Senior Global Hardware Compliance Engineer

Tive; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Competitive equity

Job summary

Tive is seeking a Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer to own global regulatory compliance for all hardware and ensure products meet regulatory requirements in every market we serve. You will lead worldwide certifications, interact with labs and regulators, and drive compliance through NPI and product changes.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in global regulatory compliance for wireless hardware, with duties spanning from pre-scans to DoC maintenance.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in global regulatory compliance for wireless, cellular, and battery powered hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own all product certifications worldwide: radio, EMC, safety, telecom type approvals, and carrier certifications.
• Lead compliance for new products through NPI, from defining requirements to certification sign-off before launch.
• Design for compliance—work with hardware and RF engineering (pre-scans, antenna, RF debug) so products meet regulatory requirements on the first pass.
• Keep shipping products compliant through certificate renewals, re-certification after product changes, and tracking of new regulations.
• Own battery, lithium, and dangerous goods compliance, including airline approvals.
• Own environmental and labeling requirements, such as RoHS, REACH, WEEE, and regulatory markings.
• Manage test labs, certification bodies, and in-country representatives, along with the certification budget.
• Maintain the global compliance tracker and customer-facing certificates.
• Be the go-to regulatory expert for Sales, Support, and Operations, prioritizing requests based on demand.
• Partner closely with Trade Compliance so product approvals, markings, and import documents line up with customs and export requirements in each country.
• Coordinate with external third-party test labs to review test plans, quotations and manage schedules, samples, bug fixes, and re-testing.
• Prepare, review, and submit technical filings for regional regulatory approvals, including FCC (USA), ISED (Canada), RED/CE (EU), and MIC (Japan).
• Support hardware engineers colleagues involved in debugging certification failures (SAR, OTA, Protocol, RF EMC) and drive root-cause analysis.
• Maintain Declaration of Conformity (DoC) records, and compliance summaries for production clearance.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

RF engineering

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)

Job description

Tive is seeking a Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer to own global regulatory compliance for all hardware and ensure products meet regulatory requirements in every market we serve. You will lead worldwide certifications, interact with labs and regulators, and drive compliance through NPI and product changes.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years in global regulatory compliance for wireless hardware, with duties spanning from pre-scans to DoC maintenance.