Date Posted: 08/14/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 505752
Industry: Social Media
Job Title: Senior Laser Safety Officer
Job Location: Redmond, WA, USA, 98052
Work Model: Onsite
Shift: Regular working hours
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 6
Min Hourly Rate($): 60.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 85.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: EHS regulatory standards, FDA, Report Writer
Experience Desired: Experience as a laser safety officer (LSO) (5 yrs); Proficient with ANSI Z136.1 (2 yrs); Experience working in a hardware research or production environment. (3 yrs); Experience in safety investigations, either during development process or failure analysis (3 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
**C2C is not available**
Job Description
Required Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Optical Sciences or Engineering, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics or a related discipline.
Required Skills:
• Experience working as an LSO / RSO
• Proficient with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
• Experience in safety investigations, either during development process or failure analysis
• Familiarity with multiple types of radiation sources including, x-ray generating machines, lasers and LEDs
• Experience in a technical/engineering role which focused on field testing, failure analysis, reliability, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with ANSI Z136.1 - The American National Standard for the Safe Use of Lasers
• Self-motivated, pro-active, multi-tasking with creative and critical thinking capabilities
• Outstanding communication, report writing and presentation skills
Preferred Skills:
• Experience working in a hardware research or production environment.
• Ability to influence teams indirectly through timely, accurate, and powerful analysis.
• Proficiency with FDA/CDRH FLPPS and IEC 60825-1, IEC 62471-1
• Firm understanding of performing laser calculations (MPE, NOHD, NHZ) for various laser types and configurations CLSO from BLS
Travel:
• Cover labs in Sunnyvale, Burlingame, Fremont. Other travel (such as to Redmond WA) as necessary
Overview:
The candidate will primarily support the laser and radiation safety team through lab inspections, evaluating equipment purchase requirements, reviewing R&D experiments, performing various laser exposure calculations and measurements. This role will ensure/establish appropriate area controls for employees working in and around lasers and/or Radiation sources. In addition to supporting the laser program, this role also requires supporting the Radiation safety program by implementing the established Business unit plan, performing X-ray leakage surveys and auditing training and procedures around operation of X-ray generating devices. This role requires the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and work closely with cross-functional teams, both in research and product.
Responsibilities:
• Audit labs for radiation and laser safety compliance
• Analyze safety hazards, assist in creating requirement specifications for hardware containing hazardous elements such as lasers, LEDs, X-ray
• Understand and implement laser and optical safety standards such as FLPPS, ANSI Z1236-1, IEC 60825 and IEC 62471 etc
• Create, review, and approve laser and optical hazard-related SOPs.
• Review and approve work by outside laser service technicians
• Assist in identifying and developing corrective actions and communicating to stake holders
• Conduct power, spectral and temporal measurements for Laser and LED sources
• Implement safety protocols as required by CDPH in the state of CA for X-ray generators
• Perform testing to simulate faults and validate design and Optical safety of equipment
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with all levels of staff.
• Adaptation and innovation when working staff help them establish procedures to ensure compliance with requirements specified by Radiation and Laser Safety programs.
• Support additional EHS programs as needed (LOTO, lab safety, chemical safety, electrical safety, machine guarding, etc.), especially in cross-functional research and product environments.
Primarily support the laser and radiation safety team through lab inspections, evaluating equipment purchase requirements, reviewing R&D experiments, performing various laser exposure calculations and measurements. This role will ensure/establish appropriate area controls for employees working in and around lasers and/or Radiation sources. In addition to supporting the laser program, this role also requires supporting the Radiation safety program by implementing the established Business unit plan, performing X-ray leakage surveys and auditing training and procedures around operation of X-ray generating devices. This role requires the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and work closely with cross-functional teams, both in research and product. (80% of LSO and 20% of RSO experience utilized)
- **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
- **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
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