Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Certification Engineer to join an growing special purpose vehicle manufacturer who are continuing to expand their presence in the European market.
Regulatory Compliance Engineer
Salary: c£60000 + benefits
Location: UK based – hybrid working – international travel
Working from home with an expectation to travel internationally you will responsible for ensuring vehicles & products are complaint with European & global regulatory standards & requirements. This will be a broad role, interfacing with all members of the global eengineering teams, other internal stakeholders and external third parties delivering consultancy, inspection, testing and notified body services.
Duties:
o Primary role is to manage product certification and regulatory compliance with all required regulatory, design and safety standards to supply safe and reliable products into target customers and global regions.
o Ensuring that product certification requirements are considered during R&D, prototype testing and through to eventual commercial launch into global markets.
o Support R&D & sales team through their expert theoretical and practical legislation awareness and detailed understanding of assigned market regions.
o Manage product certification process internally and with external regulatory bodies, customers  and test houses
o Maintenance of certification and product quality plans & procedures
Key Skills / Experience: 
Applications are sought from experienced Certification Engineers, Regulatory Compliance Engineers, Product Approval or Homologation Engineers who are keen to specialise in product approval process and would relish the opportunity to join a new business in a newly created function and influence the strategy of the department.
o HND/ Degree ( engineering, science, quality discipline )
o Demonstrate practical experience of delivering complex product certifications within an engineering or technology led manufacturing business – electrical/ mechanical/ software
o Knowledge of engineering or environmental standards; for example (EN474; EN1459; EN13000; EN1175; UKCA/CE Directives; REACH; EMC; Functional Safety; Emissions etc ) and willing to adapt with regulatory changes
o Industry/ product knowledge gained in off highway/ construction vehicles, agricultural vehicles, commercial vehicles, automotive or special purpose vehicles
o An eye for detail, be able to research technical standards with a structured approach to problem solving.
o Effective technical report writing and verbal communication skills
o Willing & able travel international
Opportunity:
Our client is a fast growing global vehicle manufacturer and developing new products for industrial applications across global markets. This is a newly created position and as such the role will be a key part of their technical team and therefore salary and benefits on offer will be very competitive and commensurate with the scale and responsibility to include negotiable salary, bonus scheme, pension contribution, life insurance. In addition as a top level employer training, professional development and career opportunities exist for ambitious individuals which could take you around the world. 
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