Product Compliance Engineer

Danfoss GmbH; Gråsten; On-site; DKK 650,000 - 850,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Health insurance

Job summary

Danfoss seeks a Product Compliance Engineer to ensure that variable speed drives can be marketed globally and stay compliant and safe from concept to end-of-life.

You will bridge product development with global regulatory requirements, guiding designs to meet electrical safety standards (CE, UL, IEC 61800-5-1) and maintaining robust documentation for worldwide compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience in product compliance within electronics or electrical products.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.
• Clear communicator able to translate regulatory requirements for teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as the link between product development and global regulatory requirements throughout the lifecycle.
• Guide development on compliance related to electrical safety and market access.
• Review designs, test results and documentation to identify compliance risks and drive actions.
• Maintain complete, defendable documentation for global sale and support.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Risk awareness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Job description

Segment: Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives Segment

Job Category: Legal & Compliance

Work Location Type: On-site

Product Compliance Engineer

Req ID: 51502 Job Location: Graasten, DK Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Electronics and Drives Segment Job Category: Legal & Compliance Work Location Type: On-site Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

You will play a critical role in ensuring our variable speed drives can be placed on global markets and remain compliant and safe throughout their entire lifecycle, from early concept development to end-of-life.

The role sits at the intersection of engineering and regulatory compliance. You will help ensure that products are designed correctly from the start, meet applicable legislations, directives, and standards, and are supported by robust and defendable documentation.

You will be part of a great team of other compliance engineers where we believe in cooperation and an openminded work environment and support each other constructively.

Success in this role requires balancing technical, commercial, and regulatory considerations while making informed decisions that protect both our customers and our business.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will act as the link between product development teams and global regulatory requirements, helping drive compliance throughout the product lifecycle by:

• Guiding development teams on compliance requirements related to electrical safety, regulatory standards, and global market access.
• Ensuring drives and power electronic products meet relevant laws, directives, and standards such as CE, UL, and IEC 61800-5-1.
• Reviewing designs, requirements, test results, and technical documentation to identify compliance risks and drive timely corrective actions.
• Supporting compliance assessments and maintaining complete, accurate, and defendable documentation to ensure product can be sold, maintained, and supported globally.
• Collaborating with engineering, test, quality, and product management teams to balance technical, commercial, and regulatory requirements.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or another relevant technical education within electronics, combined with practical experience working with electronics or electrical products or,.
• Experience with product compliance gained through Product Development, Product Testing, or a similar technical environment, with a strong understanding of how compliance enables safe and successful products in global markets.
• Solid analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks, navigate uncertainty, and make informed engineering decisions based on incomplete information.
• Clear communicator who can translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into actionable guidance for both engineering teams and management stakeholders.
• High integrity and strong risk awareness, with the confidence to challenge decisions, raise compliance concerns, and make objective recommendations, even late in the development lifecycle.

You see compliance as more than a requirement. You understand the purpose behind regulations and are passionate about ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant products.

We see value in different compliance backgrounds. Experience with Variable Speed Drives, power electronic products, or electrical safety compliance is considered an advantage. At the same time, we also welcome candidates with experience in other compliance disciplines related to electrical products, such as packaging, marine, circularity, chemical compliance or environmental compliance.

What You'll Get from Us

You wIll help engineer a better future by contributing to solutions that make a real difference around the world. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to influence the development of advanced drive technologies used globally, ensuring products meet the highest standards for safety, quality, and compliance. Working at the intersection of engineering and regulatory requirements, you'll collaborate with experts across functions and gain insight into the full product lifecycle, from early innovation to market launch and beyond.

We will support your career growth with mentoring, learning opportunities, and access to global career paths.

You will have the flexibility, autonomy, and support you need to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

You will be part of an inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds are respected, valued, and empowered to succeed.

You will receive a competitive rewards package that includes benefits such as an annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, health insurance, and more. As a global company, these benefits vary by country and contract.

For more information about the position, please contact Senior Manager, Hardware Product Development, Lone Harvest, at [phone]. For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Partner, Lisa Tveen Bachmann, at [phone].

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.