Senior Electrical Compliance Engineer

LER TechForce; Cypress (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapphire is seeking a Senior Electrical Compliance Engineer to lead certification strategy and electrical safety compliance for its turboexpander generator systems and related power electronics. This role partners with engineering teams to ensure products meet North American and international regulatory requirements.

You will coordinate testing with labs such as UL, TÜV, CSA, and Intertek, review schematics and system architecture for safety, and develop comprehensive certification plans and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years experience in regulatory compliance or product certification.
• Strong knowledge of UL, CSA, IEC, and EN electrical safety standards.
• Experience certifying industrial electrical equipment or power electronics.
• Experience working directly with UL, TÜV, CSA, Intertek, or NRTL.
• Ability to review electrical designs for safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define certification strategies with timelines and milestones for new and existing products.
• Identify applicable safety and regulatory standards early in the design process.
• Develop certification plans, gap-analysis, schedules, traceability, and required testing programs and reports.
• Interpret and ensure compliance with relevant global standards including IEEE 1547 - IEEE standard for interconnection and interoperability of distributed energy resources and associated electrical power system interfaces.
• Review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, embedded firmware, and system architecture for required standards.
• Evaluate creepage and clearance distances per required standards and implement design changes to comply with requirements.
• Assess insulation systems and grounding strategies.
• Verify protective features including fault protection, overcurrent protection, thermal protection, and safe shutdown.
• Coordinate certification testing with NRTLs and international certification bodies.
• Develop and manage certification test plans.
• Prepare and maintain CE technical files, risk assessments, declarations of conformity, certification reports, product labeling, and safety documentation.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Regulatory compliance

Certification

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering

Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

UL

TÜV

CSA

Intertek

Job description

The Senior Electrical Compliance Engineer will lead certification strategy and electrical safety compliance for Sapphire’s turboexpander generator systems and associated power electronics.

This role will work closely with engineering teams to ensure products meet North American and international regulatory requirements, including UL, CSA, and CE marking, and will coordinate certification activities with testing laboratories such as UL, TÜV, CSA, Intertek, etc.

The ideal candidate shall have deep experience certifying industrial electrical equipment, power conversion systems, or distributed generation systems.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Define certification strategies with timelines and milestones for new and existing products.


• Identify applicable safety and regulatory standards early in the design process.


• Develop certification plans, gap-analysis, schedules, traceability, and required testing programs and reports.

Regulator Compliance

Interpret and ensure compliance with relevant global standards including IEEE 1547 - IEEE standard for interconnection and interoperability of distributed energy resources and associated electrical power system interfaces.

• North America


• UL 1741 - Inverters and Distributed Energy Resources


• UL 508A / UL 508C - Industrial control panels and power conversion equipment


• UL 1004 - Electric motors and generators


• NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code)


• UL1998 (Standard for Safety: Software in Programmable Components.)


• Europe


• CE Marking requirements


• Low Voltage Directive (LVD)


• Machinery Directive


• EMC Directive


• Applicable IEC / EN standards


• Canada


• CSA electrical safety standards

Design-for-Compliance Engineering

• Review electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, embedded firmware, and system architecture for required standards.


• Evaluate creepage and clearance distances per required standards and implement design changes to comply with requirements.


• Assess insulation systems and grounding strategies.


• Verify protective features including fault protection, overcurrent protection, thermal protection, and safe shutdown.


• Ensure compliance with electrical safety and machinery safety requirements.

Certification Testing and Documentation

• Coordinate certification testing with NRTLs and international certification bodies.


• Develop and manage certification test plans.


• Support electrical safety, EMC, and environmental testing programs.


• Resolve certification findings and implement design changes where required.


• Prepare and maintain CE technical files, risk assessments, declarations of conformity, certification reports, product labeling, and safety documentation.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.


• 8+ years experience in regulatory compliance or product certification.


• Strong knowledge of UL, CSA, IEC, and EN electrical safety standards.


• Experience certifying industrial electrical equipment or power electronics.


• Experience working directly with UL, TÜV, CSA, Intertek, or NTRL.


• Ability to review electrical designs for safety compliance.

Nice to Haves

• Certification of grid-connected power systems.


• Experience with inverters, generators, or power conversion equipment.


• Experience with EMC testing and mitigation.


• Familiarity with Machinery Directive compliance.


• Experience with industrial rotating machinery or generators.


• Experience with distributed energy or renewable power systems.