Product Safety Engineer (New Graduates)

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CSA Group is seeking new engineering graduates for its Graduate Development Program in the Cleveland laboratory. You’ll work on testing and certifying new products, learning under mentoring engineers, and gaining project management skills to become a Product Safety Engineer.

The program targets graduates for June 2027 start, with training to meet global safety standards and a path to certification careers within CSA Group.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to work unsupervised in a team-based environment.
• Self-motivated and client-service oriented.

Responsibilities

• Be curious and eager to learn new technologies while applying basic electrical theory.
• Think outside the box to apply efficient methods of doing different tasks related to testing and certification.
• Work closely with Certification Managers to successfully complete training.
• Manage certification projects with the assistance of a mentor ensuring compliance with all applicable safety requirements.
• Evaluate products against requirements of the national standards and guidelines.
• Job shadow Product Safety Engineers and Laboratory Technicians to meet training requirements.
• Review test data/reports and show an understanding of technical requirements to support the application of the CSA Mark.
• Compile subsequent certification reports.
• Keep the Managers informed of project status as required, pointing out progress and findings.
• Correctly interpret the results from the tests.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Detail oriented

Organizational skills

Time management

Project management

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

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:

New Engineering Graduates Needed - Join CSA Group's Graduate Development Program!

In the right engineer's hands new and emerging products are like toys to be analyzed, examined, and evaluated! You have an opportunity to work in any of our global offices! Best of all, we will train you!

CSA Group has an opportunity for you to take on a Product Safety Engineer role in its Cleveland office laboratory. In this role, you will work on challenging projects to test and certify new and emerging products, anything from the most basic to complicated, before they hit the market!

CSA Group's Graduate Development Program will provide you with the opportunity to gain the needed technical and project management skills required to become a Product Safety Engineer in our Cleveland laboratory. The Product Safety Engineer role is critical to ensuring that our clients' products comply with global and regional safety and performance standards; this allows our clients to sell their products around the world.

If you have recently graduated or are anticipating to graduate within the 2026-2027 academic calendar year, we want you to apply. The target start date for our Product Safety Engineer (Graduate Development Program) is June 2027.

To learn more about CSA Group, please visit: https://www.csagroup.org/about-csa-group/careers/

Responsibilities:

• Be curious and eager to learn new technologies while applying basic electrical theory.
• Be willing to think outside the box to apply efficient methods of doing different tasks related to testing and certification.
• Work closely with a variety of Certification Managers to successfully complete training.
• Manage certification projects with the assistance of a mentor ensuring compliance with all applicable safety requirements.
• Evaluate products against requirements of the national standards and guidelines.
• Job shadow Product Safety Engineers and Laboratory Technicians to meet training requirements.
• Review test data/reports and show an understanding of technical requirements to support the application of the CSA Mark.
• Compile subsequent certification reports.
• Keep the Managers informed of project status as required, pointing out progress and findings.
• Correctly interpret the results from the tests.

Qualifications:

• New or recent graduate with a bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to work unsupervised, in a team-based work environment.
• Must be self-motivated and client-service oriented

CSA Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on any grounds stipulated by applicable laws. We are an organization where opportunities are based on skills and abilities, and differences are respected and valued. Please contact us at [e-mail] if you require accommodation in the interview process.