Senior Safety Engineer - Power Tools and Accessories

Senior Safety Engineer - Power Tools and Accessories

Location:

Mount Prospect, IL

Working Time:
Full-time

Legal Entity:
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation

Hybrid Remote: 60% monthly in‑office presence (3 days per week)

Starting Date:
According to arrangement

• Analyze new product designs and prototypes for user hazards, assess the risk, and develop the hazard mitigation requirements for innovative power tools.
• Document safety requirements in Product Safety Review and maintain throughout the development phase of the product.
• Communicate Product Safety requirements to project teams through meetings, calls, and emails.
• Read and critically review test reports to confirm product safety qualification requirements are met.
• Provide safety input, warnings, and instructions for user instruction manual, and review content provided by others for safety concerns.
• Create and mentor others for on‑product warning label content per ANSI Z535.
• Review product photography, videography, and marketing artwork for accurate representation of reasonably safe use and compliance with operating instructions and warnings.
• Mentor and train other Product Safety Engineers.
• Train product development teams on Product Safety requirements and workflow.
• Create and update Product Safety procedures and design guidelines.
• Support product investigations for testing and field returns.
• Challenge product development team on appropriate hazard mitigation methods.

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• Minimum 6-8 years of experience in North American agency approvals (UL, CSA), regulatory compliance (CFR, OSHA), new product development for consumer products or quality engineering for new product development. Experience analyzing and using power tools is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, with ability to describe technical information to project teams.
• Strong understanding of North American product safety requirements for product design to ensure correct analysis for safety and compliance requirements.
• Culturally sophisticated awareness of how North Americans will use power tools on job sites, homes, and yards.
• Patient, detail‑oriented with ability to proofread written instructions for logical errors, contradictions, or safety hazards.
• Familiarity with hazard identification and methods to document countermeasures.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization is not available.

U.S. base salary range: $85,000 to $95,000. Additional benefits include health, dental, vision plans; health savings accounts (HSA); flexible spending accounts; 401(k) retirement plan with employer match; wellness programs; life and disability insurance; paid time off; parental leave; adoption assistance; and education expense reimbursement. For full benefits information, visit

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