About The Position

Diablo Tools Inc. is seeking a highly motivated, driven, and detail-oriented Senior Product Safety Specialist. This role is a central function between engineering, regulatory compliance, packaging design, and legal liability, overseeing product safety across all phases of the Time-to-Market launch lifecycle. The specialist reviews on-tool hardware safety, audits packaging and marketing artwork, interprets evolving legal and regulatory standards, and delivers concise, legally defensible safety guidance in a fast-paced environment. The role evaluates product designs and prototypes for foreseeable hazards, maintains formal Product Safety Review documentation throughout product development, defines qualification testing protocols, analyzes internal and third-party test reports, and supports investigations into customer feedback, warranty returns, and field safety inquiries. It also monitors regulatory frameworks and liability rulings in collaboration with corporate legal, reviews marketing materials for safe tool operation, and trains cross-functional teams in safety workflows, hazard mitigation, and compliance fundamentals. Diablo Tools describes its culture as innovative, supportive, fun, connected, and growth-oriented, with a commitment to putting people first. The position is safety-sensitive. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; future work-authorization sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Electrical, Safety, Quality, or a related discipline.
  • Progressive experience in product safety engineering, regulatory compliance, quality engineering, or new product development for power tools, cutting tools, or power tool accessories.
  • Strong knowledge of North American safety frameworks and standards organizations.
  • Hands-on understanding of power tools, saw blades, abrasives, and cutting accessories, including how professionals and consumers operate tools in real-world environments.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, including the ability to identify subtle errors in dense packaging layouts, regulatory texts, and instructional guides.
  • Strong organization and discipline to maintain audit-ready safety records within rapid development cycles.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaboration across departments and stakeholders.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States; future sponsorship for work authorization is unavailable.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with packaging and graphic design teams to review and approve packaging artwork, warning panels, icons, and instructional text for compliance with legal mandates and internal brand requirements.
  • Draft compliant warning labels and mentor teams on applicable standards, identifying fine-print inconsistencies, technical contradictions, and wording that could create legal exposure.
  • Analyze new product designs, prototypes, and power tool accessories to identify foreseeable user hazards, evaluate risk severity, and establish proactive countermeasures.
  • Create, update, and maintain formal Product Safety Review documentation throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Make decisive, legally defensible risk determinations when data is incomplete and develop concise, impactful warnings.
  • Define qualification testing protocols and analyze internal and third-party testing reports to confirm product safety compliance.
  • Support investigations into customer feedback, warranty returns, and field safety inquiries to drive product safety improvements.
  • Monitor evolving regulatory frameworks and landmark liability court rulings in collaboration with corporate legal.
  • Review product photography, videography, demonstrations, and marketing copy to ensure imagery portrays reasonably safe tool operation.
  • Prioritize safety reviews across multiple product categories under tight launch schedules.
  • Exchange best practices with safety peers across business units.
  • Train and advise New Product Development team members, engineers, and designers on safety workflows, hazard mitigation strategies, and compliance fundamentals.

Benefits

  • Health plans
  • Dental plans
  • Vision plans
  • Health savings accounts (HSA)
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a generous employer match
  • Wellness programs
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Education expense reimbursement
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