Product Compliance Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment partners with a leading engineering and manufacturing business in Bury St Edmunds to recruit a Product Compliance Engineer. You will own certification and regulatory compliance across the product range, working with design engineers, manufacturing teams and external certification bodies.

You'll bring a degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least three years' experience in product compliance, with knowledge of ATEX, IECEx, UL, CSA or CE and a track record of managing

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum three years' experience in product compliance or regulatory engineering.
• Experience with international compliance standards such as ATEX, IECEx, UL, CSA or CE.

Responsibilities

• Lead product certification activities across international standards.
• Coordinate submissions, testing, audits and renewals with external bodies.
• Review designs early to identify compliance risks.
• Prepare and maintain technical files and Declarations of Conformity.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate requirements into actions.
• Support investigations and corrective actions related to compliance.

Skills

Product compliance

Regulatory engineering

Certification management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Product Compliance Engineer | Bury St Edmunds | Competitive + Benefits

We're partnering with a leading engineering and manufacturing business that designs high-performance instrumentation and control products for challenging industrial environments. As they continue to expand their product portfolio, they are looking for a Compliance Engineer to take ownership of product certification and regulatory compliance across their range of products.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in product development, working closely with design engineers, manufacturing teams and external certification bodies to ensure products remain compliant throughout their lifecycle.

The Role

As Compliance Engineer, you will be responsible for driving product compliance from concept through to production while ensuring products continue to meet evolving international regulations and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead product certification activities across a range of international standards.
• Manage relationships with third-party certification bodies, coordinating submissions, testing, audits and renewals.
• Review new product designs early in the development process to identify compliance risks.
• Prepare and maintain technical files, certification records and Declarations of Conformity.
• Monitor changes to industry regulations and translate new requirements into engineering actions.
• Support investigations and corrective actions relating to compliance issues.

About You

You'll be an organised and proactive engineer with experience navigating product certification within an industrial manufacturing environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• At least three years' experience in product compliance, certification or regulatory engineering.
• Knowledge of one or more key compliance standards such as ATEX, IECEx, UL, CSA or CE.
• Experience managing certification projects with external testing laboratories or notified bodies.

This is an opportunity to become the technical lead for compliance within a growing engineering business. You'll have the chance to shape certification strategy, influence new product development and build strong relationships with international certification bodies while helping bring innovative industrial products to global markets.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine engineering knowledge with regulatory expertise and make a genuine impact on new product development, we'd love to hear from you