Bicycle Testing & Compliance Engineer
Posted by United Wheels Company Limited on 11/11/2021
Job Basics
Industry Sector: Bike, Lifestyle, Outdoor
Job Categories: Product Analyst
Company Type: HardGoods/Equipment
State: OH
City: Miamisburg
Country: United States
Required Experience: 3 - 5 years
Job Type: Full Time
Salary:
Required to Relocate:
Required to Travel:
Employee May Telecommute: No
Job Seeker Must Live Within: 50+ miles
Job Description & Requirements
Summary
Under the direction of Sr.
Director of Product Engineering, this position manages product testing to
ensure compliance with national, international, legal, specific voluntary,
customer, and Huffy compliance standards and requirements, at third
party test labs. This position also develops Huffy’s product
standards, test methods, and reviews products for potential
compliance or safety issues.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Manage third-party testing
· Identify product requiring testing and determine standards to be followed.
· Manage and track testing from initiation through completion.
· Know the standards and requirements applicable to the products.
· Ensure product test reports show compliance with applicable standards and requirements.
· Travel to visit suppliers, and test labs and work with suppliers and test labs to ensure the correct protocols are understood and followed.
· Work with customer’s compliance department to ensure requirements are understood.
· Create, distribute and archive all product test reports and certificates of compliance.
· Ensure components used by suppliers meet testing requirements.
· Represent Company on ASTM & ANSI committee, stay abreast of current standards.
· Report to Management monthly product testing results.
Develop Huffy’s product standards and test methods
· Determine appropriate standards applicable to products.
· Develop test methods and protocols for products.
· Distribute and audit compliance to test methods used by third-party test labs.
Review products for potential compliance or safety issues
· Review new and current products for compliance to applicable regulations and standards.
· Review new products early in the development process for conditions or uses that may present a hazard to the user or a bystander.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Competencies
No competency or factor selected.
Education and/or Experience
Four year college degree in
Engineering, three to five years of previous experience in consumer
products business, emphasis on technical aspects of products. Excellent
written communication skills required. This position requires a valid
driver's license with approximately 4% domestic travel and 2% international
travel. Must be able to obtain a valid passport.
Knowledge of operation of test labs and experience in
understanding and writing product standards preferred.
Computer Skills
All
Microsoft suite programs.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
None