Compliance Engineer

About the Role

BlackRock Resources is seeking a Compliance Engineer to support an electrical manufacturing client in Canonsburg, PA. This role focuses on achieving and maintaining global product certification and regulatory compliance, requiring technical knowledge of electrical products, expertise in navigating the certification process, and strong project execution.

Responsibilities

• Maintain valid certification statuses, including but not limited to UL/ETL Listings, NOM, RETIE, CCC, CE, UKCA, and CB scheme.
• Work with Product Managers and Product Design Engineers throughout the new product development process to ensure a path to achieving regulatory compliance in alignment with market requirements.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Product Managers to define a threshold for product safety and performance beyond what is required by the standards.
• Develop and manage certification project budgets and schedules.
• Coordinate logistics for obtaining certifications, including procuring test samples, scheduling test time with internal and external laboratories, third-party witnessing, and collection of documentation.
• Support all aspects of external testing and evaluations from RFQ to final report.
• Ensure product designs are documented within certification files and provide guidance to the Sustaining Engineering team regarding design changes.
• Monitor and participate in industry regulatory changes through organizations such as UL's standards committees, IEC's technical committees, and NEMA.
• Manage internal communication related to product certifications.
• Travel up to 10% to external test labs to support the certification program, as necessary.
• Perform additional duties as deemed necessary to support the organization's overall goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in a professional setting.
• Familiarity with low-voltage power distribution equipment.
• Previous experience working with NRTLs (Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories) and certification bodies.
• Exceptional organizational, time management, communications, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10 percent, mainly domestic and occasionally global.