Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer
COHERENT
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Job summary
Coherent, a global leader in photonics, is seeking a Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer to lead conformity assessment of laser products across UK, EU and international markets. You will work with engineering teams, certification bodies and test labs to ensure designs meet electrical safety and EMC requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
You will develop compliance plans, maintain Technical Construction Files, and support product testing and pre-certification activities.
Qualifications
- Experience in regulatory compliance, product certification, or test engineering within engineering/manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of CE/UKCA marking, EMC, LVD and RoHS.
- Experience creating and maintaining Technical Construction Files (TCFs).
- Excellent written and verbal communication for engineers and cert bodies.
- Degree-qualified in Electrical/Electronic/Mechanical engineering or related field.
Responsibilities
- Lead regulatory compliance activities for laser products per UK/EU/intl standards.
- Maintain certifications, declarations, and regulatory records.
- Develop compliance plans, risk assessments, and regulatory strategies.
- Coordinate testing at external laboratories for certification.
- Review designs to identify compliance risks.
- Guide engineering teams to embed compliance early in design.
- Investigate non-conformities and drive CAPA.
- Support production with regulatory queries and safety testing.
- Act as liaison with certification bodies and customers.
Skills
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Job description
Coherent is a global leader in photonics, developing advanced laser, optical and materials technologies that enable semiconductor manufacturing, AI infrastructure, advanced communications and precision industrial applications worldwide.
We are seeking a Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer to lead and support the conformity assessment and regulatory compliance of our advanced laser products. This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of engineering, product development, and regulatory affairs, ensuring our products meet applicable UK, European, and international standards for electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
Working across the full product lifecycle, you will provide technical compliance expertise from concept and design through certification, production release, and ongoing product sustainment. You'll collaborate closely with engineering teams, certification bodies, and external test laboratories to ensure products are successfully approved and maintained in compliance throughout their lifecycle.
This role is ideally suited to an experienced compliance engineer, test engineer, or product development engineer who has developed a strong understanding of regulatory standards, product certification, and compliance testing within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Lead regulatory compliance activities for new and existing laser products, ensuring alignment with applicable UK, European, and international standards.
- Maintain technical compliance documentation, certifications, declarations, and regulatory records to support product approvals and market access.
- Develop and implement compliance plans, risk assessments, and regulatory strategies throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Coordinate and manage product testing activities at external test laboratories, ensuring successful completion of certification and approval processes.
- Review electrical, mechanical, thermal, and system-level designs to identify compliance risks and ensure adherence to relevant standards.
- Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams during product development, helping to embed compliance considerations early in the design process.
- Investigate compliance-related issues, test failures, production concerns, and field reports, driving effective corrective and preventative actions.
- Support production and quality teams with regulatory queries, safety testing requirements, and ongoing compliance activities.
- Act as a key technical liaison with certification bodies, external laboratories, customers, and internal stakeholders.
- Experience in a regulatory compliance, product certification, test engineering, or product development role within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Strong understanding of CE and UKCA marking requirements, including compliance with EMC, Low Voltage Directive (LVD), and RoHS regulations.
- Hands-on experience supporting product testing, pre-compliance activities, fault finding, and regulatory certification programmes.
- Experience managing and maintaining Technical Construction Files (TCFs) and compliance documentation.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information clearly to engineers, stakeholders, customers, and certification bodies.
- Degree-qualified, or equivalent experience, in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, or a related Engineering discipline.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
You’ll have a strong working knowledge of IEC/EN 61010-1 or comparable electrical safety standards, including:
- Means of Protection (MOP)
- Creepage and clearance requirements
- Protective earthing
- Insulation coordination
- Fault condition analysis
You’ll also have a strong understanding of IEC/EN 61326-1 or comparable EMC standards, including:
- Radiated and conducted emissions
- Radiated and conducted immunity
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
- Electrical Fast Transients (EFT)
- Surge testing
- RF immunity
- Previous experience working within an accredited test laboratory or certification body.
- Experience supporting highly regulated products in industrial, scientific, medical, photonics, or electronics sectors.
- Familiarity with international product approval processes and global regulatory requirements.
- Experience supporting compliance activities across a diverse product portfolio.
Our benefits vary by country and role. Depending on your location, your package may include:
- Competitive base salary and annual incentive eligibility
- Employer-supported pension or retirement provision
- Health, wellbeing and employee-assistance programmes
- Life and income-protection benefits
- Flexible-working arrangements, where compatible with the role
- Learning and professional-development opportunities
- Employee recognition and share programmes
How we work is just as important as what we achieve. Everyone at Coherent is expected to demonstrate our ICARE values:
Integrity – Create an environment of trust
Collaboration – Innovate through the sharing of ideas
Accountability – Own the process and the outcome
Respect – Recognise the value in everyone
Enthusiasm – Find a sense of purpose in work
If you require an adjustment or accessibility accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact john.cairney@coherent.com. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Join us and help shape the technologies that connect, inform and transform our world.
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!
We will not pay for unsolicited resumes from recruiters and employment agencies unless we have a signed agreement and have required assistance, in writing, for a specific opening.
Job Identification: 2014713
Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
Job Schedule: Full time
Pay Scale: S07T
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