Component and Product Safety Engineer

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Murata Power Solutions is powering what's next in high-performance, sustainable power conversion. We focus on two of the most transformative technology markets:
Server, Storage, and Networking (SSN) and advanced automation, including robotics and energy storage.

Ranked among the world’s top five suppliers of advanced power electronics, we deliver one of the industry’s widest selections of standard power products and lead in the design of custom, application-specific solutions.

Known for the quality of our technology and the strength of our team, Murata Power Solutions offers the opportunity to work with talented engineers and a leadership group committed to growth, innovation, and partnership with many of the world’s leading OEMs.

At the Toronto Design Centre, our Product Development teams provide solutions to our customers through the design and development of AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies. This role combines component engineering and product safety responsibilities. In this role, you will:

Provide independent component engineering support for the Power Supply Design group, including component evaluation, preferred-part selection, component database maintenance, and sustaining support.

Support, coordinate, and manage product safety compliance and certification activities for AC-DC and DC-DC power supply products to applicable global approval standards and regulations.

Evaluate design engineers' component requests and recommend existing or preferred components when technically appropriate.

For new components:

Extract and validate required parametric information.

Determine RoHS and other applicable compliance status.

Obtain supplementary technical and compliance information from component manufacturers.

Evaluate similarity and technical equivalency of components from proposed manufacturers.

Recommend technically suitable alternate manufacturers.

Apply corporate and site component selection rules.

Monitor component life cycle and provide reporting when required.

Guide design engineers in component selection to reduce unnecessary component proliferation and promote use of preferred parts.

Populate and maintain the MPS component database and site CAD component database, including accurate attributes, manufacturer data, supporting documentation, and preferred-part status.

Contribute to and maintain the preferred parts database.

Assign part numbers for custom electrical and mechanical components and assemblies and manage Approved Manufacturers Lists (AMLs).

Serve as a technical resource for sustaining issues involving electrical and electromechanical components.

Gather and analyze technical data, support root-cause investigations, and recommend corrective actions for component-related problems.

Work with Quality Engineering, Product Design, Manufacturing, off-site manufacturing locations, Purchasing and Supply Chain, component suppliers, and component engineers at other sites.

Support technical evaluation of proposed component changes and alternate components.

Product Safety and Regulatory Compliance

Serve as a technical advisor to internal organizations on product safety matters.

Conduct methodical safety reviews of regulated product designs at appropriate stages of development.

Review product designs and engineering changes for safety compliance and provide approval or recommendations within delegated authority.

Advise design teams on the identification and application of safety-critical components.

Provide guidance on applicable product safety standards, testing requirements, certification expectations, and agency interpretations.

Review circuit designs for safety-related considerations,…