Job Description

Overview of the Role: The Electrical Design & Regulatory Compliance Engineer is responsible for both the design and development of electrical components and products within the Product Enhancement Engineering team and for ensuring product safety/compliance with applicable electrical, electronic, and radio frequency standards and directives for market access across the entire business.

• Lead design and development of electrical components and products, including schematic design, PCB layout, firmware, and prototype development, ensuring compliance with technical, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Assure product safety/compliance with appropriate electrical, electronic, and radio frequency standards and directives for market access on all existing and new products.
• Coordinate electrical, electronic, and radio frequency compliance testing for products using outside agencies to perform testing and outside consultants when needed.
• Advise engineering staff on applicable standards and other requirements to assist in product design efforts for new and existing products.
• Monitor emerging trends, policy changes, and regulation/guideline updates; analyze and communicate these to the organization in a proactive manner.
• Author Declaration of Conformity (DOC) documentation for appropriate products and the standards to which they must legally adhere.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sourcing, Manufacturing, Innovation, and Marketing to ensure products meet business, technical, and regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

Electrical Design:

• Design, develop, and refine electrical components and prototypes for projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards, performance, safety, and cost objectives.
• Design new electronics hardware and firmware; modify existing schematics and layouts; maintain existing products by addressing component obsolescence and adding new functionality as required.
• Collaborate with Sourcing and Manufacturing teams to identify, integrate, and manage electronic components that meet specifications and quality standards. Provide final electrical specifications.
• Ensure product enhancements are properly validated and documented via the product development process; finalize electrical specifications and support manufacturing to ensure smooth production transitions.
• Display perseverance and flexibility in overcoming technical challenges; approach setbacks as opportunities to find alternative solutions, maintaining a proactive, growth-oriented mindset to drive project success.

Regulatory Compliance:

• Assure product compliance with applicable electrical, electronic, and radio frequency standards and directives for market access; provide direction on compliance requirements early in the design process to engineering and cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate compliance testing and certification for products through outside agencies; remain informed through regulatory bulletins, periodicals, training programs, online research, and business associations regarding up-to-date regulations and requirements.
• Keep products up to date including product markings, manuals, artwork, model engraving, label claims, warning statements per appropriate compliance organizations; steward all relevant inspections and reviews performed by regulatory agencies, inspectors, or compliance assessment organizations.

Testing & Validation:

• Develop and conduct statistically sound testing techniques that meet regulatory and functional requirements, using appropriate specified and/or acquired testing facilities and equipment; report results in a professional and easily understandable manner.
• Define tolerances for critical components and ensure designs incorporate manufacturing limitations and performance attributes.
• Review test protocols and final reports for accuracy according to regulatory directives; communicate discrepancies with the lab and team members to ensure projects remain on-track and within cost targets.

General:

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Position may include minimal travel for project meetings, supplier visits, regulatory agency interactions, and production assessments.
• Regular attendance and punctuality are required.

Successful Candidate Profile:

• Associate degree in an appropriate field, such as Electronics Engineering required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field preferred.
• 2 – 4 years experience in PCB-level product design, IC selection, BOM development, and related EE engineering activities.
• Experience in electronic regulatory compliance (electrical, electronic, and/or radio frequency standards).
• Proficiency in appropriate computer design software (e.g., OrCAD, Altium, EagleCAD, KiCAD, DipTrace, UpVerter) required.
• Experience writing embedded firmware code; RF (radio frequency) product design, IoT, and machine learning is a plus.
• Project management and other regulatory compliance activities are a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills; strong communication and presentation skills.