Amperesand

Senior Product Compliance Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will identify and interpret regulatory standards to guide product development. You will work with product managers, engineering teams, and third-party test agencies to align innovation with global certification paths.

What you will do

  • Identify relevant regulatory standards during product planning
  • Guide cross-functional teams on how to comply efficiently
  • Engage early with product managers, firmware teams, and hardware engineers
  • Coordinate test and certification efforts with NRTLs
  • Develop and maintain compliance documentation
  • Oversee and perform pre-compliance testing
  • Witness formal certification testing
  • Support root cause analysis for failures
  • Collaborate with compliance manager, product team, system architects, and safety engineers
  • Shape long-term strategy for global certifications

Required qualifications

  • 5+ years in regulatory engineering or compliance roles in power electronics, embedded systems, or capital equipment
  • Experience applying and interpreting UL 1741-SB, UL 2877, IEC 60730, IEC 62477, IEEE 1547, and/or other international grid interconnection or safety standards
  • Hands-on experience working with third-party labs (e.g., UL, TUV, Intertek, CSA) for product certification and compliance negotiation
  • Skilled in producing compliance documents, test procedures, and certification plans
  • Strong grasp of North American and IEC-based product compliance ecosystems
  • Ability to read electrical schematics, firmware logic, and system diagrams
  • Confident explaining technical standards and certification options to stakeholders
  • Knowledge of UL 1741-SB, IEEE 1547.1, IEC 60730, UL 1998, and NEC Article 705/710/480
  • Experience designing and overseeing compliance testing (dielectric withstand, grounding, functional safety, EMC)
  • Familiarity with digital tracking tools
  • Understanding of medium-voltage systems (e.g., 22 kV), PCS/inverter architectures, and smart grid control integration
  • Ability to collaborate with FMEA/safety teams on hazard analysis and mitigation

Nice to have

  • Experience working on projects related to smart grids, renewable energy, or energy management platforms

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Incentive Stock Options
  • Medical, vision, and dental benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Paid sick days
  • Paid company holidays
  • Commuter Benefits
  • 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
  • 401k retirement savings plan through Empower

Before you apply

  • This role requires working on-site 5 days a week
  • We do not offer hybrid or remote options

About the company

Amperesand is building hardware and software to rewrite power infrastructure. They are disrupting industrial power with the first commercialized Solid State Transformer systems.

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