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Compliance Specialist V
Job Location:
Job Location:
Redmond, WA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 70 - 80
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
8 September 2026 (8 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Role: Compliance Specialist V (Laser Safety Specialist)
Location: Redmond WA (Onsite)
Duration: 5 Months
At least 5 years of experience as a laser safety officer (LSO) required
The candidate will primarily support the laser and radiation safety team through lab inspections evaluating equipment purchase requirements reviewing R&D experiments performing various laser exposure calculations and measurements. This role will ensure/establish appropriate area controls for employees working in and around lasers and/or Radiation addition to supporting the laser program this role also requires supporting the Radiation safety program by implementing the established Business unit plan performing X-ray leakage surveys and auditing training and procedures around operation of X-ray generating devices. This role requires the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and work closely with cross-functional teams both in research and product.
Responsibilities
Location: Redmond WA (Onsite)
Duration: 5 Months
At least 5 years of experience as a laser safety officer (LSO) required
The candidate will primarily support the laser and radiation safety team through lab inspections evaluating equipment purchase requirements reviewing R&D experiments performing various laser exposure calculations and measurements. This role will ensure/establish appropriate area controls for employees working in and around lasers and/or Radiation addition to supporting the laser program this role also requires supporting the Radiation safety program by implementing the established Business unit plan performing X-ray leakage surveys and auditing training and procedures around operation of X-ray generating devices. This role requires the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and work closely with cross-functional teams both in research and product.
Responsibilities
- Audit labs for radiation and laser safety compliance
- Analyze safety hazards assist in creating requirement specifications for hardware containing hazardous elements such as lasers LEDs X-ray
- Understand and implement laser and optical safety standards such as FLPPS ANSI Z1236-1 IEC 60825 and IEC 62471 etc
- Create review and approve laser and optical hazard-related SOPs.
- Review and approve work by outside laser service technicians
- Assist in identifying and developing corrective actions and communicating to stake holders
- Conduct power spectral and temporal measurements for Laser and LED sources
- Implement safety protocols as required by CDPH in the state of CA for X-ray generators
- Perform testing to simulate faults and validate design and Optical safety of equipment
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with all levels of staff.
- Adaptation and innovation when working staff help them establish procedures to ensure compliance with requirements specified by Radiation and Laser Safety programs.
- Cover labs in Sunnyvale Burlingame Fremont. Other travel (such as to Redmond WA) as necessary
- Support additional EHS programs as needed (LOTO lab safety chemical safety electrical safety machine guarding etc.) especially in cross-functional research and product environments.
Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Physics Optical Sciences or Engineering Health Physics Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Physics or a related discipline (Direct experience as a Laser Safety Officer (LSO) or Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) in lieu of degree)
- Experience in safety investigations either during development process or failure analysis
- Familiarity with multiple types of radiation sources including x-ray generating machines lasers and LEDs
- Experience in a technical/engineering role which focused on field testing failure analysis reliability or equivalent.
- Familiarity with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
- Self-motivated pro-active multi-tasking with creative and critical thinking capabilities
- Outstanding communication report writing and presentation skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience working as an LSO / RSO
- Experience working in a hardware research or production environment.
- Ability to influence teams indirectly through timely accurate and powerful analysis.
- Experience in safety work associated with laser and LEDs and experience with IEC 60825 IEC 62471 and ANSI Z136.1 compliance.
- Proficiency with FDA/CDRH FLPPS and IEC 60825-1 IEC 62471-1
- Expertise with federal reporting requirements - import/export initial and model change reports and annual reporting
- Firm understanding of performing laser calculations (MPE NOHD NHZ) for various laser types and configurations
- Conducting FMEA and Fault Tree Analysis
- Assist in developing methods for Laser / Optical safety analysis using in-house equipment which reduce cost and improve turnaround time of testing and investigation.
- Experience with RF/EMF safety (FCC and IEEE C95.1) and Ultrasound safety a plus
Must Have skills:
- Proficient with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
- Familiarity with CDPH X-Ray regulations
- Experience with IEC 60825 and IEC 62471 and Experience with FLPPS (21 CFR 1040.10/11)
Good to have skills:
- Proficiency with FDA/CDRH FLPPS and IEC 60825-1 IEC 62471-1
- Firm understanding of performing laser calculations (MPE NOHD NHZ) for various laser types and configurations
- CLSO from BLS
Required Experience:
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