Senior Electrical Compliance Engineer - Power Systems

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

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