Description
Ensure products are safe throughout design, manufacture, and use by applying engineering, human factors, materials, and regulatory expertise; lead hazard analysis, testing, risk mitigation, labeling, and certification to meet applicable laws, standards, and company policies.
- • Investigate product incidents, failures, and complaints to determine root causes and preventive actions.
- • Conduct research to evaluate product safety and foreseeable misuse.
- • Evaluate and approve product designs for safety and regulatory compliance.
- • Conduct or coordinate training on product safety standards, hazard analysis, and labeling.
- • Maintain and apply knowledge of current product safety regulations, directives, and standards (e.g., UL, IEC, ISO, CPSIA).
- • Recommend design features and process controls to detect, prevent, and eliminate product hazards.
- • Report and review findings from safety tests, certifications, audits, and incident investigations.
- • Assess health hazards and damage that could result from misuse, abnormal operation, or environmental exposure.
- • Interpret and communicate product safety requirements to engineering, quality, marketing, and legal teams.
- • Review specifications, drawings, and risk analyses to confirm safety requirements are met.
- • Develop or review user instructions, warnings, and safety labels.
- • Gather field and manufacturing data from customers, service, and suppliers to inform safety decisions.
- • Provide technical support and expert testimony for product liability and regulatory matters.
- • Evaluate product safety management systems and design controls for adequacy.
- • Plan and oversee product safety testing (mechanical, electrical, chemical, flammability, EMC).
- • Advise cross-functional teams on hazard controls, risk acceptance, and design changes.
- • Contribute to development of internal and external product safety standards.
- • Maintain liaisons with certification bodies, test laboratories, and regulators.
- • Plan and conduct human factors and usability studies related to product safety.
- • Analyze field performance, reliability, and incident data to identify systemic risks.
- • Write and revise internal safety policies, design guides, and compliance procedures.
- • Consult with toxicologists, clinicians, or material experts to assess material health risks.
- • Design or specify guards, interlocks, protective circuits, and safety controls.
- • Validate packaging, transportation, and storage conditions for product safety.
- • Audit suppliers and manufacturing processes for compliance with product safety requirements.
- • Specify and verify integration of safety devices and controls in product designs.
- • Support post-market surveillance, recalls, risk communications, and regulatory reporting.
- • Verify effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions for product safety issues.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
