Product Safety Engineer - Energy Storage

CSA Group; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CSA Group is seeking a highly skilled professional to support the PGM and fire test specialist, driving strategic growth and expanding the use of TTL. The role involves developing and launching new certification and testing programs across CSA Group.

The candidate will mentor staff, ensure staff qualifications, and oversee calibration, data acquisition, and safety compliance across labs and network members; international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading testing and certification programs.
• Ability to mentor and develop staff in QA and lab environments.
• Knowledge of calibration, testing standards, and data acquisition processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and leadership for testing and certification programs.
• Mentor and supervise Test Engineers and Technicians.
• Develop and maintain QA and calibration procedures; ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Calibration

Training programs

Tools

Certification process

Job description

Employment Status: Regular Time Type: Full time

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS TEAM STARTS WITH YOU

At the heart of CSA Group is a vision: making the world a better, safer, more sustainable place. It's been part of our mission for nearly one hundred years: from the first engineering standard for railway bridges developed in 1919, to more than 3,500 standards, codes & related products today. Headquartered in Canada, with a global footprint of more than 30 labs and offices across Europe, Asia and North America, CSA Group tests, inspects and certifies a wide range of products - from every day household items to leading edge technology-to meet exacting requirements for safety, performance and environmental impact. Our employees take pride in making a difference in people's lives through the work that we do. We're looking for people like you to help make it happen.

Job Summary

This position will support the PGM and fire test specialist. Primary focus will be identifying and developing strategic growth initiatives and expanding our utilization of the TTL. Responsible for assisting in the development and launching of new certification and testing programs for CSA Group.

Responsibilities

• Aid in consistency of providing technical leadership in the testing and certification of energy storage components area among all CSA certification offices and network members internationally.
• Aid in ensuring and documenting that technical staff has the appropriate qualifications and training to consistently provide certification work of high quality in a particular product/standard area (including lab).
• Mentor and provide leadership to less-experienced Test Engineers and Technician staff.
• Answer questions, help with problems, and oversee work for quality and guideline compliance.
• Responsible for the commissioning of CSA’s Fire Testing Capabilities and ensuring that the equipment, testing procedures, and data acquisition processes meet all CSA quality and accreditation requirements.
• Responsible for the development of Operations processes to ensure that all safety and budget requirements have been met.
• Provides critical input and leadership along with hands on practical assistance in the development, expansion, and building of fire testing labs and partners globally including development, deployment and performance of testing.
• Participates in the development of national and/or international standards.
• International travel may be required.
• Assumes responsibility for the assembly of calorimetry test apparatus, calibration, and training of operations staff.
• Once operational and routine testing begins, oversee the program and ensure all calibration and testing are performed according to appropriate test standards.
• Provides technical direction and support to staff engaged in certification work.
• Resolves technical issues and provides an interpretation of technical requirements within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Reviews, assesses and audits staff engaged in certification work to ensure technical consistency across the organization and the network members.
• Works with Technical Integrity and Operations Staff to develop technical requirements and programs for certification.
• Assists the Legal and Product Safety & Compliance teams resolve issues arising out of Product Incidents Reports (PIR).
• Develops interim certification requirements (ORDs) and prepares Notices, Informs and Technotes, and other documentation to support the certification process.
• Works with the Technical Integrity and Operations Managers to assess the technical competence of certification staff in the CSA offices, Network Members and subcontracted independent testing facilities within the assigned product/standards area.
• Develops training materials and may deliver and/or arrange for training of technical staff in the assigned product / standard area under the direction of, and in support of, Operations and Technical Training.
• Delivers training and technical seminars to customers and Network Members engaged in certification work.
• Documents the training appropriately in employee training records.
• Supports the Senior Manager, Technical Training in the development and maintenance of the CSA Learning Management System.
• Participates, under the Product Group Manager’s and Technical Oversight Manager's direction, in Canadian, US, binational, trinational, and international standards development work.
• Proactively communicates to certification management and staff the new and revised requirements resulting from the standards development work and any implications the changes might have on current work processes and lab equipment requirements.
• Performs technical and system audits of CSA offices, Network Members, and subcontracted independent testing facilities.
• Reviews laboratory qualification assessment documents.
• Performs certification and testing work appropriate to their own certifications/qualifications and experience.
• Provides support to the Client Service Centre staff by answering technical inquiries.
• Acts as a Subject Matter Expert to support the development of innovative new programs to integrate new features or complex features in products.
• Assists and supports Commercial, Standards & Operations where required expertise and innovative solutions are created to address complex program requirements, such as multi-disciplinary technologies or products not addressed by currently published requirements.
• Leads CSA Group