Senior Product Compliance Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Product Compliance Engineer with a strong focus on machinery and robotics to ensure our products meet all applicable regulatory and safety requirements. In this role, you will be responsible for guiding products from design through market launch, ensuring conformity across global markets with a focus on CE marking requirements and relevant EU directives.

You will work closely with mechanical, electrical, system and software engineering teams to embed compliance into product development while supporting risk assessment, technical documentation, and certification activities.

This is a remote-friendly role with a preference for candidates located near our offices in either San Francisco Bay Area or Salem, OR for in-person collaboration, meetings, and events.

About the Work

• Lead CE conformity assessments for machinery and robotic systems in accordance with EU regulations
• Interpret and apply relevant directives and regulations, including but not limited to:
• Machinery Directive / Machinery Regulation (2006/42/EC / EU 2023/1230)
• Low Voltage Directive (LVD)
• EMC Directive
• Radio Equipment Directive (RED), where applicable
• Perform and review risk assessments in accordance with ISO 12100
• Ensure compliance with relevant harmonized standards (e.g., EN ISO 13849, EN IEC 62061, EN 60204-1, ISO 10218)
• Support the creation and maintenance of Technical Files, including:
• Risk assessments
• Schematics and drawings
• Test reports
• Declarations of Conformity
• User manuals and safety instructions
• Coordinate and support testing activities (EMC, electrical safety)
• Interface with Notified Bodies, test laboratories, and regulatory authorities as required
• Provide compliance guidance during product design reviews and change management
• Monitor regulatory updates and assess impact on existing and future products
• Support internal audits and continuous improvement of compliance processes

About You

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field)
• 5+ years of experience in CE compliance for machinery, automation, or robotics
• Strong knowledge of EU CE marking requirements and conformity assessment procedures
• Hands-on experience with risk assessment and safety-related control systems
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and mechanical drawings
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and product teams
• Strong documentation, analytical, and communication skills

Bonus Points

• Experience with collaborative robots (cobots) or industrial robotic cells
• Familiarity with international standards (UL, ANSI, IEC) is a plus
• Experience supporting products through external certification or Notified Body review
• Knowledge of software safety considerations in machinery and robotics

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• This role requires the ability to complete the following physical activities in warehouse-like environments:
• Move yourself in different positions to accomplish tasks while stooping and holding 10lbs.
• Remain in a stationary position frequently, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.

Adjust or move objects up to 50lbs. in all directions.

• Able to work in various positions / environments including overhead reaching, kneeling, crawling, twisting and stretching on dusty concrete floors, rubber mats and steel.
• Routinely required to; talk and hear; use hands to touch, feel, handle, push/pull and move objects; see details of objects that are less than a few feet away; see differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
• This job requires PPE inclusive of but not limited to safety-toe shoes, gloves and safety glasses.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions