Position Title: Product Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Project Engineer
Location: Kansas City <http://www.thinkkc.com> , at Garmin <http://www.garmin.com> world headquarters If interested, contact: Doug Kealey <mailto:[email protected]> POSITION SUMMARY: Coordinate and manage green electronics standards compliance projects benefiting product design and material sourcing for Garmin consumer products. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: * Consumer and OEM electronics issue leader for assigned green product standards and regulations, forecasting the potential impact on product lines * Ensure product development teams’ success in meeting customer-specific and statutory Design-for-Environment and hazardous substance regulations * Generate green compliance and risk mitigation plans to guide electrical and mechanical design, procurement, component engineering, packaging and technical publications functions * Responsible for the accuracy of the regulatory strategy, satisfaction of our internal and external customers, and on-time execution through leadership of cross-functional teams. * Effectively track, manage and support multiple projects and priorities, develop general process guidelines OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: * Act as a company knowledge resource for product environmental trends/topics and voluntary/regulatory compliance information * Provide guidance on product and packaging labeling requirements * Provide compliance training to Garmin personnel as necessary EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED: 1. B.S. Degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Information Management, Applied Mathematics or relevant field of study 2. Knowledge of the details of producer responsibility or sustainability regulations and compliance schemes for any of the following: Consumer and/or Marine and/or Automotive electronics and/or secondary lithium batteries 3. Proficiency in understanding and interpreting state and national legislation, standards and directives such as RoHS, REACH, EPEAT, LCA, LCI, Battery, ELV, IATA, US DOT, EuP, WEEE and other recycling mandates, and IMERC 4. Experience with end-of-product-life and eco-design guidelines and an ability to review designs and offer suggestions for improvements 5. Able to communicate current and future issues to internal teams, to facilitate decisions regarding product design, product claims and material sourcing. 6. Development of training material for internal teams and suppliers, to enable them to embed requirements in their processes. 7. Strong project management and problem solving skills 8. Highly motivated and self-directed 9. Strong computer skills and knowledge of Office applications DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: 10. 3+ years experience as an Environmental Issue Leader, or Regulatory Approvals Engineer or Regulatory Affairs Specialist, or performing duties similar to the essential functions of this job description 11. Leadership of a cross-functional team that put cost effective processes in place to support Green requirements 12. Planning or managing the research and/or implementation phases for REACH, EUP, China RoHS, Green Dot, IMERC or other environmental initiatives 13. Experience working in industry advocacy groups, regulatory bodies and standards organizations to create alliances and influence the shape, scope or harmonization of standards 14. Experience in writing position papers, compliance reports and declarations of conformity 15. Experience with safety approvals for products using rechargeable Lithium batteries 16. Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally Thanks, Doug - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
