Regulatory Compliance Engineer

The role

The Compliance Engineer will own the certification path for batteries, inverters, grid-connected devices, and solar products. You will manage relationships with NRTLs and standards bodies while building compliance into product requirements.

What you will do

• Own relationships with Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs), test labs, and standards bodies.
• Build compliance into product requirements early.
• Interpret and challenge how standards apply across battery, inverter, and solar products.
• Plan and run certification programs including test plans, setup, execution, and data analysis.
• Review and approve hardware and system designs for compliance.
• Work with firmware and controls engineers so software behavior supports certification.
• Track new and changing standards and represent Base in working groups.
• Be the internal expert on NEC and UL requirements.
• Document processes, findings, and gaps to stay audit-ready.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience taking a grid-tied product from concept through full certification.
• Deep working knowledge of UL 1741, UL 9540, UL 9540A, UL 1973, and IEEE 1547.
• Strong grasp of the NEC as it applies to energy storage and distributed energy resources.
• Ability to turn standards language into clear engineering requirements.
• Confidence pushing back on overly conservative interpretations of a standard.

Nice to have

• Solar and PV standards: UL 3741, UL 2703, UL 61730, and UL 1703.
• FCC Part 15 Subpart B EMI testing for power electronics.
• UL 9540A thermal runaway fire testing.
• Participation in standards committees or working groups.

About the company

Base is America’s next-generation power company rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries. They are engineers, operators, and creatives solving complex, interdisciplinary challenges.