Approval Engineer

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

• Manage certification of MSA products
• Clarification, which certifications /approvals are required with Marketing & Global Product line Managers and/or NPD
• Requesting offers from test houses and Notified Bodies (Middle East)
• Information to MSA design centers about necessary deliverables (samples, documentation)
• Writing Applications, supplying documentation and samples for certification to test house / Notified Body
• Coordination with external partners taking care for certification in RCR, including supply of necessary documentation and samples
• Supervising timeliness and cost
• Keeping contacts to necessary partners internally and externally
• Checking received certificates for correct content

• Manage updates of certificates
• Requesting offers from test houses and Notified Bodies (Middle East region)
• Information to MSA design centers teams about necessary samples and documentation
• Writing Applications, supplying documentation and samples for certification to test house / Notified Body
• Coordination with external partners taking care for certification in RCR, including supply of necessary documentation and samples
• Supervising timeliness and cost
• Keeping contacts to necessary partners internally and externally
• Checking received certificates for correct content

• Supporting external audits
• Requesting offers from Notified Bodies
• Scheduling and organizing audits at MSA sites and supplier’s locations
• Supporting audits, if necessary on site

• Filing and archiving hard copies of certificates, approvals, test reports
• Filing of certificates, approvals, test reports in electronic format
• Filing documentation for certification in electronic format

• Degree in Law or Engineering (Master, Diplom or equivalent)

• 5 years in Marketing or r&d
• Knowledge in SAP, MS, Windows, WIKI, JIRA, Teams
• Fluent English and Russian (reading, writing) and/or Arabic
• Degree in Engineering or Law
• Local Directives & Regulations

• MSA product knowledge (technical)
• Standards (e.g. GOST, EN, UAE)
• Regulations in Middle East, e.g. United Arabian Emirates, EAC Regulations, European Directives & Regulations

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