**This is a contract opportunity through April 29, 2027 with possibility of extension.**
Our client within the Tech Industry is looking for a Laser Safety & Radiation Safety Specialist to join their team! This person 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 sources. In 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 stakeholders
- 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.
Key Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s 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.
Must Have Skills:
- Proficient with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
- LSO experience.
Nice 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
Benefits
Compensation Range: $75-82/hr
** This pay range is Client-specific for the opening advertised. The identity of the Client will be disclosed if you are selected to move forward in the hiring process. **
Benefits:
- Employer contributions toward the cost of employee-only medical and dental premiums
- Vision - opt-in available
- 401k
- PTO
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, AD&D coverage
- Short-term Disability, Accident, Cancer/Critical Illness, Pet insurance - opt in available