Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Engineer

Job Description

About the Role

Title: Environmental Compliance & Sustainability Engineer

(Hybrid in Office)

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Type: Fulltime

Workplace: hybrid

Category: Quality

Job Description:

Extreme Networks Named to Computerworld’s 2023 List of Best Places to Work in IT!

Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before and with double digit growth year over year, no provider is better positioned to deliver better outcomes on scale, than Extreme.

We believe in “walking the walk” of our strong core values which enable us to successfully advance together. Diversity and Inclusion is a vital part of our values and beliefs, and we’re proud to foster an environment where every Extreme employee can thrive.

Come become part of something big with us! We are a global leader, with hubs in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Environmental Compliance & Sustainability Engineer to work as part of a team and with our ODM/JDM partners and component suppliers to ensure Extreme products meet international environmental regulations. Areas of responsibility include RoHS REACH, WEEE, Conflict Minerals, Energy Efficiency, Battery regulations, TSCA, Product Carbon Footprint Calculation, Environmental Lifecycle Impact Assessment, etc. In this position you will hold meetings with suppliers and compliance providers. Review ECO’s and MCO’s to ensure changes made remain in compliance with regulations. You will review suppler declarations to ensure compliance and generate Environmental declarations for Extreme’s products. You will be responsible for filing regular reports for WEEE and Conflict Mineral Compliance. If you are a self-motivated individual with strong communication skills, detail oriented and are experienced as an Environmental Compliance Engineer in an Electronics Manufacturing (OEM, ODM or Contract Manufacturing) company and are extremely effective in driving change, then this job is for you.

Responsibilities

Support the disclosure and reporting to various CSR programs such as SBTi, CDP, RBA, EcoVadis.

Communicate and enforce Extreme Environmental requirements to suppliers and ODM/JDM’s

Drive sustainability initiatives internally and with ODM partners…

Design for Energy Efficiency & Consumption (EPEAT, EnergyStar, 80PLUS)

Design for Disassembly/Repair/Reuse

Design for Material Efficiency. Recyclability and recycled material content.

Product Lifecycle Analysis & Carbon Footprinting (ISO14040, ISO1467)

Review, track, and archive suppliers’ declarations

Generate Reports and Compliance Declarations

Interface between Extreme and WEEE Compliance providers

Track international compliance regulations and drive advanced change to Extreme’s products to meet or exceed all standards requirements.

Drive product sustainability initiatives on new product designs and existing products; recyclability, recycled content, energy efficiency, etc..

Review and approve all product changes to ensure continued compliance.

Manage policies and procedures on e-waste takeback programs including reporting of waste streams including E-Waste and responsible recycling practices.

Specific Knowledge/Skills

Qualified candidate will have BSME, 7-10 years’ experience electronic product environmental compliance

Initiative, superior problem-solving skills, results oriented, good decision maker, excellent analytically, extremely well organized, assertive, and a team player with situational sensibility.

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook) and able to manipulate data into useful information.

Detailed understanding international environmental and social regulations.

Experience in project management.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills coupled with exceptional analytical skills allowing for effective cross-functional interactions.

The following areas of experience are a plus

Project Management experience

Experience using Agile.

Experience in a global company

Language Skills (English)

Proven experience in writing technical reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.

Demonstrable ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, vendors, customers, and the general public.

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme’s website or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. Come Advance with us! In keeping with our values, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/harassment based on “protected categories,” Extreme Networks also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our organization. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Extreme Networks.