Compliance Engineer- Quality

Tata Electronics; Kolar; On-site; INR 2,250,000 - 2,750,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) seeks a Regulatory Compliance Leader to drive conformity across RFQs, product proposals, and manufacturing readiness. You will own strategy for BIS, CE/RED, UL, FCC, RoHS and related requirements, developing evidence packages and certification roadmaps.

Applicants should have a BE/B.Tech in Electrical/Electronics/ECE and 8–12 years’ experience in EMS or complex manufacturing environments, with strong program management skills and travel readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor engineering degree required in Electrical, Electronics or related field.
• Formal training/certification in product regulatory compliance, EMC, product safety, quality systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review RFQs, drawings, specifications, BOMs and data packages to identify compliance gaps.
• Own the regulatory and compliance strategy for customer proposals and product solutions.
• Develop compliance frameworks covering product safety, EMC, radio certification and environmental regulations.
• Interpret global standards (BIS, CE/RED, UL, FCC Part 15, RoHS, REACH, WEEE) for actionable plans.
• Define evidence requirements, conformity mapping and audit-ready documentation across programs.
• Develop risk-based validation strategies and certification deliverables for regulatory approvals.
• Prepare technical justifications, matrices, costing inputs and management packs.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain and Customers to embed compliance in proposals.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Quality planning

Certification management

Stakeholder management

Documentation & traceability

Risk assessment

Communication

Education

BE/B.Tech in Electrical/Electronics/ECE

Certifications in Product Regulatory Compliance (preferred)

Job description

Tata Electronics Private Limited (TEPL) is a greenfield venture of the Tata Group with expertise in manufacturing precision components.

Tata Electronics (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.) is building India’s first AI-enabled state-of-the-art Semiconductor Foundry. This facility will produce chips for applications such as power management ICs, display drivers, microcontrollers (MCUs), and high-performance computing logic, addressing the growing demand across automotive, computing and data storage, wireless communications, and artificial intelligence markets.

Tata Electronics is a subsidiary of the Tata Group, which operates in more than 100 countries across six continents, with the mission to improve the quality of life of the communities it serves globally through long-term stakeholder value creation based on leadership with trust.

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Responsibilities:

RFQ Review & Compliance Assessment

• Review RFQs, drawings, specifications, BOMs, data packages, and customer standards to identify compliance gaps and develop structured clarification lists.
• Analyze regulatory, product safety, EMC, radio, and environmental compliance requirements applicable to customer products and target markets.

Regulatory & Compliance Architecture Ownership

• Own the regulatory and compliance strategy for customer proposals and product solutions.
• Develop compliance frameworks covering product safety, EMC, radio certification, and environmental regulations.
• Establish certification roadmaps and regulatory requirements throughout product development and industrialization phases.

Standards Interpretation & Compliance Mapping

• Interpret applicable global and regional standards and translate requirements into actionable engineering and validation plans.
• Develop compliance matrices and conformity mapping for BIS, WPC/ETA, CE/RED, UL, FCC Part 15, RoHS, REACH, WEEE, and homologation requirements.
• Define evidence requirements and traceability mechanisms to support certification and audit readiness.

Validation Planning & Evidence Management

• Develop risk-based validation strategies, compliance test plans, and qualification requirements.
• Define objective evidence requirements, certification deliverables, and documentation packages required for regulatory approvals.
• Ensure audit-ready documentation, traceability records, and compliance evidence are maintained throughout program execution.
• Define workstream solutions, assumptions, exclusions, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Identify compliance risks, certification challenges, regulatory gaps, and schedule impacts, providing evidence-based recommendations for resolution.
• Support management reviews through compliance risk assessments and approval documentation.

Technical Proposal & Costing Support

• Develop estimates for compliance testing, certification activities, validation requirements, NRE costs, lead times, CapEx requirements, and implementation milestones.
• Prepare technical justifications, compliance matrices, proposal narratives, costing inputs, and management approval packs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance, Customers, and Suppliers to ensure compliance requirements are fully integrated into the proposed solution.
• Challenge unsupported assumptions and reconcile inconsistencies across engineering, process, test, quality, automation, and supply chain workstreams.
• Support supplier technical evaluations, compliance reviews, quotation assessments, and make-versus-buy decisions.
• Participate in customer clarification meetings, solution reviews, Red Team reviews, and Gold Team reviews to ensure proposal readiness and timely closure of assigned actions.

NPI & Manufacturing Readiness

• Define acceptance criteria, compliance validation requirements, certification deliverables, and key milestones necessary for successful transfer into NPI and volume manufacturing.
• Support regulatory approvals, product qualification activities, and customer compliance commitments during program execution.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain controlled templates, lessons learned, compliance databases, and reusable estimation data for future bids and programs.
• Ensure compliance with Tata Electronics information security, confidentiality, quality, and document control requirements.
• Strong expertise in product regulatory compliance, quality planning, and certification management.
• Experience interpreting and applying global regulatory requirements including BIS, WPC/ETA, CE/RED, UL, FCC Part 15, RoHS, REACH, WEEE, and product homologation standards.
• Knowledge of product safety, EMC, radio compliance, and environmental conformity assessment processes.
• Experience developing compliance matrices, certification roadmaps, validation plans, and audit-ready evidence packages.
• Strong understanding of APQP-based quality planning, risk-based validation methodologies, and objective evidence management.
• Experience in standards interpretation, compliance mapping, traceability management, and regulatory documentation.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, MSA, SPC, reliability assessment, measurement systems, and failure analysis methodologies.
• Experience using PLM, QMS, and MES systems for compliance evidence management, change control, and traceability.
• Proven experience supporting customer RFQs, technical proposals, NPI programs, or manufacturing industrialization projects within EMS or complex product environments.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify compliance risks, develop mitigation plans, and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively with global customers and suppliers across multiple time zones and travel as required.

Qualifications:

• B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE), or a related discipline.
• Formal training or certification in Product Regulatory Compliance, EMC, Product Safety, Quality Systems, or related fields is preferred.

Desired Experience Level:

• 8-12 years of experience in Regulatory Compliance, Product Quality, Product Certification, Validation Engineering, Quality Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing Industrialization, or related functions within EMS, Electronics Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, or other complex product manufacturing environments.