On-Site Fuel Cell Certification Engineer – Nyon, Switzerland

EH Energy; Nyon; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EH Energy is seeking a Certification Engineer to own the product compliance roadmap for fuel cell systems. You will lead hazard and risk assessments, define certification strategies across EU, North America, and marine markets, and interface with notified bodies and classification societies to ensure safety and regulatory conformity.

The role requires on-site presence in Nyon, with responsibility for planning tests, managing budgets, and ensuring documentation is audit-ready.

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, process or safety engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years in product certification, compliance or safety engineering for complex electromechanical or process equipment (energy, gas, process, machinery or marine)
• Direct experience with hydrogen or fuel cell systems and the IEC 62282 series, CSA/ANSI FC 1 or ISO 16110
• Proven track record of taking products through CE marking and third-party certification with notified bodies or NRTLs
• Hands-on experience leading FMEA, HAZOP and risk assessments, and documenting them to auditor standard
• Solid knowledge of ATEX / IECEx, hazardous area classification and explosion-protection concepts
• Experience specifying and validating safety functions to ISO 13849 and/or IEC 61508
• Excellent technical writing: clear, structured, audit-ready technical files and manuals
• Fluent English, written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Identify applicable directives, regulations, harmonised standards and class rules early in the development cycle and translate them into design requirements (EU, North America, marine)
• Select and manage notified bodies, NRTLs, classification societies and test laboratories, own budgets, schedules and contracts for certification work
• Plan and witness type tests, factory acceptance tests (FAT) and site acceptance tests (SAT)
• 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, containers and fuel processing
• Run explosion-protection assessments: hazardous area classification (IEC 60079-10-1), ventilation and gas detection concepts, and equipment selection
• Specify and verify safety functions to ISO 13849 (PL) and IEC 61508, including safety requirement specifications and validation reports
• Compile and maintain technical construction files, CE Declarations of Conformity, type-approval dossiers and certification reports
• Write and review user, installation, operation and maintenance manuals, safety instructions and labelling
• Maintain the standards register and assess the impact of new or revised standards
• Manage certification change control: assess design changes for impact on existing certificates
• Act as the internal authority on certification scope: ensure in-service conformity of series production with certified designs, and support procurement and supply chain on material and packaging compliance (e.g. RoHS, packaging regulations).
• Support design reviews and supplier qualification, including component certificates (ATEX, PED, electrical)

Skills

Hazard assessment

Risk analysis

Safety engineering

Technical writing

English fluency

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree

Job description

EH Energy is seeking a Certification Engineer to own the product compliance roadmap for fuel cell systems. You will lead hazard and risk assessments, define certification strategies across EU, North America, and marine markets, and interface with notified bodies and classification societies to ensure safety and regulatory conformity.

The role requires on-site presence in Nyon, with responsibility for planning tests, managing budgets, and ensuring documentation is audit-ready.