This position provides global, cross-functional expertise, guidance, support and governance relative to key corporate product safety, regulatory and compliance requirements and business processes to ensure SPXFLOW products are safe, compliant and regulatory requirements.
The qualified candidate will apply their product safety, electrical and mechanical engineering expertise and knowledge of ATEX & Machinery Directive regulations/testing to help ensure SPXFLOW products are designed and conform with applicable regulatory and SPXFLOW requirements world-wide.
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PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Experience of working closely with the design team and notified bodies through the entire design process of new products to ensure designs meet hazardous area and country specific approvals. (ATEX, Machinery Directive etc.).
- Review product designs for compliance to regulatory standards and recommend changes as needed.
- Submit product design to required notified bodies for approval, providing samples and documentation as needed, and walk through technical design with notified body.
- Provide input for technical manuals and datasheets as required.
- Process all product changes, features, variants through the required approval process.
- Interface with Product Support and Product Test to answer technical questions and resolve issues. Work directly with customers when needed.
- Be responsible for the coordination of activities with respect to products intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
- Support internal and external audits as required.
- Track the validity of existing regulatory certification, listings, licenses and registrations for products.
- Evaluate early warnings on new or changed regulations/standard and determine the applicability for products.
- Perform gap analysis between old and new standards to determine testing or design changes required to meet the new standards and communicate the requirements to a cross-functional team.
- Individual contributor to prepare, review documentation for the certification activity as entrusted.
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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
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- Comprehensive understanding and application of the principles and practices of product safety to high-tech consumer electronics and mechanical products.
- Solid understanding of electrical and mechanical engineering practices and principles
- Working knowledge of ATEX, Machinery Directive regulations etc and test methodologies applicable to electronic and mechanical equipment
- Ability to understand and troubleshoot complex technical and regulatory problems, consult with relevant stakeholders, and propose practical solutions
- Knowledge of industry standards/regulations that impact electronics & Mechanical products Labeling requirements; CE Marking directives - EU Machinery, Low Voltage, EMC, ATEX and Directives; IEC/EN/UL Standards.
- Ability to apply hazard/risk analysis, to identify compliance deficiencies, opportunities to improve product safety and/or quality; effectively document, communicate and track results to resolution
- Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills; exercises sound judgement in applying these skills.
- Strong collaborative, organizational and project management skills.
- Excellent written/verbal/communication and presentation skills.
- Full time B.E in Mechanical/Electrical regular course from recognized institute and university
- 5-7 years of experience in product compliance and certification.
- Familiar with ATEX, Machinery Directive.
- Experience of working with cross functional teams.
