Product Safety & Compliance Engineer

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San Marcos, CA, USA
Hybrid
87K-95K Annually
Mid level
Agriculture • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Ensures current and future products meet applicable safety, electrical, manufacturing, environmental, and international regulations. Manages certification programs, coordinates with third-party certifying agencies, maintains compliance documentation, issues declarations, tracks regulatory changes, and supports engineering, Marketing, and Sales. Develops certification testing, troubleshoots mechanical and electrical compliance issues, performs product risk assessments, and travels to test sites, suppliers, customers, and trade shows.
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About This Role:

The Product Safety & Compliance Engineer ensures that products are compliant with the published and required regulations. Understands the purpose, requirements, and trends of regulations, and administers compliance and certificate programs for current and future products.

Demonstrates behavior that is consistent with the company’s values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility. 

Essential Job Functions/Tasks:

  • Administers compliance and certificate programs for current and future products.
  • Works with certifying agencies to ensure product conformance is achieved and maintained.
  • Understands regulatory trends and keeps current with new regulations.
  • Reviews and updates compliance documents.
  • Generates declarations to certify the compliance of Hunter products.
  • Supports Marketing and Sales in assessing existing and/or designating future certifications.
  • Supports various engineering groups to help develop tests that simulate actual certification testing.

Education/Training Required and Preferred:

  • Required bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering preferred.

Experience Required and Preferred:

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in Regulatory Compliance, including working with third party agencies for certification and audit of products. Hands-on experience with mechanical and electrical troubleshooting techniques related to compliance issues.

What You Bring:

  • Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interface with all levels of employees, vendors, and customers.
  • Skilled in mathematical and statistical techniques.
  • Able to travel to test sites, customer locations, suppliers, and trade shows.
  • Knowledge of Electrical, Manufacturing, and Environmental regulations, such as UL, CE, IEC, SAA, FCC, RCM, RoHs, Reach, WEEE, Energy Star, MEPS, Water Sense, NEMA, IP, etc.
  • Knowledge of test equipment and procedures, such as oscilloscope, power supplies, environmental chambers, HALT/HASS chambers, etc.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing methods and product assembly.
  • Strong project management skills preferred.
  • Experience with testing of electronic products especially for EMC and RED preferred.
  • Experience with product risk assessment preferred.
  • Knowledge of international regulations preferred.

What We Offer:

  • Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
  • Beautiful 20 acre park like campus with creek and walking trails
  • On site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes and massage
  • FUN company events!
  • Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
  • Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers 

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings. 

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The salary for this opportunity ranges from $87,000 to $95,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Electrical Engineering preferred
  • At least 3 years of experience in regulatory compliance
  • Experience working with third-party agencies for product certification and audits
  • Hands-on mechanical and electrical troubleshooting experience related to compliance issues
  • Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Ability to interface with employees, vendors, and customers at all levels
  • Knowledge of mathematical and statistical techniques
  • Ability to travel to test sites, customer locations, suppliers, and trade shows
  • Knowledge of electrical, manufacturing, and environmental regulations, including UL, CE, IEC, SAA, FCC, RCM, RoHS, REACH, WEEE, Energy Star, MEPS, WaterSense, NEMA, and IP
  • Knowledge of test equipment and procedures, including oscilloscopes, power supplies, environmental chambers, and HALT/HASS chambers
  • Knowledge of manufacturing methods and product assembly
  • Strong project management skills
  • Experience testing electronic products, especially EMC and RED testing
  • Experience with product risk assessment
  • Knowledge of international regulations
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The Company
4,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1981

What We Do

Hunter Industries is a family-owned global manufacturer of products and solutions for landscape and agricultural irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing. Its offerings include water- and energy-efficient irrigation systems for residential, commercial, and golf-course settings, landscape and architectural lighting, agricultural irrigation products, washroom dispensing systems, and manufacturing, molding, and production services for customers across diverse industries. The company emphasizes quality, customer support, and resource efficiency.

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