlled procedures and ISO/IEC 17025 practices.

·Ability to manage several technical projects, make sound engineering judgments and document findings clearly.

·Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical issues and corrective actions to customers.

Preferred qualifications

·RF or wireless engineering background, including experience with Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, cellular, IoT or other radio technologies.

·Experience supporting RF testing or using instruments such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators or wireless communication testers.

·Familiarity with FCC or ISED workflows and the interaction between safety, RF and EMC requirements for connected products.

·Experience with safety evaluations of Information and Communication Technology equipment, laboratory instruments, industrial electronics, medical electrical equipment or battery‑powered products.

·Exposure to NRTL or CB Scheme projects, certification‑body requirements and ISO/IEC 17065 processes.

·Experience automating measurements or analyzing data using Python, LabVIEW or similar tools.

What success looks like

·Thorough safety evaluations and clear test plans that identify compliance issues early and reduce avoidable retesting.

·Timely resolution of safety findings, supported by sound engineering analysis and practical customer guidance.

·Accurate technical deliverables and reliable handoffs between testing and certification teams.

·Stronger engineering capability through mentoring, improved procedures and shared technical knowledge.