Product Certification Engineer

About the role

The Product Certification Engineer is responsible for ensuring that products comply with all relevant national and international regulatory standards and certification requirements throughout the product lifecycle. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing certification processes, preparing documentation, and liaising with regulatory bodies and certification agencies.

Responsibilities

• Apply compliance procedures and systems for applicable product types.
• Specify and document product compliance requirements in formal documentation (Compliance Requirement Specifications, Bills of Material, Compliance Procedures, Engineering Design/Material Specifications).
• Conduct and coordinate product certification activities to ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., UL, ETL, CE, FCC, IEC, ISO).
• Prepare and submit documentation for certification applications and renewals.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies, certification agencies, and testing laboratories to secure and maintain product certifications.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, sourcing, quality, service, and marketing teams to assure ongoing product content compliance and distribution control.
• Participate in product design and development activities to ensure products are designed for certification success.
• Maintain certification schedules, reports, and records.
• Support internal and external audits related to product compliance and certification.
• Contribute to internal documentation and presentations on compliance topics.
• Engage in learning opportunities with senior compliance engineers and external regulatory contacts.
• Support product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
• Acts as a resource to more experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related Engineering discipline. At least 3 months of relevant work experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with 3D modeling to include Creo or SolidWorks.

Essential Duties

• Apply compliance procedures and systems for applicable product types.
• Specify and document product compliance requirements in formal documentation (Compliance Requirement Specifications, Bills of Material, Compliance Procedures, Engineering Design/Material Specifications).
• Conduct and coordinate product certification activities to ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., UL, ETL, CE, FCC, IEC, ISO).
• Prepare and submit documentation for certification applications and renewals.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies, certification agencies, and testing laboratories to secure and maintain product certifications.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, sourcing, quality, service, and marketing teams to assure ongoing product content compliance and distribution control.
• Participate in product design and development activities to ensure products are designed for certification success.
• Maintain certification schedules, reports, and records.
• Support internal and external audits related to product compliance and certification.
• Contribute to internal documentation and presentations on compliance topics.
• Engage in learning opportunities with senior compliance engineers and external regulatory contacts.
• Support product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).
• Acts as a resource to more experienced engineers.