Regulatory & Type-Approval Engineer – Automotive Lighting

ZKW; Silao (Ciudad); On-site; MXN 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

ZKW is seeking an EE Regulatory & Type Approval Affairs Engineer in Silao, full-time, to support development with regulatory and type-approval requirements across global automotive projects.

You will maintain documents, coordinate with authorities and labs, and help ensure compliant product certification, contributing to an international, collaborative team in a dynamic lighting and electronics environment.

Qualifications

• Very good English skills (corporate language).
• Interest in legal requirements and technical regulations.
• Independent, structured, and proactive working style.
• Good skills in Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools.
• Enjoy teamwork in an international environment.
• Good general understanding of physics, optics, and electronics.
• Experience in automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams to ensure type approval requirements from the start.
• Keep documents, templates, and SharePoint pages up to date.
• Check feasibility and identify regulatory/type approval risks in RFQ and early development.
• Plan and coordinate product type approvals with authorities, test labs, and customers worldwide.
• Prepare and review type approval documents and store certificates in the database.
• Suggest test plans for legal requirements for V&V and for CoP.
• Support during COP audits.

Skills

English proficiency

Regulatory interest

Independent work style

Teamwork in international env

Physics basics

Optics knowledge

Electronics knowledge

Automotive industry experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Digital collaboration tools

Job description

ZKW is seeking an EE Regulatory & Type Approval Affairs Engineer in Silao, full-time, to support development with regulatory and type-approval requirements across global automotive projects.

You will maintain documents, coordinate with authorities and labs, and help ensure compliant product certification, contributing to an international, collaborative team in a dynamic lighting and electronics environment.