Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer

At Tive, we imagine a fully-transparent world in which everything and everyone is connected. We innovate beyond what the world thought possible—so what people hold near and dear arrives on time and in full.

We believe (and live!) four core values:

• Transparency First: We make everything visible so that everyone can operate better
• Always strive to make things simpler
• We are One Team, we have each other's backs
• Relentless iteration to optimize and improve

Whether shipped by road, rail, ocean, or air, Tive reduces shipment delays, minimizes rejected loads, and decreases theft, damage, and spoilage. Our customers count on Tive to ensure that their shipments are delivered on time and in full—because every shipment matters.

As a Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer you will own global regulatory compliance for all Tive hardware, so every product can be legally sold and used in every market we serve.

Our ideal candidate has:

• BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5+ years in global regulatory compliance for wireless, cellular, and battery powered hardware

What you’ll be doing:

• Own all product certifications worldwide: radio, EMC, safety, telecom type approvals, and carrier certifications.
• Lead compliance for new products through NPI, from defining requirements to certification sign-off before launch.
• Design for compliance- work with hardware and RF engineering (pre-scans, antenna, RF debug) so products meet regulatory requirements on the first pass
• Keep shipping products compliant through certificate renewals, re-certification after product changes, and tracking of new regulations.
• Own battery, lithium, and dangerous goods compliance, including airline approvals.
• Own environmental and labeling requirements, such as RoHS, REACH, WEEE, and regulatory markings.
• Manage test labs, certification bodies, and in-country representatives, along with the certification budget.
• Maintain the global compliance tracker and customer-facing certificates.
• Be the go-to regulatory expert for Sales, Support, and Operations, prioritizing requests based on demand.
• Partner closely with Trade Compliance so product approvals, markings, and import documents line up with customs and export requirements in each country.
• Coordinate with external third-party test labs to review test plans, quotations and manage schedules, samples, bug fixes, and re-testing.
• Prepare, review, and submit technical filings for regional regulatory approvals, including FCC (USA), ISED (Canada), RED/CE (EU), and MIC (Japan).
• Support hardware engineers colleagues involved in debugging certification failures (SAR, OTA, Protocol, RF EMC) and drive root-cause analysis.
• Maintain Declaration of Conformity (DoC) records, and compliance summaries for production clearance.

Compensation:

$140,000 - $185,000 base salary

The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

What does Tive offer?

• A chance to join what may very well turn out to be the most important company in your career.
• The autonomy and resources to build what you know how to build.
• Work with a committed global team that have each others back.
• Office-based or hybrid options. Your choice. 
• Competitive equity to ensure all of our employees have a sense of ownership in the long-term success of Tive’s growth.
  

We celebrate diversity, and consider it key to our success as both a team and a company. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect for all employees.