Job Description

Laser Safety Officer

Location: Cover labs in Sunnyvale, Burlingame, Fremont (CA); Redmond (WA)

Pay: $75–$85/hour W2

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours/week, no overtime

Duration: Initial 5 months, with likely extensions or potential conversion to full-time

Start: ASAP

Role Overview:

Support laser and radiation safety across research labs and product development environments. Ensure employees, equipment, and experiments meet safety standards for lasers, LEDs, and X-ray radiation.

This role combines hands-on lab inspections, safety testing, hazard calculations, equipment reviews, and compliance documentation. The ideal candidate has direct Laser Safety Officer (LSO) experience and a strong understanding of laser safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inspect labs for laser and radiation safety compliance.
• Evaluate equipment, hardware designs, and R&D experiments for safety risks.
• Perform laser and LED testing, measurements, and exposure hazard calculations.
• Review, create, and approve safety procedures and documentation.
• Conduct X-ray leakage surveys and audit X-ray safety training and procedures.
• Investigate safety issues and equipment failures; recommend corrective actions.
• Verify equipment safety through testing and simulated fault conditions.
• Coordinate with engineers, researchers, technicians, and other teams.
• Support additional EHS programs, including chemical, electrical, laboratory, and machine safety.
• Travel between Bay Area labs and other locations as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Direct Laser Safety Officer (LSO) experience.
• Strong knowledge of ANSI Z136.1 laser safety standards.
• Bachelor's degree in Physics, Optical Sciences, Engineering, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, or a related field. Equivalent direct LSO/RSO experience may substitute for the degree.
• Experience with lasers, LEDs, and X-ray radiation sources.
• Background in technical testing, engineering, failure analysis, or safety investigations.
• Ability to assess hazards, perform technical analysis, and develop corrective actions.
• Strong communication, technical writing, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of FDA/CDRH laser safety requirements and IEC 60825-1 and IEC 62471-1 standards.
• Experience calculating Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE), Nominal Ocular Hazard Distance (NOHD), and Nominal Hazard Zone (NHZ).
• Certified Laser Safety Officer (CLSO) credential.
• Experience in hardware R&D or manufacturing environments.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive safety compliance.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

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At Tailored Management, we help people get jobs and take pride in their work, so we better take pride in ours too. Not every company has the opportunity to meaningfully and directly impact individuals in a way that makes their lives tangibly better. To better support our employees, we offer a wide variety of benefit options to support you. We offer:

• Medical Coverage – HDHP, PPO, and Surest plan options

• Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC)

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Short-Term Disability (STD)

• Long-Term Disability (LTD)

• Life & AD&D Insurance

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Accident Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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