Genset Compliance Engineer - NA Certification Lead

Socket.dev; Seguin (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k) savings

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive Bonus

Parental Leave

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Seguin, TX is seeking a Product Compliance Engineer to lead regulatory, safety, and certification activities for generator set products across the US and Canada.

You will interface with UL, CSA and other bodies, manage certification projects, review designs, and drive compliance across the product lifecycle. Travel to labs and coordination with engineering, quality, and operations are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering/Power Generation, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in product compliance, certification, regulatory engineering, or related technical roles.
• Experience with generator sets, power generation equipment or similar engineered products.

Responsibilities

• Ensure generator set products comply with applicable U.S. and Canadian regulatory, certification, and industry standards.
• Lead compliance efforts throughout the product lifecycle, including new product development, design changes, and sustaining engineering activities.
• Serve as the primary liaison with certification agencies such as UL, CSA, and other regulatory organizations.
• Coordinate product certifications, audits, inspections, testing activities, and corrective action follow-up.
• Review product designs, specifications, and engineering changes to identify and address compliance impacts.
• Provide regulatory and certification guidance to engineering, quality, operations, sales, and service teams.
• Manage certification documentation, technical files, test reports, and approval records.
• Develop and execute compliance testing and validation strategies with internal teams and external laboratories.
• Travel to certification labs and test facilities to support testing and certification evaluations.
• Monitor evolving regulations and standards, assessing impacts to products and business operations.
• Support investigations and corrective actions related to compliance issues and non-conformities.
• Develop and improve compliance processes, metrics, reporting tools, and training programs to enhance efficiency and product readiness.

Skills

UL Certification

CSA Standards

Regulatory Engineering

Certification Projects

Product Compliance

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering/Power Generation or related

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Seguin, TX is seeking a Product Compliance Engineer to lead regulatory, safety, and certification activities for generator set products across the US and Canada.

You will interface with UL, CSA and other bodies, manage certification projects, review designs, and drive compliance across the product lifecycle. Travel to labs and coordination with engineering, quality, and operations are required.