Software Compliance Engineer (Contractor)
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. · San Jose, CA · Today
HybridManagement$95–$109/hrContract
Job Responsibilities
- Serve as the key technical liaison between the legal team and engineering organizations to ensure alignment with U.S. and global regulations across trade (e.g., export compliance) and new/emerging technologies (e.g., AI, ADS/ADAS, data).
- Identify and resolve compliance topics in product and engineering design.
- Research and identify applicable regulatory and industry compliance regulations and standards.
- Develop MBRDNA’s compliance processes by translating compliance requirements into scalable, automated, and engineer-friendly solutions.
- Prepare commodity classifications by collaborating with software development and engineering teams to understand functionality for accurate classification.
- Support organizational trainings on relevant regulations.
- Identify, analyze, and prioritize compliance-based risks, communicating potential impacts to company leadership.
- Perform technical analyses to support regulatory submissions.
- Act as a bridge between Legal, Engineering, Procurement, HR, IT, and other stakeholders to identify and mitigate compliance-based risks.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of experience working in the tech industry, with the majority of experience in managing technical compliance topics, with emphasis on software compliance topics.
- Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, with a Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering strongly preferred.
- Ability to manage various projects including coordination between Legal, Engineering, Procurement, HR, IT, and other stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to attorneys and explain regulatory requirements to other software developers.
- Strong analytical, research, and communication skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with legal, engineering, and business teams.
- Exceptional ability to distill complex concepts into clear and concise business-friendly advice, including practical, actionable recommendations.
- Proven ability to manage high-volume workflows and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Capacity to work independently, as well as part of a team in different time zones.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint), Jira, and similar tools.
- Ability to quickly adapt to specialized systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience advising on compliance tool development for a large enterprise;
- Experience with AI as an additional plus.
- Experience working in global tech and/or automotive companies.
- Willingness to travel occasionally within the U.S. for in-person collaboration.