Sustainability Engineer I

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Sustainability Engineer I to join the Lighting and Controls (LC) Team in Carlsbad, CA. This is an entry level compliance support specialist.

Compliance Support:

• Responsible for supporting compliance requirements on new products and ensuring continued compliance throughout the product life cycle.
• Works with product development teams to assure products being sold, reviewed, or developed meet all compliance and certification requirements; proactively tries to assure that safety/compliance requirements are incorporated into product specifications and processes.
• Ensures ROHS Directive, environmental requirements and sustainability initiatives are being acknowledged and appropriately implemented with regards to engineering, purchasing and new products.
• Responds to all internal and external customer inquiries regarding environmental, product compliance and sustainability type requests.
• Interface with certification agencies, competent bodies, and test labs as needed and drive all product safety/compliance testing requirements.
• As needed assists in efforts to obtain product compliance information from suppliers and maintain this information in an organized manner.
• As needed represents Wattstopper and related brands during on-site inspections (UL primarily) and internal audits. Coordinates any necessary corrective actions.
  

Sustainability Support:

• Gathers product life cycle data through the analysis of CAD models, bench measurements, and consulting subject matter experts.
• Prepares Product Environmental Profiles (PEP) documents using Excel spreadsheets and Life Cycle Analysis software.
• Interfaces with certification agency and Legrand Group to execute PEP using Ecopassport program.
• Maintains all data and documents pertaining to the development of PEPs.
• Documents best practices procedures for completing PEP work.
• Supports customer queries regarding product sustainability, including LEED requests and BOMCheck tools.
• Performs other similar and related duties as required.

Education and Skills:

• Bachelor’s or greater in Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related Engineering education or regulatory experience.
• 6 months to 3 years' experience preferred.