Technical Compliance Engineer

About the role

The Technical Compliance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the compliance of regulatory and legal to sell requirements for private branded or imported products and is a business partner to the engineering team managing and supporting private brands compliance projects. They will keep track of new and updated regulations that may affect Private Brand product categories and monitor projects to ensure products sold meet these regulations. They will work with 3rd party test laboratories to write, review and update protocols to ensure safety and regulatory requirements are met through the onboarding process. The Engineer will work to align cross functional teams for new and existing processes across business units.

This position reports to Manager and has no direct reports. Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time. Most of the time is spent sitting or standing/walking, with occasional lifting of 8‑20 pounds. Work is performed in a comfortable indoor area where unpleasant conditions are infrequent and not objectionable.

Responsibilities

• 30% Engineering project management including product requirement development, and test protocol development
• 20% Conduct financial and value based calculations, summarize the findings for the business in presentation quality format and communicate findings to key stakeholders
• 40% Complete resolution of product performance concerns
• 10% Provide general product Engineering guidance and knowledge or evaluations as required to deliver short term business goals

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of work experience.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering background or equivalent.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA).
• Product costing experience.
• Extensive understanding of Bills of Materials.
• Knowledge of Merchandising financial terms.
• Knowledge of INCO shipping terms.
• Experience in manufacturing and/or product development, including design for reduced manufacturing and assembly costs.
• Experience working with OEM suppliers through the product development cycle.
• Experience working with vertically integrated manufacturers.
• Business acumen and understanding of merchandising.
• Ability to use costing software such as Boothroyd Dewhurst DFM/DFMA.