Certification Engineer

Technical Network Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle manufacturer in the UK is searching for a Senior Certification Engineer to manage product certification and regulatory compliance. This pivotal role involves interfacing with global engineering teams and external stakeholders to ensure adherence to European and global standards. The successful candidate will have a degree in engineering or a related field, experience in delivering complex certifications, and knowledge of industry standards. Competitive salary, bonus scheme, and opportunities for international travel are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Pension contribution

Life insurance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Practiced in managing product certification and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in delivering complex product certifications in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of UKCA/CE Directives and relevant engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage product certification and compliance with safety standards.
• Ensure certification requirements are met during R&D and testing.
• Support R&D and sales teams with regulatory compliance expertise.
• Oversee product certification processes with regulatory bodies.
• Maintain certification and product quality plans and procedures.

Skills

Product certifications delivery

Knowledge of engineering standards

Effective report writing

Verbal communication skills

Detail-oriented problem solving

Education

HND / Degree in engineering, science, or quality discipline

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Certification Engineer to join an growing special purpose vehicle manufacturer who are continuing to expand their presence in the European market.

Certification Engineer – Regulatory Compliance

Salary : c£50-58000 + benefits

Location : UK based – hybrid working – international travel

Reporting directly to Head of Engineering with dotted line to Head of Quality, as Certification Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring products are complaint with European & global regulatory requirements. This will be a broad role, interfacing with all members of the global engineering teams, other internal stakeholders and external third parties delivering consultancy, inspection, testing and notified body services.

Duties

• Primary role is to manage product certification and regulatory compliance with all required regulatory, design and safety standards to supply safe and reliable products into target customers and global regions.
• Ensuring that product certification requirements are considered during R&D, prototype testing and through to eventual commercial launch into global markets.
• Support R&D & sales team through their expert theoretical and practical legislation awareness and detailed understanding of assigned market regions.
• Manage product certification process internally and with external regulatory bodies, customers and test houses.
• Maintenance of certification and product quality plans & procedures.

Key Skills / Experience

• HND / Degree ( engineering, science, quality discipline )
• Demonstrate practical experience of delivering complex product certifications within an engineering or technology led manufacturing business – electrical / mechanical / software.
• Knowledge of engineering or environmental standards; for example (EN474; EN1459; EN13000; EN1175; UKCA / CE Directives; REACH; EMC; Functional Safety; Emissions etc) and willing to adapt with regulatory changes.
• Industry / product knowledge gained in off highway / construction vehicles, agricultural vehicles, commercial vehicles, automotive or special purpose vehicles.
• An eye for detail, be able to research technical standards with a structured approach to problem solving.
• Effective technical report writing and verbal communication skills.
• Willing & able travel international.

Opportunity

Our client is a fast growing global vehicle manufacturer and developing new products for industrial applications across global markets. This is a newly created position and as such the role will be a key part of their technical team and therefore salary and benefits on offer will be very competitive and commensurate with the scale and responsibility to include negotiable salary, bonus scheme, pension contribution, life insurance. In addition as a top level employer training, professional development and career opportunities exist for ambitious individuals which could take you around the world.

Please apply online or contact Robert Wigley for a confidential conversation technical-network.co.uk