Grid Compliance Lead – BESS & PCS Certification

Rimac Group; Witney; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Education budget

Transit support

Health insurance with annual exams

Multisport card

Mental health support

Family-friendly perks

Pet-friendly workplace

Snacks and fresh fruits

Discounts for travel and entertainment

Remote work option

Job summary

Rimac Energy in Witney, UK is seeking an experienced Grid Compliance & Certification Lead to own the compliance strategy for battery energy storage and power conversion systems, translating standards into engineering requirements and tests.

You will work with engineering teams and external laboratories to drive validation and certification across international markets, focusing on UL 1741, EN 50549, IEC 62477 and IEC 61508.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering experience within power electronics, renewable energy, grid-connected equipment or another highly regulated electrical industry.
• Practical experience with grid-connected power conversion systems such as BESS PCS, solar inverters, UPS, drives or similar technology.
• Experience taking electrical or power-electronic products through validation, compliance testing or formal certification.
• Experience with UL 1741, EN 50549, IEC 62477, IEC 61508 standards.
• Strong understanding of grid interconnection compliance and validation of inverter-based generation or energy-storage systems.
• Good understanding of electrical safety, EMC and power-electronic product compliance.
• Experience coordinating testing with external laboratories, certification bodies or similar organisations.
• Strong technical understanding of power electronics and high-voltage electrical systems.
• Experience translating standards into engineering requirements and test specifications.

Responsibilities

• Own the product compliance and certification roadmap for Rimac Energy BESS and PCS products.
• Identify, interpret and maintain applicable standards, grid interconnection requirements and regulatory requirements for target markets.
• Lead North American PCS and grid-interconnection certification activities, with focus on UL 1741; lead European grid compliance activities including EN 50549.
• Lead product electrical safety compliance activities, including IEC 62477 and related standards.
• Support development and implementation of the product functional safety strategy, including IEC 61508 where appropriate.
• Translate standards, regulatory and certification requirements into clear product requirements, acceptance criteria and verification activities.
• Lead technical engagement with certification bodies, test laboratories, utilities and external organisations.
• Define and support execution of compliance and certification testing at internal and external test facilities.
• Develop and support execution of Design Validation Plans covering grid compliance, electrical safety, EMC, functional safety.
• Review test results, technical evidence and certification documentation to confirm compliance and identify gaps.
• Collaborate with power electronics, controls, software and systems engineering teams to resolve issues.
• Monitor changes to standards and regulations and assess their impact on products.
• Support CE marking, RoHS, REACH and related documentation for European markets.
• Develop scalable processes for requirements capture, evidence, traceability and certification documentation.

Skills

Power electronics

Grid-connected equipment

Regulated electrical industry

Certification experience

Engineering leadership

Education

Electrical Engineering

Electronic Engineering

Power Engineering

Physics

Job description

Rimac Energy in Witney, UK is seeking an experienced Grid Compliance & Certification Lead to own the compliance strategy for battery energy storage and power conversion systems, translating standards into engineering requirements and tests.

You will work with engineering teams and external laboratories to drive validation and certification across international markets, focusing on UL 1741, EN 50549, IEC 62477 and IEC 61508.