Product Safety Specialist

At FOSS, we are driven by a strong sense of purpose, and we hope you are too. By 2030, the world population will exceed 9 billion and the middle class will have doubled. This means we will need to be outstandingly smart about our global food production. FOSS is on a mission to enable the sustainable use of the planet’s food resources, and thus to the nutrition of the people of the world. As a global market leader, we contribute through innovative food analysis, which is used to secure food quality, reduce waste, and optimize food production. 

Join our Product Compliance team at FOSS Innovation Center and help shape product compliance and regulatory affairs in a global, innovation-driven company

We are looking for a technically skilled, detail-oriented, and analytically professional with regulatory knowledge, communication skills, integrity, and the ability to translate legal requirements into practical, safe, and compliant product solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Subject Matter Expert within the field of Product Safety, Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive/Regulation, Technical Documentation (Technical File)
• Monitor and interpret the global legislation, including for Electromagnetic Compatibility, Battery regulation and Cyber Security
• Develop, maintain and timely improve internal governance, processes, instructions, tools and training programs in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders
• Support development project management and product life cycles management with input, risk assessments, guidance and internal approval authority, e.g.,
  • prepare EU Declaration of Conformity
  • conduct risk assessments according to IEC 61010 / ISO 12100
  • support CE marking of Products
  • and support R&D with CB Safety Certification according to the IEC 61010 series.

You are expected to work on-site at the Foss Innovation Center in Hillerød where many of the key stakeholders within R&D, Product Management, and Operations are also based. Additionally ad hoc, together with stakeholders at our new production site in Frederikssund.

What we hope to see you bring

At FOSS, we value collaboration, accountability, and curiosity. The competencies below outline the personal and professional qualities that support success in this position.

Primary qualifications:

• A master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related scientific discipline
• At least 5 years of relevant experience of key responsibilities, e.g. professional/engineer/specialist/consultant within product compliance, regulatory affairs, electrical safety, certification, risk & safety
• Confident in making compliance judgements where requirements are not black-and-white, balancing regulatory requirements with business needs and providing pragmatic and defensible solutions
• Thrive in cross-functional collaboration, build trust across functions, and see yourself reflected in FOSS’ values
• Fluent in English, spoken as well as written

Secondary Qualifications:

• Lean management competences
• Quality system management competences
• Digital Products Passports requirements

Personal Skills:

• A structured, proactive, and solution-oriented approach to work
• Interpersonal communication skills and the ability to engage, interact, educate and guide
• The ability to build trust and collaborate effectively across functions
• Comfort with navigating complexity and making sound judgements
• A pragmatic mindset with the ability to translate requirements into workable solutions
• A high level of integrity and attention to quality.

Your new team

You will become part of the Product Compliance team in the department, including the Quality Assurance team and the Supplier Quality team in the SVP area of IT, Finance, and Compliance. We value being pioneering, proactive, and motivated by creating new and better solutions, keeping the customer at the center of decisions and activities, and building expertise, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and teamwork.

Why choose FOSS?

At FOSS, you will join a global market leader with a meaningful purpose: helping ensure food quality, reduce waste, and supporting more sustainable food production. You will work in an international, knowledge-driven environment where compliance is seen as a strategic enabler of innovation. This is an opportunity to take on a visible specialist role with broad stakeholder exposure, strong scientific professional collaboration, and the chance to influence how we strengthen product compliance across the business.

How to apply

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to a purpose-driven organization, we would love to hear from you. 

Submit your application through the link below. Please note that only applications sent through the link will be considered. We look forward to receiving your resume with a few lines of your motivation for applying.

Deadline for applying is July 12th, 2026. The ideal start date is October 1st, 2026, or earlier.

First interview is between August 17th-20th, 2026

Second interview and "Grandparent" interview is August 24th, 2026

FOSS is committed to maintaining an inclusive culture and diverse workforce. You can help us sustain an unbiased recruitment process by not including photo or age in your application.

About FOSS  

Today, more than 8 billion people around the world are dependent on nutritional food. Tons of food being produced in a million different ways and under varying conditions, creating challenges all the way from field to fork. One of them, obviously, is the effect it has on climate change.  

FOSS helps the world’s 100 biggest food companies, and more than 40,000 others around the world navigate exactly that with intelligent, data-driven and innovative analytical solutions. We are making sustainability a better business, and we’re doing so as the global market leader in our field – improving food quality, minimizing food waste, ensuring food safety, and securing fair payment. 

Join a pioneering and innovative company in the food and agriculture industry. A company on a mission, with offices all around the world and 1,750 talented colleagues across 34 different countries.