Senior Product Safety Specialist – Diablo Tools

Diablo Tools; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Education reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Diablo Tools Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Senior Product Safety Specialist to oversee safety across the Time-to-Market lifecycle for power tools and accessories. You will coordinate with engineering, regulatory, packaging, and legal teams to ensure compliance and defensible risk management.

The role emphasizes packaging artwork audits, safety labeling, hazard analysis, governance documentation, and cross‑functional leadership to drive safe, compliant launches in a fast paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Safety, Quality or Related).
• Progressive experience in product safety engineering, regulatory compliance, quality engineering, or new product development for power tools/ accessories.

Responsibilities

• Hazard & Risk Analysis for new designs and power tool accessories.
• TTM Launch Governance: maintain formal Product Safety Review docs throughout development.
• Decision-making under ambiguity: craft risk-based warnings with limited data.
• Test Report Analysis: review internal/third-party tests for safety compliance.
• Field investigations: analyze customer feedback, warranty returns, and field inquiries.
• Standards monitoring: stay updated on regulatory frameworks with legal.
• Marketing/Media Review: audit imagery to ensure safe operation depiction.
• Team training: mentor NPD teams on safety workflows and risk mitigation.

Skills

Product safety engineering

Regulatory compliance

Quality engineering

New product development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Company Description

Known as "The Game Changers", Diablo Tools Inc. (www.DiabloTools.com) elevates the market by providing Best in the World and Best for Our World cutting tool and power tool accessory solutions for professional users. With innovation at the forefront of everything we do, Diablo Tools continues to “raise the bar” by bringing the most advanced technology to the portable tool market that increases quality and performance and saves our users time and money. Diablo Tools is committed to providing first-class technology that dominates the jobsite but also makes it safer. Our innovation, however, is not the only thing that sets us apart from the competition – our people do, too. At Diablo Tools, we pride ourselves on putting “People First.” We cannot be the Best without the Best. That’s why we onboard the Best talent and continue to invest in them through ongoing training and recurring professional development opportunities. We are proud to provide a culture that is innovative, supportive, fun, connected, and nurtures growth for our team. USA Today has named Diablo Tools a Top Workplace for the third year in a row, recognizing our commitment to our employees. We also earned a Top Workplace award for cultural excellence in professional development, employee well-being, and employee appreciation. We're dedicated to being the best for our end-users and our team. Join the best, today!

Job Description

Diablo Tools Inc. is expanding our team and are looking for a highly motivated, driven, and detail-oriented Senior Product Safety Specialist. A central function between engineering, regulatory compliance, packaging design, and legal liability, the Senior Product Safety Specialist will oversee product safety across all phases of the Time-to-Market launch lifecycle. This position will review on-tool hardware safety, audit packaging and marketing artwork, interpret evolving legal and regulatory standards, and deliver concise, legally defensible safety guidance in a fast-paced environment.

Packaging, Artwork and Warning Label Compliance

• Packaging & Artwork Audits - Collaborate with packaging and graphic design teams to review and approve packaging artwork, warning panels, icons, and instructional text, ensuring adherence to legal mandates and internal brand requirements.
• Warning Design & Risk Detection: Draft compliant warning labels and mentor teams on standards while meticulously catching fine-print inconsistencies, technical contradictions, or subtle wording that could introduce legal exposure.

Product Safety Review and Risk Assessment

• Hazard & Risk Analysis - Analyze new product designs, prototypes, and power tool accessories to identify foreseeable user hazards, evaluate risk severity, and establish proactive countermeasures.
• TTM Launch Governance - Create, update, and maintain formal Product Safety Review documentation through the development lifecycle to ensure every product launch is fully vetted.
• Decision-Making Under Ambiguity - Comfortably make decisive, legally defensible risk determinations even with incomplete data, crafting concise, impactful warnings that provide comprehensive coverage.

Testing & Evaluation

• Test Report Analysis - Define qualification testing protocols and critically analyze internal and third party testing reports to confirm product safety compliance
• Field Investigations - Support investigations into customer feedback, warranty returns, and field safety inquiries to drive continuous product safety improvements.

Regulatory Tracking & Legal Partnership

• Standards Monitoring - Stay up-to-date on evolving regulatory frameworks and landmark liability court rulings, in close collaboration with corporate legal.
• Marketing & Media Review - Audit product photography, videography, demonstrations, and marketing copy to ensure all imagery portrays reasonably safe tool operation.

Cross-Functional Leadership and Process Agility

• High-Volume Multi-Tasking - Effectively prioritize safety reviews across multiple product categories under tight launch schedules
• Best-Practice Alignment – Interface with safety peers across business units to exchange best practices.
• Team Training – Train and advise New Product Development team, engineers, and designers on safety workflows, hazard mitigation strategies and compliance fundamentals

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering – Mechanical, Electrical, Safety, Quality or Related
• Progressive experience in product safety engineering, regulatory compliance, quality engineering, or new product development for power tools, cutting tools, or power tool accessories.
• Strong knowledge of North American safety frameworks and standards organizations.
• Hands-on understanding of power tools, saw blades, abrasives, and cutting accessories, including realistic awareness of how professionals and consumers operate tools in real-world environments.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to spot subtle errors in dense packaging layouts, regulatory texts, and instructional guides.
• Highly organized and disciplined to maintain audit-ready safety records within rapid development cycles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate across departments and stakeholders.

Additional Information

Diablo Tools Inc. is committed to putting “People First”. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts (HSA); flexible spending accounts; 401(K) retirement plan with a generous employer match; wellness programs; life insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; paid time off; parental leave, adoption assistance; and reimbursement of education expenses.

Diablo Tools and the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation are proud supporters of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives

• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans

Indefinite U.S. Work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

Safety Sensitive Position

Learn More: https://www.diablotools.com/company/careers