Product Certification & Test Engineer

ACL Digital; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ACL Digital in the Syracuse, NY area seeks a Senior Certification Engineer to lead product safety certification and regulatory compliance programs for electrical and electronic systems. You will drive end-to-end verification, pre-compliance testing, and documentation to support market access.

The role requires a hands-on background with UL standards, experience coordinating with accredited labs (UL/CSA), and close collaboration with Hardware, Embedded, Mechanical, and Quality teams to resolve

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product certification, regulatory compliance, verification/validation, or test engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong hands-on background in UL product safety standards, pre-compliance testing, and technical report writing.
• Preferred bonus: UL 60730-1, NEC codes, FCC/IC/CE requirements, test fixture/jig development, and US-based manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Certification & Compliance: Drive product certification strategies, perform gap analysis, and manage end-to-end compliance for electrical/electronic systems.
• Lab & Agency Coordination: Own relationships with external certification and testing laboratories (UL/CSA) and support formal testing.
• Test Engineering & Strategy: Develop test plans, execute environmental/reliability testing, and support End-of-Line (EOL) electrical testing and production test setups.
• Root-Cause Troubleshooting: Investigate test failures, debug PCBA and system-level issues, and collaborate closely with Hardware, Embedded, Mechanical, and Quality teams.

Skills

Experience in product certification

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

• Experience: 8+ years in product certification, regulatory compliance, verification/validation, or test engineering.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Core Expertise: Strong hands-on background in UL product safety standards, pre-compliance testing, and technical report writing.
• Preferred Bonus Skills: Experience with UL 60730-1, NEC codes, FCC/IC/CE requirements, test fixture/jig development, and US-based manufacturing environments.

We're Looking For

• Experience: 8+ years in product certification, regulatory compliance, verification/validation, or test engineering.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Core Expertise: Strong hands-on background in UL product safety standards, pre-compliance testing, and technical report writing.
• Preferred Bonus Skills: Experience with UL 60730-1, NEC codes, FCC/IC/CE requirements, test fixture/jig development, and US-based manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Certification & Compliance: Drive product certification strategies, perform gap analysis, and manage end-to-end compliance for electrical/electronic systems.
• Lab & Agency Coordination: Own relationships with external certification and testing laboratories (UL/CSA) and support formal testing.
• Test Engineering & Strategy: Develop test plans, execute environmental/reliability testing, and support End-of-Line (EOL) electrical testing and production test setups.
• Root-Cause Troubleshooting: Investigate test failures, debug PCBA and system-level issues, and collaborate closely with Hardware, Embedded, Mechanical, and Quality teams.