Consumer Product Safety Technician, Limited Duration

About the role

The Consumer Product Safety Technician role supports the growing need for project tracking, product safety investigations, and reviews of incident and testing data. This role also involves identifying emerging safety risks, injury patterns, and opportunities for further investigation.

Responsibilities

• Manage third-party laboratory testing programs by developing testing plans, reviewing protocols and analytical methodologies, validating test methods, and ensuring chemical and physical testing is conducted in accordance with applicable national and international standards.
• Conduct product safety evaluations by analyzing consumer complaints, injury reports, incident databases, recall information, and testing results to identify emerging hazards, injury patterns, and opportunities for further investigation.
• Provide technical expertise on product safety standards and regulations, including CPSC regulations, ASTM standards, UL standards, European Union requirements (e.g., EN, REACH, GPSR), and other applicable domestic and international regulatory frameworks, ensuring appropriate application to consumer product testing and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to interpret laboratory results, assess product safety risks, develop evidence-based testing recommendations, and support publications, advocacy initiatives, regulatory engagement, and standards development through scientifically sound analyses.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or another relevant scientific discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience applying product safety regulations and standards, including CPSC regulations, ASTM, UL, European standards (EN), REACH, GPSR, or other domestic and international requirements to consumer products.
• Experience conducting product safety risk assessments for consumer products.
• Knowledge of chemical safety, toxicology, materials science, or exposure assessment.
• Familiarity with ICP-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, XRF, physical performance testing, or other consumer product testing methodologies.
• Proficiency with analytical and data visualization tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with standards organizations, regulatory agencies, testing laboratories, or consumer product manufacturers.

Qualifications

• Highly rated if you have the education and/or experience listed above.
• One of our top picks if you have experience conducting product safety risk assessments for consumer products, knowledge of chemical safety, toxicology, materials science, or exposure assessment, familiarity with ICP-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, XRF, physical performance testing, or other consumer product testing methodologies, proficiency with analytical and data visualization tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or similar platforms, and familiarity with standards organizations, regulatory agencies, testing laboratories, or consumer product manufacturers.

Skills

• Understanding of product safety and compliance.
• Technical expertise on product safety standards and regulations.
• Ability to conduct product safety risk assessments.
• Knowledge of chemical safety, toxicology, materials science, or exposure assessment.
• Familiarity with ICP-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, XRF, physical performance testing, or other consumer product testing methodologies.
• Proficiency with analytical and data visualization tools such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with standards organizations, regulatory agencies, testing laboratories, or consumer product manufacturers.

Benefits

Consumer Reports offers medical benefits that start on your first day as a CR employee, which include behavioral health coverage, family planning, and a generous 401K match. Learn more about how CR advocates on behalf of our employees.

Pay

The target salary range for this position is $77,044.04 - $79,911.99. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of this range. Compensation for the successful candidate will be informed by the candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience.

Schedule

This is a Limited Duration position, expecting to end August 31, 2027. There is a possibility that the position will be extended. The position is designated as a hybrid for in-office collaboration and meetings as needed.