Req 130468 Safety Engineer Location: San Diego, CA Position Summary: This position is for a Product Safety Engineer within the Platform Hardware Development group. This position is responsible for the planning, testing, working with safety agencies and achieving product safety certifications for Teradata platform hardware. Teradata platforms are comprised of enterprise class IT equipment designed to meet the highest levels of reliability, availability and serviceability. Teradata products are sold in over 70 countries worldwide. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing product designs, product modifications, and, working with testing labs to achieve appropriate certifications for worldwide product sales. Specific responsibilities involve: * Act as Product Safety Certifier for Teradata; inspect, test and photograph products for conformity assessment with international regulations, with the end result being the certificate of conformance for the product. * Review reports and documentation for certification of Teradata products to the appropriate standards from testing labs. Preliminary Evaluations and Certifications activities. * Correspond, verbally, and in writing, with Product Safety Agencies such as UL, Nemko, CSA and TUV with respect to Product Design Approaches for Safety. * Correspond verbally and in writing with Teradata product management, and field service personnel on issues related to product safety and certification to standards for all countries Teradata sells products to. * Perform Factory Inspections and field evaluation services to UL and CSA requirements. * Provide analysis and strategic direction for Teradata hardware product development on new and emerging safety regulations worldwide. Basic Requirements * A BS in Electrical Engineering, product safety, mechanical or computer engineering or equivalent * A minimum of 10 years ITE Product Safety experience is preferred. * Knowledge of European directives and standards * Knowledge of worldwide product safety standards, regulations and certification processes. * Knowledge of Windows, MS Office and electronic mail necessary. 2-4 years experience in materials technology or within equipment manufacturing industries. * Proactive approach in identifying and resolving issues - able to work independently and escalate and seek help when necessary * Ability to multi-task multiple programs/projects simultaneously * Good verbal and written communication skills * Works effectively as part of a large team * Microsoft Office competency Preferred Requirements * Master of Science in any of the aforementioned disciplines * Engineering Change Control experience * Extensive experience with product safety in countries outside the US
Apply online at www.teradata.com/careers. Reference posting #130468. __________________________ James L. Knighten, Ph.D. EMC Engineer Teradata Corporation 17095 Via Del Campo San Diego, CA 92127 858-485-2537 - phone 858-485-3788 - fax (unattended) - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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 <emcp...@socal.rr.com> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald: <dhe...@gmail.com>
