Senior Global Product Compliance Engineer

Socket.dev; Lodi (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS Brands is seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Engineer to lead product compliance and regulatory initiatives across its brands and product categories. This role serves as the technical expert for regulatory compliance, environmental requirements, sustainability initiatives, and global product regulations supporting new product development and commercialization.

The ideal candidate will translate complex regulations into practical engineering solutions, establish scalable compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or other science related technical discipline.
• 8-10+ years of experience in product compliance, regulatory compliance, quality engineering, product stewardship, environmental compliance, or related technical field.
• Strong knowledge of global product compliance requirements, regulatory frameworks, sustainability initiatives, and environmental regulations.
• Experience supporting compliance programs involving packaging, plastics, consumer products, foodservice products, or industrial products.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret legislation, standards, regulatory requirements, and certification criteria and translate them into actionable engineering requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for global product compliance, regulatory requirements, sustainability initiatives, and emerging industry standards.
• Evaluate products, materials, packaging, and manufacturing processes for compliance with regulatory and environmental requirements.
• Support compliance activities for North American and international markets, including EU regulations, plastics regulations, packaging requirements, Prop 65, and other regulatory obligations.
• Support product and packaging compliance data, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reporting requirements and state environmental reporting programs.
• Interpret regulations, standards, and customer compliance requirements and testing requirements, and communicate to business.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product Development, Quality, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Marketing, and Operations teams to ensure compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Review, material declarations, and technical specifications to identify compliance risks and requirements.
• Lead compliance assessments during new product development, design changes, supplier transitions, and product launches.
• Work closely with Supply Chain and suppliers to obtain technical documentation, material disclosures, compliance certifications, and regulatory data.
• Support product testing, certification activities, product validations, and regulatory documentation requirements.
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess potential impacts on products, materials, packaging, and business operations.
• Develop and maintain compliance documentation, technical files, reporting tools, and SOPs.
• Partner with external laboratories, regulatory consultants, and industry organizations to support compliance and certification initiatives.
• Travel up to 15% as required.

Job description

CFS Brands is seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Engineer to lead product compliance and regulatory initiatives across its brands and product categories. This role serves as the technical expert for regulatory compliance, environmental requirements, sustainability initiatives, and global product regulations supporting new product development and commercialization.

The ideal candidate will translate complex regulations into practical engineering solutions, establish scalable compliance