Senior Electrical Compliance Engineer UL / CSA / CE Certification - Industrial Power Systems

About Us

Sapphire Technologies delivers power and cooling to energy infrastructure. Our FreeSpin® In-line Turboexpander recovers the energy wasted when high-pressure gas is stepped down, converting it into clean electricity and low-temperature cooling. To better serve our customers in the data center industry, we are now expanding our high-speed turbomachinery offerings into oil-free compressors for chilling applications. Our hands-on engineering team takes products from concept to field deployment, with work spanning rotating machinery, power electronics, controls, and systems integration. We are a mission-driven organization with one common goal: building a more sustainable world. Our employees are our biggest asset, and we are looking for change agents to join us on our journey.

About the role

The Senior Electrical Compliance Engineer will lead certification strategy and electrical safety compliance for Sapphire’s turboexpander generator systems and associated power electronics. This role will work closely with engineering teams to ensure products meet North American and international regulatory requirements, including UL, CSA, and CE marking, and will coordinate certification activities with testing laboratories such as UL, TÜV, CSA, Intertek, etc. The ideal candidate has deep experience certifying industrial electrical equipment, power conversion systems, or distributed generation systems.

Responsibilities

• Define certification strategies with timelines and milestones for new and existing products.
• Identify applicable safety and regulatory standards early in the design process.
• Develop certification plans, gap-analysis, schedules, traceability, and required testing programs and reports.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with relevant global standards including: IEEE 1547 - IEEE standard for interconnection and interoperability of distributed energy resources and associated electrical power system interfaces; UL 1741 - Inverters and Distributed Energy Resources; UL 508A / UL 508C - Industrial control panels and power conversion equipment; UL 1004 - Electric motors and generators; NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code); UL1998 (Standard for Safety: Software in Programmable Components.); CE Marking requirements; Low Voltage Directive (LVD); Machinery Directive; EMC Directive; Applicable IEC / EN standards; CSA electrical safety standards.
• Lead Design for Compliance Engineering to include reviews of electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, embedded firmware, and system architecture for required standards.
• Evaluate creepage and clearance distances per required standards and implement design changes to comply with requirements.
• Assess insulation systems and grounding strategies.
• Verify protective features including fault protection, overcurrent protection, thermal protection, and safe shutdown.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety and machinery safety requirements.
• Coordinate and Lead certification testing with NRTLs and international certification bodies.
• Develop and manage certification test plans.
• Support electrical safety, EMC, and environmental testing programs.
• Resolve certification findings and implement design changes where required.
• Prepare and maintain CE technical files, risk assessments, declarations of conformity, certification reports, product labeling, and safety