Impinj is a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer. We’re inventing ways to connect every thing to the Internet — including retail apparel, retail general merchandise, healthcare items, automobile parts, airline baggage, food and much more. With more than 100 billion items connected to date, and multiple Fortune 500 enterprises around the world using our platform, we solve for a better understanding of our world. If it’s a thing, we’re working to connect it. Join Impinj and help us realize our vision of a boundless IoT— connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet.
The Senior Product Compliance Engineer will join our Product Realization Engineering team, a group dedicated to bringing innovative RFID products from concept to market. This team works closely with all engineering groups at Impinj and plays a critical role in ensuring product quality, compliance, and readiness for global launch.
As part of this team, you’ll collaborate across multiple functions—hardware, software, manufacturing, and operations—while managing diverse responsibilities that range from regulatory compliance to supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) activities with our contract manufacturing partners. The work is dynamic and varied, requiring strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to adapt to different technical and process challenges.
If you enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment and thrive on solving complex problems that span multiple specialties, this team is the perfect fit.
What You Will Do:- Lead radio, safety, and environmental regulatory certifications for Impinj Reader and Gateway products
- Stay ahead of changing regulations and certification requirements; advise engineering and product management teams on compliance needs for new and existing products
- Lead the end-to-end process for product safety and reliability testing, including managing vendor quotes, scheduling, providing samples, and ensuring timely completion
- Own radio performance and safety testing for products in collaboration with third-party labs
- Arrange product reliability evaluations using internal and external testing resources
- Support the release of new hardware revisions to manufacturing by providing accurate documentation, such as drawings and BOMs
- Maintain revision control and handle the change management of product documents required for manufacturing
- Proactively seek clarification and raise critical issues to senior engineers or management as needed
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field
- Minimum 8 years of experience in development, support, or manufacturing of electronic products
- Minimum 3 years of direct experience with radio regulatory compliance
- Expertise in managing the full documentation lifecycle for manufacturing and product development, including updates and revision control
- Ability to produce clear, accurate documentation and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Proven ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and apply them to products
- Exceptional attention to detail when reviewing and approving test reports
- Competence in planning and preparing annual budgets related to compliance and certifications
The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.
The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $111,200 - $166,800. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.
At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.
For a more comprehensive list of US employment benefits, click here.
US Export Controls:This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these laws, the release or transfer of export-controlled items or information to individuals who are not classified as "U.S. persons" (as defined by Immigration & Nationality Act) may require prior authorization from the U.S. government. We may require additional documentation related to national identity to determine whether an export compliance license is required for any export-controlled items. This information is requested solely for the purpose of complying with U.S. export control laws and will not be used for other purposes. Learn more about export compliance here.
Know you’re making a difference. Competitive benefits. Support for remote work or a desk with a view. Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team. Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world. Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated. We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work/life balance. Our headquarters is located in Seattle with spectacular views of the Olympics, Lake Union, and Mt Baker, which can be enjoyed from our rooftop deck. Our Brazilian site is in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, at “Tecnopuc,” a technology park that offers a very nice workplace for the development of groundbreaking technologies. Impinj is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in development, support, or manufacturing of electronic products
- Engineering, Physics, or related technical field
- Expertise in managing the documentation lifecycle for manufacturing and product development
- Proven ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements
What We Do
Impinj helps businesses and people analyze, optimize, and innovate by wirelessly connecting billions of everyday things—such as apparel, automobile parts, luggage, and shipments—to the Internet. The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID to deliver timely data about these everyday things to business and consumer applications, enabling a boundless Internet of Things.
