Senior Compliance Engineer

About the role:

Samsara is looking to hire a Senior Compliance Engineer who will be responsible for Safety and Functional Safety certification processes of various electrical and electronic equipment. This person will oversee all hardware compliance activities required to launch multiple product lines worldwide.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US, except the San Francisco Bay Are and NYC Metro Area. 

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best. 

In this role, you will: 

• Collaborate with engineering, JDM partners, regulatory bodies, and external labs to obtain the applicable regulations and standards for new and existing products
• Manage suppliers and testing labs to draft compliance requirements, monitor test status, and drive tests to completion
• Partner with JDMs to drive critical compliance deliverables to enable project completion 
• Work with the hardware team and testing labs to review for safety and compliance considerations
• Ensure product requirement documents are clearly defined and well-understood across engineering teams (firmware, electrical, mechanical)
• Track progress and cost. Communicate, and escalate issues as appropriate throughout the development cycle
• Demonstrate ability to understand changes during the product life cycle and its impact on product certifications
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Minimum requirements for this role:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or similar technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience in hardware development
• 5+ years of experience dealing in regulatory processes
• Demonstrated experience with U.S. and international product compliance regulations (e.g. FCC, CE, NOM, IFETEL) and product safety standards (e.g. UL, C1D2, ATEX)
• Experience managing multiple projects with industry certifications (BT-SiG, PTCRB, GCF) and carrier certifications (ATT TRENDI, Verizon).
• Hands-on experience with Cellular (3G, 4G, LTE, etc.) and wireless technologies like WLAN, BT, 802.11

An ideal candidate also has:

• Experience handling product compliance, submitting products for global approvals and obtaining certifications
• Experience and success delivering in a fast-paced development environment
• Knowledge of electronics and mechanical design and safety
• Experience overseeing all product-safety aspects of a device’s design from the initial concept to worldwide sale
• Experience documenting technical requirements extracted from standards
• Experience working with third-party labs or similar
• Ability to remain flexible, calm, and creative in the face of uncertainty