Opening for Compliance Specialist V - Onsite

Job Title: Compliance Specialist V
Location: Redmond, WA - Onsite 
Duration: 06+ Months with potential to extend
Pay Range: $80-$90/Hr on W2 (DOE)

Summary:

The candidate will primarily support the laser and radiation safety team through lab inspections, evaluating equipment purchase requirements, reviewing R&D experiments, performing various laser exposure calculations and measurements. This role will ensure/establish appropriate area controls for employees working in and around lasers and/or Radiation sources. In addition to supporting the laser program, this role also requires supporting the Radiation safety program by implementing the established Business unit plan, performing X-ray leakage surveys and auditing training and procedures around operation of X-ray generating devices. This role requires the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and work closely with cross-functional teams, both in research and product.

Must-Have HARD skills:    Hard skills
1) Proficient with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
2) Familiarity with CDPH X-Ray regulations
3) Experience with IEC 60825 and IEC 62471 and Experience with FLPPS (21 CFR 1040.10/11)

Good to have skills:
Proficiency with FDA/CDRH FLPPS and IEC 60825-1, IEC 62471-1
Firm understanding of performing laser calculations (MPE, NOHD, NHZ) for various laser types and configurations CLSO from BLS

Responsibilities
• Audit labs for radiation and laser safety compliance
• Analyze safety hazards, assist in creating requirement specifications for hardware containing hazardous elements such as lasers, LEDs, X-ray
• Understand and implement laser and optical safety standards such as FLPPS, ANSI Z1236-1, IEC 60825 and IEC 62471 etc
• Create, review, and approve laser and optical hazard-related SOPs.
• Review and approve work by outside laser service technicians
• Assist in identifying and developing corrective actions and communicating to stake holders
• Conduct power, spectral and temporal measurements for Laser and LED sources
• Implement safety protocols as required by CDPH in the state of CA for X-ray generators
• Perform testing to simulate faults and validate design and Optical safety of equipment • Ability to communicate and work effectively with all levels of staff.
• Adaptation and innovation when working staff help them establish procedures to ensure compliance with requirements specified by Radiation and Laser Safety programs.
• Cover labs in Sunnyvale, Burlingame, Fremont. Other travel (such as to Redmond WA) as necessary
• Support additional EHS programs as needed (LOTO, lab safety, chemical safety, electrical safety, machine guarding, etc.), especially in cross-functional research and product environments.

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optical Sciences or Engineering, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics or a related discipline
(Direct experience as a Laser Safety Officer (LSO) or Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) in lieu of degree.
• Experience in safety investigations, either during development process or failure analysis
• Familiarity with multiple types of radiation sources including, x-ray generating machines, lasers and LEDs
• Experience in a technical/engineering role which focused on field testing, failure analysis, reliability, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
• Self-motivated, pro-active, multi-tasking with creative and critical thinking capabilities
• Outstanding communication, report writing and presentation skills

Preferred qualifications:
• Experience working as an LSO / RSO
• Experience working in a hardware research or production environment.
• Ability to influence teams indirectly through timely, accurate, and powerful analysis.

Hard skills
1) Proficient with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
2) LSO experience.

Primarily support the laser and radiation safety team through lab inspections, evaluating equipment purchase requirements, reviewing R&D experiments, performing various laser exposure calculations and measurements. This role will ensure/establish appropriate area controls for employees working in and around lasers and/or Radiation sources. In addition to supporting the laser program, this role also requires supporting the Radiation safety program by implementing the established Business unit plan, performing X-ray leakage surveys and auditing training and procedures around operation of X-ray generating devices. This role requires the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and work closely with cross-functional teams, both in research and product. (80% of LSO and 20% of RSO experience utilized)

Typical Day in the Role
Responsibilities
• Audit labs for radiation and laser safety compliance
• Analyze safety hazards, assist in creating requirement specifications for hardware containing hazardous elements such as lasers, LEDs, X-ray
• Understand and implement laser and optical safety standards such as FLPPS, ANSI Z1236-1, IEC 60825 and IEC 62471 etc
• Create, review, and approve laser and optical hazard-related SOPs.
• Review and approve work by outside laser service technicians
• Assist in identifying and developing corrective actions and communicating to stake holders
• Conduct power, spectral and temporal measurements for Laser and LED sources
• Implement safety protocols as required by CDPH in the state of CA for X-ray generators
• Perform testing to simulate faults and validate design and Optical safety of equipment • Ability to communicate and work effectively with all levels of staff.
• Adaptation and innovation when working staff help them establish procedures to ensure compliance with requirements specified by Radiation and Laser Safety programs.
• Cover labs in Sunnyvale, Burlingame, Fremont. Other travel (such as to Redmond WA) as necessary
• Support additional EHS programs as needed (LOTO, lab safety, chemical safety, electrical safety, machine guarding, etc.), especially in cross-functional research and product environments

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
 
Fair Chance Employment
Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
 
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. 
 
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.