Lead Product Certification Engineer

Job Description:

Mandatory Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
• 5+ years of product design experience

• Must have experience of UL, NEC, IEEE, CSA, and various codes & standards.
• The ability to interpret both electrical and mechanical drawings is also required.
• Experience certifying Industrial Control products (control circuit / pilot devices, contactors, starters, relays).
• Familiarity with NPI/NPD stage-gate processes and certification milestone planning.
• Formal project management experience or training (PMP or equivalent) - managing certification efforts as tracked projects with milestones, owners, and committed dates.
• Experience with international schemes (CB Scheme, CE/UKCA) and hazardous-location or functional-safety requirements.
• NPI/NPD launch support - Serve as the certification gatekeeper in NPI/NPD programs, embedding certification milestones into the project timeline so Industrial Control launches are never delayed by compliance.

Responsibilities:

- Determine applicable standards (UL 60947 / UL 508, CSA, IEC 60947 series, and others) and define the test and evidence plan required for each listing.

- Own end-to-end agency certification for assigned Industrial Control product lines, from gap assessment through file approval and ongoing maintenance.

- Respond rapidly to certification questions, engineering change requests, and agency inquiries - treating compliance as a fast-moving service function, not a back-office queue.

- Review designs, components, and materials early to confirm certifiability and prevent late-stage rework.

Agency & audit management

- Act as the primary contact for certification agencies and field representatives, managing submittals, reviews, and follow-up.

- Lead follow-up/plant audits, resolve nonconformances, and drive corrective actions to fast closure.

Change & maintenance control

- Assess product, part, and material changes for certification impact and process re-evaluations to keep listings valid.

- Build and maintain certification dashboards and trackers (Power BI / Jira / Excel) giving leadership real-time status, expiration risk, and audit-action visibility.