Senior Electrical Compliance Engineer UL / CSA / CE Certification - Industrial Power Systems

Requirements

Certification Strategy

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

Benefits