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Title:  Product Compliance Engineer

Career at Bourns:

If working for an organization with a long history of technological innovation and high advancement potential in a supportive, collaborative, and positive work environment are top considerations for your next career move, then you need to look at the opportunities at Bourns.

Bourns was founded 75 years ago with the guiding principles of providing breakthrough technology solutions, high-quality products, responsive service, and exceptional value. Those principles still hold true today and have instilled a culture that is committed to excellence and ethical operations. As a leading provider of advanced components for power conversion, circuit protection, and motion control sensing solutions, Bourns employs more than 9,000 people in 21 countries and operates 17 manufacturing centers and 15 R&D facilities. Our customers and partners rely on Bourns to meet strict design requirements and satisfy international standards in a broad range of industries and applications. We achieve this stature because Bourns employees excel in the development of new products and continuous improvement processes that keep the company a global leader in delivering outstanding service.

Job Description:

ROLE DESCRIPTION: The Product Compliance Engineer will assist and advise the various

Business Units with the implementation of global regulatory requirements regarding product compliance for Bourns industrial product lines. This role includes: ( providing responses to customer product compliance surveys and questionnaires; (i) working with cross-functional teams to understand products, materials and processes: (il) tracking new and existing responsible minerals regulatory requirements; (iv) working with product groups to develop, update and maintain documentation, both internally and externally on the Bourns website to ensure proper due diligence; and (v) advising product groups of changes in regulations and how these changes will impact current compliance status

ll. DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES (End Results Expected):

  1. Provide responses to customer product compliance surveys and questionnaires
  2. Drive and help implement Product Compliance requirements into all required functional areas. With Product Compliance Supervisor's and Legal Department's guidance, work with cross-functional teams to strategize and develop action plans and solutions for compliance issues. Determine deficiencies in adherence to standards and regulations to formulate corrective action plans.
  3. Research and understand global product compliance regulations (e.g, Rohs, REACH Responsible Minerals, ELV, JIG, Prop 65 etc.) and determine the impacts on Bourn’s product lines. Communicate these impacts to various Business Units. Prepare Corporate Executive Procedures as warranted for Product Compliance Supervisor's review.
  4. Review/approve internal documentation (e.g., Material Declarations, Certificates of Compliance, third party test reports, etc.) including supplier RoHS, REACH, and Conflict Mineral documentation in conjunction with Marcom regarding product compliance reports posted on the Bourns website, new product design review and PCN process.
  5. With advice from Product Compliance Supervisor and/or Corporate Legal Department,       advise Engineering, Sales and Management regarding regulatory and product compliance requirements. Work with product line managers and staff to implement programs to comply with regulatory requirements including document maintenance. Provide training for Engineering or other groups as new regulatory issues arise.
  6. Work with the product lines, supply chain management and BSPO to obtain regulatory information from suppliers as part of due diligence and gathering for backup documentation for generation of internal documents. Educate and train suppliers regarding material disclosure requirements.
  7. Provide technical as well as regulatory support services to internal teams and Bourns customers by providing information relating to product compliance as requested. Work with internal customer service, sales, engineering and other groups to help them understand where product compliance information can be found on Bourns’s website as well as intranet portal.
  8. Communicate with internal supply chain management groups as well as external suppliers    to obtain information used to update annually the Responsible Mineral compliance templates for Industrial product categories used to report to our customers. Keep abreast of changes in the reporting requirements.

9.    Provide responses to customer product compliance surveys and questionnaires related to Responsible Minerals using the Responsible Mineral Initiative("RMI") standard templates such as CMRT, EMRT, and AMRT (as the same may be amended or superseded from time to time).

10.  Support Corporate Compliance as needed upon request with respect to responsibility for      minerals sourcing

11.  Collect, review, and organize the traceability documentation (such as information on smelters and mines) from Bourns' supply chain or third party due diligence providers (such as Claigan, Assent, RMI) to support responsible mineral use by Bourns, and if so, requested by Bourns' Legal Department, supply chain mapping (disclosure of supplier tiers from finished sub-component to raw material) and trade compliance efforts (e.g., legislation prohibiting use of forced labor such as the US UFLPA).

12.  Work with the product lines, purchasing/supply chain management to obtain country of origin and Bourns' Code of Conduct compliance-related information from suppliers as part of due diligence required for responsible minerals sourcing

13.  Review additions and update declarations for the various regulatory requirements including REACH, RoHS, SVHC, SCIP, Proposition 65, etc.

14.  Understand IMDS and CAMDS reporting process and requirements to submit material      declarations to Automotive customers for Industrial products and fuel cards. For industrial parts, understand CDX reporting process.

EDUCATION:       Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Engineering from an accredited College or University

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Experience with regulatory requirements, BOM   

documentation, component materials and compliance documents.

 

 

Bourns is an equal opportunity employer. At Bourns, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Employees fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

If you are results-oriented, have the drive to find industry-leading ways to meet ongoing technological challenges, and go the extra mile to maximize customer relationships, then we invite you to apply to join the Bourns team. 
Custom Field 1:  ¥ 117120 - ¥ 183000

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