Senior Compliance Engineer - Safety

Garmin Ltd.; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Garmin Ltd. is seeking a Senior Compliance Engineer - Safety for a full-time role, based in Cary, NC, with responsibilities to ensure Garmin products meet applicable safety standards and country certifications.

You will collaborate with product development teams early in design, plan pre-compliance testing, and coordinate with external labs to support global market access. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Electrical, Mechanical, or related engineering, with at least five years in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering or related field and 5+ years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Experience performing or supporting compliance testing and product safety certifications.
• Ability to explain and document regulatory and standards requirements clearly.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop regulatory, certification and market access requirements for Garmin products.
• Create compliance plans aligned with development schedules and global markets.
• Participate in design reviews and lead safety design reviews as the compliance representative.
• Coordinate pre-compliance testing to identify safety issues before formal certification.
• Work with third-party labs to execute Garmin’s compliance strategies.
• Troubleshoot failures and drive corrective actions with design teams.
• Review test reports and conformity documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Communicate complex regulatory topics to engineering teams and leadership.
• Serve as SME for product safety compliance requirements.
• Support leadership to improve and maintain compliance processes and guidelines.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Product safety testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory documentation

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Test labs coordination

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-timeSenior Compliance Engineer - Safety in our Kansas City HQ location, our Cary, NC or Phoenix, AZ location. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring Garmin products meet applicable product safety requirements to support Garmin’s global markets. This position works closely with product development teams to identify safety requirements early in the design process, evaluate potential hazards, perform pre-compliance testing, resolve technical issues, and support formal product safety certification.

Senior Compliance Engineers

at Garmin work closely with electrical, mechanical, battery, power supply, manufacturing, quality, compliance, and other cross-functional engineering teams to help ensure products are designed to meet applicable safety standards.

Essential Functions

• Develop applicable regulatory, certification and market access requirements for Garmin’s products in development based on product architecture, technologies, and targeted markets.
• Develop compliance plans that support product development schedules and global market access requirements.
• Participate in design reviews and product development activities as the compliance representative. Lead safety design review meetings.
• Plan, coordinate and oversee pre-compliance testing to identify safety or other compliance issues prior to formal certification.
• Work with 3rd party test labs to execute Garmin’s compliance strategies
• Troubleshoot compliance failures and work with design teams to implement corrective actions.
• Review test reports, technical documentation, Declarations of Conformity, homologation certificates, and other compliance deliverables for technical accuracy and completeness.
• Effectively communicate complex regulatory and technical topics to engineering teams, project leadership, management, and partner labs.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert within the area of product safety compliance requirements.
• Support Compliance leadership to develop, improve, and maintain compliance processes, procedures, and guidelines for the Compliance department.
• Ability to contribute to regulatory and standards research on new technologies and global markets.
• Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced Compliance Engineers.
• Demonstrate Garmin's values and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related fieldANDa minimum of 5 years relevant experienceORan equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience performing or supporting compliance testing.
• Experience with product safety testing and country certifications or homologations
• Experience troubleshooting compliance failures and working with product development teams to implement design solutions.
• Ability to explain and document regulatory and standards requirements
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience performing product safety evaluations and certification testing for electronic or electromechanical products.
• Experience with IEC, UL, CSA, EN, or other internationally recognized product safety standards. Desirable standards knowledge include IEC/EN 62368-1, EN 60335-1, or EN 50689.
• Experience working directly with accredited laboratories, certification bodies, notified bodies, regulatory agencies, or similar external organizations.
• iNARTE certification in Product Safety
• Global market access activities

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits