Lead Certification Engineer – Fuel Cell Systems

EH Energy; Nyon; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

EH Energy is seeking a Certification Engineer to own our product compliance roadmap across EU, North America, and marine markets. You will interface with notified bodies and classification societies to ensure safe, compliant, and market-ready fuel cell systems, with on-site work in Nyon, Switzerland.

Responsibilities include directing certification strategy, managing test plans and budgets, leading ISO 12100 risk assessments, FMEA, and safety analyses (HAZID/HAZOP), and maintaining technical

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical, process or safety).
• Minimum 5+ years in product certification, compliance or safety engineering for complex electromechanical or process equipment.
• Experience with hydrogen or fuel cell systems and IEC/ISO certification schemes.
• Proven track record taking products through CE marking and third-party certification.
• Hands-on experience leading FMEA, HAZOP and risk assessments with audit-ready documentation.
• Knowledge of ATEX/IECEx, hazardous area classification, and explosion-protection concepts.
• Experience specifying and validating safety functions to ISO 13849 and IEC 61508.
• Excellent technical writing for clear, auditable technical files and manuals.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Identify applicable directives, regulations, and standards and translate them into design requirements (EU, North America, marine).
• Select and manage notified bodies, test labs, budgets, schedules and contracts for certification work.
• Plan and witness type tests, FAT and SAT; coordinate with stakeholders across markets.
• Lead risk assessments to ISO 12100 and hazard studies (HAZID/HAZOP to IEC 61882).
• Lead design and process FMEA (IEC 60812) for stacks, balance of plant and fuel processing.
• Run explosion-protection assessments (IEC 60079-10-1) and define safety concepts.
• Specify and verify safety functions to ISO 13849 and IEC 61508; prepare safety requirement specs and validation reports.
• Compile and maintain construction files, CE Declarations of Conformity, and certification reports.
• Write and review manuals, safety instructions, and labelling; maintain standards register.
• Collaborate with procurement on material and packaging compliance; support design reviews and supplier qualification.

Skills

Fluent English

Safety mindset

Structured writing

Education

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, process or safety engineering, or equivalent

Job description

EH Energy is seeking a Certification Engineer to own our product compliance roadmap across EU, North America, and marine markets. You will interface with notified bodies and classification societies to ensure safe, compliant, and market-ready fuel cell systems, with on-site work in Nyon, Switzerland.

Responsibilities include directing certification strategy, managing test plans and budgets, leading ISO 12100 risk assessments, FMEA, and safety analyses (HAZID/HAZOP), and maintaining technical