The posting
Compliance Specialist V
itD is seeking a Compliance Specialist V to support Global Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs by ensuring laser, optical, and radiation safety compliance across research laboratories and product development environments. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience as a Laser Safety Officer (LSO), strong knowledge of laser safety standards, and hands-on experience with hazard assessments, exposure calculations, safety inspections, and radiation safety testing.
Location: Onsite – Redmond, WA
Pay Rate: $40 - $46 per hour, Depending on experience.
Duration: 5 months
We provide comprehensive medical benefits, a 401k plan, paid holidays, and more. Please note that we are only considering direct W2 candidates at this time, as we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Conduct laboratory inspections and audits to assess compliance with laser and radiation safety requirements, identify hazards, and recommend corrective actions.
- Evaluate safety hazards and assist in developing hardware requirements for equipment containing lasers, LEDs, X-ray generators, and other hazardous components.
- Perform laser exposure calculations, including Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE), Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD), and Nominal Hazard Zone (NHZ), and conduct power, spectral, and temporal measurements of laser and LED sources.
- Review, develop, and approve laser and optical safety standard operating procedures (SOPs), and assess work performed by external laser service technicians.
- Review research and development experiments, conduct safety investigations and failure analyses, and perform testing to simulate faults and validate equipment design and optical safety.
- Implement radiation safety protocols, conduct X-ray leakage surveys, and audit training and procedures for X-ray-generating equipment in accordance with applicable requirements.
- Collaborate with research, product, engineering, and EHS teams to establish safety controls, communicate findings, and support additional programs such as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), laboratory safety, chemical safety, electrical safety, and machine guarding.
Internal Responsibilities
- Attend regular internal practice community meetings.
- Collaborate with your itD practice team on industry thought leadership.
- Complete client case studies and learning material (blogs, media material).
- Build out material to contribute to the Digital Transformation practice.
- Attend internal itD networking events (in person and virtual).
- Work with leadership on career fast-track opportunities.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- At least 5 years of experience as a Laser Safety Officer (LSO).
- Proficiency in ANSI Z136.1 – The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers.
- Experience conducting safety inspections, hazard assessments, investigations, and corrective-action development.
- Familiarity with multiple radiation sources, including lasers, LEDs, and X-ray-generating equipment.
- Experience in a technical or engineering role involving field testing, failure analysis, reliability testing, or equivalent work.
- Experience reviewing safety procedures and establishing controls to address laser and radiation hazards.
- Strong communication, technical report-writing, and presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and personnel at all levels.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and apply critical thinking to technical safety challenges.
- Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optical Sciences, Engineering, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, or a related discipline; direct experience as an LSO or Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) may be accepted in lieu of a degree, as specified in the role requirements.
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- Experience working as a Laser Safety Officer (LSO) or Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) in a hardware research, development, or production environment.
- Proficiency with FDA/CDRH Federal Laser Product Performance Standard (FLPPS), IEC 60825-1, and IEC 62471-1.
- Strong understanding of laser safety calculations, including MPE, NOHD, and NHZ, across different laser types and configurations.
- Certified Laser Safety Officer (CLSO) credential from the Board of Laser Safety (BLS).
- Experience influencing cross-functional teams through timely, accurate technical analysis and recommendations.
- Experience implementing applicable California requirements for X-ray-generating equipment.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optical Sciences, Engineering, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, or a related discipline.
- Direct experience as a Laser Safety Officer (LSO) or Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) may be accepted in lieu of the degree requirement.
Company Description About itD: We are part of a new generation of consulting and software development company that blends diversity, innovation, and integrity with real business results. Our structure rejects any strong hierarchy, empowering us to deliver excellent results. We are a woman- and minority-led firm. Every day, we challenge ourselves to be considerate, fair and to re-think what great outcomes mean for our customers. This permeates down to how we approach every interaction, on every project, for every client. You’ll thrive here if you are a dynamic self-starter, a difference-maker or someone who wants to deliver great results, without constraints.
The itD Digital Experience: Joining us means you’ll be part of our global community, you have a say about your own career journey, and you’ll get a chance to give back to causes that matter. You will experience working with Fortune 500 companies and high-performance teams across numerous industries. itD offers our employees excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, 401K + matching, networking & career learning and development programs. We are growing and we want to see you grow! Visit https://itdtech.com/careers to learn more about what working at itD can mean for you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. itD is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
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