Product Certification Engineer

BrightHire Search Partners; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BrightHire Search Partners is seeking a Sr. Product Certification / Compliance Specialist in Atlanta, GA to drive new product certifications and ongoing regulatory compliance for a growing IoT product portfolio.

You will lead certification through stage-gate, interact with agencies and labs, and provide cross-functional guidance to engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing teams to mitigate regulatory risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; preferred related field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Engineering, Product Certification, Compliance, or Product Management.
• Knowledge of or experience with certifying bodies such as UL, NSF, CSA, UL, FM, and similar organizations.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, electrical and mechanical designs.

Responsibilities

• Manage new product certification through stage-gate process, identifying agencies, standards, testing, timelines.
• Support annual renewals and documentation updates for existing listings.
• Prepare and submit certification applications, compliance plans, and technical docs to certifying agencies.
• Serve as main contact with agencies, labs, and contractors on regulatory matters.
• Provide guidance to engineering, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing teams on compliance strategies.
• Review changes for certification impact and ensure ongoing conformity to standards.
• Coordinate third-party testing, audits, and inspections; review findings and responses.
• Track certification project costs and support budgeting.

Skills

Product certification

Regulatory compliance

Technical guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Sr. Product Certification / Compliance Specialist to join the global product compliance team in Atlanta, GA. This role will support new product certifications and ongoing compliance for existing products. Our client is planning 40 - 60 new IoT products with rapid future growth.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage new product certification through the stage-gate process, including identifying applicable agencies, standards, testing requirements, and timelines from the earliest stages of NPD.
• Support sustaining activities for existing product listings, including annual renewals, documentation updates, and responding to standard changes or audit findings.
• Prepare, review, and submit certification applications, compliance plans, and technical documentation to certifying agencies.
• Serve as a key point of contact with external agencies, labs, and contractors on regulatory, testing, and compliance matters.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing teams on certification pathways, test requirements, regulatory risks, and compliance strategies.
• Review engineering changes, drawings, and product markings for certification impact and ensure continued compliance with applicable standards.
• Coordinate third-party testing, audits, and inspections, including sample selection, documentation review, and responses to findings.
• Manage reactive compliance issues (e.g., lapsed certifications, audit failures) and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Maintain and update technical certification databases, test reports, letters of conformity, and change documentation.
• Track compliance-related project costs, process invoices, and support certification budgeting activities.
• Interpret and apply relevant engineering codes, standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., UL, NSF, ASSE, CSA, FM, and others).
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to educate teams on certification requirements and best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the Product Compliance Team.

Required Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related field preferred)
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Engineering, Product Certification, Compliance, or Product Management.
• Background knowledge of or direct experience with key certifying bodies such as UL, NSF, CSA, UL, FM, and similar organizations
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, electrical and mechanical designs