Chemical Compliance Quality Engineer

Advantest•San Jose, CA

25d

About The Position

We are seeking a person to join our Quality Compliance team as a Chemical Compliance Engineer. This role is important to ensure our company maintains the highest standards for regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of chemistries in parts/materials and can work with our Design & Procurement team to identify where we have restricted chemicals in our products while proposing potential replacements (if available).

Requirements

A Bachelor / master's degree in electrical engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience with demonstrated skill in the disciplines required for the position (which may include background in chemistry and material sciences)
2-3 years' experience in US Federal & State regulatory/compliance processes & organizations
Strong technical knowledge and skills implementing and complying with environmental regulations like TSCA, Prop 65 REACH, RoHS, WEEE, Battery, and Packaging Directives, Stockholm Convention
Attention to detail, processes, bias for action, accountability, data collection and analysis, problem solving, judgement and decision-making
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills
Project management and presentation skills
Pro-active working style with good business acumen

Nice To Haves

Ability to speak Japanese and/or German a plus
2-3 years' experience in international regulatory/compliance processes & organizations

Responsibilities

Follow changes to regulatory requirements US, EMEA, Asia and translate it into product requirements
Proactively engage with the appropriate Industrial Organizations like SEMI Compliance Working Groups
Collaborate with Advantest internal Compliance teams.
Responsible for customer inquiries on regulatory topics and material compliance declarations
Maintain and support our "Design for the Environment" guideline
Support environmental aspects for all US based new product development projects & product end of Life
Provide support and guidance to stakeholders on environmental aspects
Manage Advantest requirements in fulfilling global environmental product compliance
Generating routine compliance reports for authorities as necessary
Manage PFAS, RoHS 3, REACH, SCIP & other substance data gathering, compliance and regulatory changes as needed