Senior Compliance and Certification Engineer

Job Title: Senior Compliance and Certification Engineer

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Engineering

Reports to: Global Standards Manager

Flex Work Eligible! This position qualifies for the Flexible Work Policy. Employees receive 75 work days annually to work remote! The initial amount of days is prorated for the first year based on start date.

General Description / Purpose

The Senior Compliance and Certification Engineer secures new and maintains existing railway equipment certifications/ approvals. This position will use technical expertise in global regulatory requirements to maintain and improve Loram’s vehicle authorization efficiency and lead processes related to product safety, reliability, and security.

Essential Job Functions

Global – International

• Lead global regulation and standards compliance for every step of the product lifecycle, which would include product development, proposal generation, production, and operations.
• Evaluate and communicate changes to global standards and regulations affecting Loram’s business, including anticipation of industry trends or Loram market expansion that could lead to compliance risk.
• Identify and build relationships with standards development organizations to positively influence industry codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support Chief Engineering group with proposal generation activities with minimal oversight, including technical specification review, scope of work creation, project definition creation, and product configuration selection.
• Identify and implement process improvements that increase vehicle authorization efficiency while maintaining product safety and product reliability.
  
  

Compliance

• Create and manage product regulation and standards compliance registers and collaborate with approvals bodies to gain authorization and resolve disputes.
• Gather and defend compliance evidence issued to assessment bodies to secure vehicle authorization.
• Participate in and facilitate risk management activities for product safety, reliability, and security.
• Manage hazard/risk registers to ensure design, maintenance, and operational risk mitigations are implemented or residual risk is properly transferred.
• Work with all project team members to meet project RAMS requirements and applicable standards & regulations. This includes undertaking mentoring and teaching activities as needed to strengthen Loram’s understanding of legal framework and safety engineering principles.
• Assist global standards manager with forecasting and controlling vehicle authorization costs to meet budget.