Compliance Engineer - Energy Storage Certifications

Sonnen Inc; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonnen Inc is seeking a Compliance Engineer to join our Research and Development team in Atlanta. You will drive product certifications for residential energy storage systems, coordinating with NRTLs, and ensuring designs meet UL, CSA, IEEE and other standards.

You will work with electrical, power electronics, controls, and manufacturing teams to ensure compliant design development, testing, debugging, and documentation throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• 3-5 years in product compliance and safety certification of power conversion systems or ESS.
• Experience with UL, CSA, EN, IEC and related safety standards.
• FMEA, risk analysis, software evaluation and certification testing.
• Strong knowledge of UL 9540, UL 1741, IEEE 1547.1, UL 1699B, CSA C22.2 No. 107.1, UL 1973, UL 1008, CSA C22.2 No. 14, UL 50/50E, NFPA 855, NEC.
• Experience with high voltage systems.
• Excellent communication and travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Determine and interpret relevant regulatory standards for Sonnen products.
• Review electrical/mechanical designs for Li-ion battery storage systems to ensure safety compliance.
• Drive compliant design development and verify via testing and validation.
• Educate teams on regulatory requirements for new/existing product lines.
• Coordinate with NRTL labs for design reviews and testing.
• Conduct research and analysis to support regulatory projects.
• Establish guidelines to mitigate compliance issues early in design phases.
• Develop test plans and perform end-to-end safety/performance testing.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to implement post-certification service requirements.
• Specify tests to demonstrate IEEE Std 1547 interconnection compliance.
• Maintain and improve lab setups; suggest new setups as needed.
• Support implementation of Sonnen products in designated markets.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Multitasking

High voltage experience

Travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

Power analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Signal acquisition devices

Dielectric testers

Job description

Sonnen Inc is seeking a Compliance Engineer to join our Research and Development team in Atlanta. You will drive product certifications for residential energy storage systems, coordinating with NRTLs, and ensuring designs meet UL, CSA, IEEE and other standards.

You will work with electrical, power electronics, controls, and manufacturing teams to ensure compliant design development, testing, debugging, and documentation throughout the product lifecycle.