SENIOR PRODUCT SAFETY ENGINEER, Quality Dept – Japanese MNC Power Supply R&D Office / Fotan / 5 days work / no trips required

Company Overview

• Japanese multinational company with a strong global presence in power conversion and related engineering solutions. The company is known for high standards in product quality, reliability, safety, and compliance, and serves customers in industrial, communications, data center, and advanced technology markets.

• The Hong Kong office is an important part of the group’s regional engineering network. It supports R&D, product safety, testing, certification, and manufacturing compliance for power supply products. 

• The company is looking for an experienced Product Safety professional with solid hands-on experience in power supply product safety.

Role Mission

• To make sure switching-mode power supply products are designed, tested, certified, and manufactured in full compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements during the whole product life cycle.

• You will provide practical product safety support from early design review to certification approval, production release, and handling of any safety issues.

Role Summary

• Reporting to the Principal Engineer of Safety, you will join a small Product Safety team and support all product safety matters for power supply products.

• You will review product construction, support safety testing, prepare certification documents, coordinate with agencies and laboratories, and handle product and factory safety issues. 

• This role is suitable for someone with solid experience in power supply product safety engineering, especially in switching-mode power supply products and related certification work.

Job Description

• Work according to the quality system and procedures of the Product Safety team.

• Provide product safety support to Product Design teams in Hong Kong and China, and to relevant production teams.

• Review product construction, schematics, components, materials, insulation systems, creepage and clearance, safety protection measures, and other safety-related features of switching-mode power supply products.

• Check product designs against standards such as IEC 62368-1, GB 4943.1, and other local or international requirements.

• Identify safety risks during product design and development, and suggest practical solutions.

• Prepare product safety test plans for new or modified products.

• Carry out or coordinate safety tests, including electrical, mechanical, temperature, abnormal operation, dielectric strength, insulation resistance, leakage current, and other related tests when needed.

• Review test results, find issues, and work with design and engineering teams to make corrections.

• Prepare complete safety submission documents, including technical files, test reports, drawings, component details, and supporting documents for safety agencies.

• Work with certification bodies, testing laboratories, and safety agencies during the approval process.

• Follow up on agency comments, extra testing requests, certification issues, and approval status.

• Investigate product and factory safety issues found through internal reviews, customer requirements, agency inspections, or production audits.

• Carry out root-cause analysis and work with engineering and production teams on corrective and preventive actions.

• Give product safety support to production plants so that manufacturing processes stay in line with approved product designs and certification requirements.

• Review design or manufacturing changes to check if they affect product safety or certification status.

• Support product transfer, production ramp-up, engineering changes, and quality investigations.

• Maintain the product safety laboratory, equipment, test records, and work area according to safety agency requirements.

• Make sure testing equipment is properly maintained, calibrated, and suitable for safety evaluation.

• Support internal and external audits related to product safety, lab control, quality systems, and certification compliance.

• Help maintain and improve the Product Safety team’s quality management system.

Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• At least 3 years of solid hands-on experience in product safety engineering for power supply products is a must.

• Strong practical knowledge of switching-mode power supply products, product construction, electrical safety, insulation systems, and safety-critical components.

• Proven experience in IEC 62368-1 and GB 4943.1 compliance, testing, certification, and approval processes.

• Solid experience in preparing safety certification documents and handling submissions to safety agencies and certification bodies.

• Hands-on experience in planning, carrying out, reviewing, and solving product safety testing issues.

• Proven experience handling product safety and factory safety issues, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

• Strong understanding of safety standards, certification systems, agency requirements, and regulatory documents.

• Experience supporting production plants and making sure manufacturing follows approved safety requirements.

• Good communications in spoken and written English and Mandarin.

Terms & Benefits

• 5-day work week.

• 14 days of annual leave.

• 13 months salary + performance bonus

• Medical insurance.

• Work-life balance and a supportive work culture.

• No or very few business trips are required.

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JPC Recruiting Services was established in 1990 and is a Hong Kong–based recruitment firm providing general recruitment and executive search services.
JPC Recruiting Services 於 1990 年成立，是一家總部設於香港的專業招聘公司，提供招聘及獵頭服務。

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