Staff Engineer, Compliance

Enphase Energy, Inc.; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Stock options

Medical insurance for you and family

Career growth opportunities

Access to cutting-edge labs

Job summary

Enphase Energy, Inc. in New Zealand is seeking a Compliance Lead to drive the compliance and certification strategy for SST products. You will shape safety, performance, and grid interconnection standards, lead certification programs, and partner with engineering to integrate requirements early in design.

This role offers opportunity to influence evolving standards and represent Enphase in industry bodies, ensuring global regulatory alignment and successful market launches.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product compliance, certification, testing, or development of complex electrical/electronic products.
• Proven experience leading certification programmes with NRTLs or certification agencies.
• Strong understanding of medium-voltage power electronics, safety, and grid interconnection standards.
• Ability to interpret technical standards and rationale behind requirements.
• Experience in ambiguous or emerging regulatory environments.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the compliance strategy for SST products from concept through certification and market launch.
• Identify and interpret applicable safety, performance, and grid interconnection standards.
• Navigate gaps, overlaps, and ambiguities across evolving standards and regulations.
• Lead certification programmes with testing and certification bodies (e.g., UL, Intertek, CSA, TÜV).
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate compliance requirements early in design.
• Drive pre-compliance and validation testing to reduce certification risk.
• Build and maintain technical compliance documentation and knowledge repositories.
• Represent Enphase in industry standards organisations (IEEE, UL, IEC, OCP) to shape future regulations.

Skills

Regulatory understanding

Stakeholder management

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Electrical Engineering (B.S./M.S./PhD)

Tools

UL/Intertek certification bodies

CSA/TÜV standards

Job description

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power, making it a safer, more reliable, and scalable energy source. Today, the Enphase Energy System enables users to make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.

Join our dynamic team in New Zealand testing and certifying next-gen energy technologies and help drive a sustainable future!

About the role:

The SST Product Innovation Team, part of the Office of the CTO, develops the next generation of Enphase power systems. We are seeking a Compliance Lead to drive the compliance and certification strategy for our innovative medium-voltage Solid-State Transformer (SST) products.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of a new technology category where standards are still evolving. You will help shape compliance strategies, lead certification efforts, influence industry standards, and ensure our products meet global regulatory requirements.

What you will be doing:

• Own the compliance strategy for SST products from concept through certification and market launch.


• Identify and interpret applicable safety, performance, and grid interconnection standards.


• Navigate gaps, overlaps, and ambiguities across evolving standards and regulations.


• Lead certification programmes with testing and certification bodies such as UL, Intertek, CSA, and TÜV.


• Partner with engineering teams to integrate compliance requirements early in the design process.


• Drive pre-compliance and validation testing to reduce certification risk.


• Build and maintain technical compliance documentation and knowledge repositories.


• Represent Enphase in industry standards organisations, including IEEE, UL, IEC, and OCP, helping shape future regulations.

What you bring:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.


• 8+ years of experience in product compliance, certification, testing, or development of complex electrical or electronic products.


• Proven experience leading certification programmes with NRTLs or certification agencies.


• Strong understanding of medium-voltage power electronics, safety, and grid interconnection standards.


• Ability to interpret technical standards and understand the engineering rationale behind requirements.


• Experience working in ambiguous or emerging regulatory environments.


• Strong project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working for or closely with certification bodies such as UL, Intertek, CSA, or TÜV.


• Participation in standards committees such as IEEE, UL, IEC, OCP, or NEMA.


• Experience with grid code compliance, utility interconnection, or medium-voltage equipment.


• Knowledge of international certifications, including CE and UKCA.


• Familiarity with functional safety, arc-flash, and data centre power infrastructure standards.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, quarterly bonuses, and stock options.


• Annual merit reviews.


• Medical insurance for you and your immediate family.


• Long-service leave.


• Career growth and development opportunities in a fast-paced environment.


• Access to well-equipped laboratories and cutting-edge technology.

Visa requirements:

Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance may be available for exceptional international candidates