Product legislation and safety engineer

Epiroc is a leading productivity partner for the mining, infrastructure and natural resources industries. With
cutting-edge technology, Epiroc develops and produces innovative drill rigs, rock excavation and construction
equipment, and provides world-class service and consumables. The company was founded in Stockholm,
Sweden, and has passionate people supporting and collaborating with customers in more than 150 countries.
Learn more at www.epirocgroup.com.

Join our team
Do you want to work in a high performing team focusing on delivering customer value for cutting edge underground automation and electrified loaders and trucks? Do you want to feel that your results will have a great influence for the success of the department and for the company? The Material Handling Product Team consist of technical product managers, technical project managers and responsibility of automation platform and is a part of the Epiroc R&D underground division.  
We offer a workplace with customers and colleagues from different parts of the world, where cultures and perspectives meet and work together to achieve common goals.

Your mission
As a Product legislation and safety engineer you will be responsible for globally monitoring product legislation, guidelines and standards, interpret how these affect the Material Handling product line. You have the responsibility to inform key stakeholders in the R&D organization of the effects and coordinate the required actions.
You will be a part of risk assessments and support R&D projects in the development and evaluation of safety related part of control systems and protective measures, ensuring that the products are safe and that they meet all relevant product legislation and standards. You will also support customer projects and when necessary take lead in identification of problems, design and implementation of technical solutions, documenting the work and the technical solution.
Internally you give training in product legislation, safety of machinery, risk assessment and functional safety as well as maintaining and developing internal guidelines, templates and training material.

Your profile
You have a documented academic background within mechanical engineering / automation, i.e. Master or Bachelor degree. Knowledge/experience of vehicle automation systems is an advantage and you are used to work as a project manager. We also expect you to have several years of relevant experience regarding product legis­lation for heavy duty machinery, preferable for mining or construction.
You will have both internal and external contacts, therefore we expect you to be fluently in Swedish and English, both written and spoken.

Location and travel
This position is located in Örebro, Sweden. Occasional travel is required.

Application and contacts
In this recruitment process, we review applications continuously. Welcome with your application as soon as possible, by creating an account in our recruitment system. Last day to apply for this position is 21-05-11.
For questions about the position, please contact recruiting manager Fredrik Jormvik, fredrik.jormvik@epiroc.com / +4673 271 76 76 or recruiter specialist Oskar Trulsson, oskar.trulsson@external.epiroc.com