Certification and Compliance Engineer (Electrical Safety/RF/Environmental Effects)

The role

You will boost engineering capacity by focusing on compliance and certification for radar products. You will manage ongoing certifications, assess compliance for evolving products, and execute necessary tests.

What you will do

• Identify compliance requirements during the project conceptual phase.
• Develop test profiles based on product tailoring and mission profiles for military standards.
• Act as the primary point of contact and negotiator with external partners and regulatory bodies.
• Identify certification paths with foreign regulatory agencies and military customers.
• Plan and oversee the execution of recertification tests.
• Keep all current product certificates up-to-date.
• Compose and update test plans for approval processes.
• Generate safety assessments.
• Mature internal pre-compliance test capabilities.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a similar technical field.
• Proven experience in managing relationships and projects with external parties such as accredited test houses, NRTLs, regulators, or specialized engineering consultants.
• Solid technical background in at least one major testing discipline: Environmental, Safety, Radio.
• Extensive experience with NRTLs /UL approval processes and North American electrical safety standards or thorough understanding of FCC regulations.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Nice to have

• Deep knowledge of MIL-STD (e.g., 810/461) or STANAG AECTP requirements.
• Experience in tailoring requirements and developing test plans based on Life Cycle Environmental Profiles (LCEP).
• Specialist knowledge in RF testing and certification.
• Deep technical understanding of radio parameters, spectrum allocation, and associated international standards (ETSI/FCC).

Benefits

• Comprehensive pension plan
• Commuting allowance
• 30 days of paid holiday leave (with the possibility to buy 3 additional days)
• Opportunities to develop your skills even further through training and certifications
• Laptop/desktop, monitor, noise canceling headphones, and any other equipment necessary for your role
• International team of 30+ nationalities
• Social events and Friday drinks

About the company

Robin Radar is a defence technology leader in detecting, tracking and classifying drones and other small airborne objects. They are one of the top 10 fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands.