Electrical Compliance Engineer

Our client is a leader in power distribution equipment and related services at the heart of supporting their electrical infrastructure. Team members focus on producing the highest quality products in the industry and providing industry-leading service. Safety and integrity are their guiding principles, and they work together to achieve excellence for their customers every day. Our client's team members are their most important asset, and they expect this position to play a critical role in achieving their objectives.

Our client is searching for a highly skilled Compliance Engineer, who will be responsible for ensuring our compliance of new products, integrated systems, and custom solutions with all relevant electrical standards and regulations, from initial design compliance to pre-certification tests to final certification. This position will be based in Burnsville, MN or Faribault, MN. This role aligns with the Engineering Function and reports directly to the Discovery & Innovation Director.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to development of advanced electrical power solutions.
• Develop and implement electrical compliance policies and procedures.
• Conduct tests, studies, and regular audits to ensure compliance with applicable laws, electrical standards, and regulations.
• Identify and mitigate potential risks related to electrical compliance.
• Instituting best-practice procedures for compliance and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure a cohesive approach to compliance.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the engineering team, including the creation of satellite laboratory testing capabilities design to reduce the overall cost and time for the certification of new products.
• Manage complaints and technical issues relating to product design and manufacturing.
• Stay up to date with changes in electrical standards and regulations.
• Advise management on compliance-related matters.
• Prepare and present reports on the organization’s electrical compliance status.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (or a related field), or Master Electrician.
• Minimum of five (5) years of industrial experience in electrical compliance or a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience with product testing and process analysis.
• Thorough understanding of regulatory frameworks; strong understanding of relevant electrical standards and regulations.
• Establish qualification and pre-certification test plans to ensure first pass success at the NRTL.
• Ability to establish scope of work, coordinate work, and interpret results from UL, ETL, and/or other nationally recognized testing laboratories (NRTLs).
• Knowledge of UL standards such as UL1008, UL508, UL1691, UL489, UL924, UL1741, UL9540, and others.
• Understanding of code differences from NFPA 70, 101, 99, and others.
• Ability to manage uncertainty and competing priorities in a fast-paced technology development environment; solid technical knowledge and understanding of product/process design.
• Ability to communicate with test engineers at high-power labs, NRTLs, and product design engineers to explain, to team-members, why a particular configuration will not work, and subsequently provide options enabling the sought certification without compromising the intended functionality.
• Proficiency in report writing, analysis, and compliance procedures.
• Experience in a research and new product development environment.
• Create documentation and support mechanisms to enable self-servicing of information by product design engineers and to support formal change order processes, including without limitation checklists and guidelines enabling compliance with local, national, and international compliance requirements.
• Certification as a compliance professional is a plus.
• Travel: Up to 20% travel within the USA, as driven by business needs.