Senior Compliance Engineer

SENIOR COMPLIANCE ENGINEER JOB DESCRIPTION: Fantastic opportunity to join an established Manufacturer, in the Poole area.  The successful Compliance Engineer will ideally have come from an Electronics / Electrical Engineering background, and have gained experience in quality testing and compliance.  Product training will be provided, but the ideal candidate will be expected to demonstrate transferable skills, so experience in this area is essential. DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:   Implementation and management of an effective legal compliance program – focusing on international safety standards relating to machinery equipment. Act as the technical authority for legislative compliance and product safety, resolving employee concerns and educating the team on the latest regulations and associated design philosophies. Balance demand with cost, to implement and offer best value proposition to a compliance requirement. Carry out detailed testing on all new products and existing products where required and generate reports for use in manuals and other documentation. Carry out inspections and analysis of products in accordance with the appropriate global legal safety requirements to enable product certification. Ensure all parts used within products are compliant with the relevant directives and standards such as RoHS, REACH, TSCA etc. Maintain a working knowledge of current worldwide compliance regulations Assume responsibility for UL/METlabs inspections and approvals, and carry out corrective actions where required Produce product level risk assessments to ISO 12100 Regularly audit company procedures, practices, and documents to identify possible weaknesses or risk. Support continual improvement of compliance delivery with regard to time, cost and quality Conduct training as required, to achieve compliance with the relevant directives and standards. EXPERIENCE / SKILLS REQUIRED: A formal qualification in Electrical / Electronic Engineering would be ideal for this role, but not essential if relevant and transferable experience can be demonstrated. A good understanding of Health & Safety standards, with particular focus on electronics and electrical installations Ability to understand schematic diagrams and electronic component function Understanding of machinery directives Ability to take ownership of the Compliance Engineer’s position, with confidence. Document writing and reporting experience - essential PAT and Flash testing experience - essential General electrics (including 3 phase systems) – essential IEC Standards (Ideally electrical safety) would be ideal. Certificates of conformance would be ideal but not essential Meticulous, methodical approach to work is essential Technically minded, analytical and logical, with strong communication skills For more information about this progressive opportunity, please get in touch with the team at Collaborate Recruitment