Regulatory Requirements Engineer, Ford Energy

About the role

The Regulatory Requirements Engineer is the technical bridge between the ever-evolving global regulatory landscape and Ford Energy's system engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Continuous monitoring of updates, revisions, and proposed changes to UL 9540/9540A, IEC 62619/62933, NFPA 855, NEC, UN38.3, and regional grid interconnection standards (IEEE 1547, CA Rule 21, etc.).
• Maintain a living regulatory horizon-scanning register that tracks upcoming code cycles and their anticipated effective dates by jurisdiction.
• Interpret ambiguous or conflicting code language in coordination with legal, certification bodies, and external regulatory consultants.
• Build and maintain a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction compliance matrix for all markets in which Ford Energy products are sold or deployed.
• Decompose regulatory clauses into atomic, testable, unambiguous engineering requirements suitable for inclusion in the system requirements architecture.
• Own and maintain bi-directional traceability links from regulation → requirement → design element → verification test in the requirements management tool.
• Partner with the Requirements and Test Methods Authoring Engineer to ensure regulatory-derived requirements have corresponding validated test methods.
• Facilitate requirements walk-throughs with systems, electrical, mechanical, and software engineering leads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience interpreting and implementing regulatory/code requirements in energy, automotive, or industrial products.
• Experience with grid-scale or automotive regulatory frameworks (UL 9540/9540A, IEC 62619/62933, NFPA 855).
• Strong technical writing and requirements management skills (DOORS, Jama, or similar preferred).
• Direct experience with stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
• Prior experience working directly with UL, TUV, or other NRTL reviewers on standard interpretation.
• Familiarity with international grid codes (EU, UK G99, Australia AS/NZS 4777) for global market expansion.

Benefits

Learn more at https://fordenergy.com.

Pay

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Schedule

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.