Engineer Product Safety & Reliability

About JLG an Oshkosh company

JLG began in 1969 when our founder John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company and our productsincluding mobile elevating work platforms telehandlers utility vehicles and accessoriescan be found all over the world.

The Product Safety and Reliability Engineer will primarily assist in departmental responsibilities with regards to product safety and reliability on new and existing this role you will also assist in matters concerning previously manufactured/field products product related legal proceedings Government/Trade Association matters and customer support activities. This is a great opportunity to get broad experience in product safety and reliability focused on the best products in the industry.

YOUR IMPACT

• Assist and facilitate field accident and incident investigations with inside and outside counsel of JLG and Jerr-Dan products.

• Travel sometimes on short notice to document field accident and incident investigations via on-site inspections with photographs videos 3D scanning and other means as required.

• Become a trained operator to perform functional checks of JLG and Jerr-Dan products as part of incident investigations.

• Assist in the research and discovery processes for litigation matters including interaction with other company departments and outside entities.

• Initiate interaction with Engineering and other company departments on all matters of product safety and reliability as assigned.

• Prepare information such as Field Service Bulletins Service Information etc.

• Actively participate in reviewing new products regarding standards compliance.

• Review technical publications marketing materials and other assigned materials from a product safety perspective and recommend revisions or escalation as appropriate.

• Represent company in Government/Trade Association matters such as OSHA CSA AEM ANSI etc. as assigned.

• Interact with JLG customers and end users through telephone and email regarding machine application safe use repairs technical specifications etc. as assigned.

• Assist on other specific programs required in the course of departmental operation as assigned by the department head.

• Handle confidential and legally sensitive information with discretion accuracy and attention to evidence preservation documentation quality and factual neutrality.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in engineering science or related field.

• Internship experience or 6 plus months of related work experience.

• Travel up to 50% sometimes on short notice is required.

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS

• Education or experience focused on electro-mechanical mechatronics electrical or mechanical engineering.

• Internship co-op or up to three years of related engineering experience preferred.

• Ability to multitask with effective organization and communication skills

• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to document observations clearly objectively and accurately.

Pay Range:

The above pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target pay for the position across all U.S. locations. Within this range individual pay is determined by various factors including the scope and responsibilities of the role the candidates experience education and skills as well as the equity of pay among team members in similar positions. Beyond offering a competitive total rewards package we prioritize a people-first culture and offer various opportunities to support team member growth and success.

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