Business Operations - Compliance Specialist V

Business Operations - Compliance Specialist V

An established organization is seeking a highly experienced professional to support the global environmental health and safety team. The successful candidate will primarily focus on laser and radiation safety by conducting laboratory inspections, reviewing research and development experiments, and evaluating equipment purchases. This position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams in both research and product development to ensure a safe working environment and maintain compliance with established safety programs.

Location: Redmond, Washington (On-site)

COMPENSATION: $70 - $80 HOURLY

Key Responsibilities

• Audit laboratories to ensure compliance with radiation and laser safety standards.
• Analyze potential safety hazards and assist in developing requirement specifications for hardware containing hazardous elements.
• Understand and implement laser and optical safety standards, including FLPPS, ANSI Z136.1, IEC 60825, and IEC 62471.
• Create, review, and approve standard operating procedures related to laser and optical hazards.
• Review and authorize work performed by external service technicians.
• Conduct power, spectral, and temporal measurements for laser and LED sources.
• Implement required safety protocols for radiation sources and perform leakage surveys.
• Collaborate with staff to establish procedures that align with safety program requirements.
• Provide cross-functional support for additional environmental health and safety programs, including lock-out/tag-out, chemical safety, and machine guarding.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optical Sciences, Engineering, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, or a related scientific discipline is required. Direct experience in a safety officer role may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience: At least five years of experience as a laser safety officer is required, along with a background in safety investigations during the development process or failure analysis.

Technical Skills: Proficiency with ANSI Z136.1 standards and familiarity with multiple radiation sources, including x-ray generating machines, lasers, and LEDs, is required. Experience with technical field testing or reliability analysis is also necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Laser Safety Officer credential.
• Experience working within a hardware research or production environment.
• Proficiency with FDA/CDRH FLPPS, IEC 60825-1, and IEC 62471-1 standards.
• Strong capability in performing laser exposure calculations, such as Maximum Permissible Exposure and Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance.