Product Safety and Compliance Engineer

The Role

As Product Safety and Compliance Engineer, you will be part of a global compliance team reporting to the Global Hardware Safety and Product Compliance Manager. You will also be a key player in the TTO and P&A Engineering Team. You will be the main driver of regulatory activities and procedures for the Product Division, overseeing core certifications for all new and existing products, and acting as a link between R&D, external stakeholders and the wider global compliance team.

You will work closely with the local R&D organization as well as other regulatory compliance experts around the word and 3rd party laboratories for testing purposes, participating in and/or leading cross-functional projects for new product development and current product lifecycle maintenance.

The role is based at our 80-person R&D centre of excellence for Thermal Transfer Overprinting (TTO) and Print & Apply (P&A) labelling systems at the Science Park in Nottingham, UK.

Occasional travel will be required, to 3rd party safety or EMC laboratories as well as other Markem-Imaje locations, in the UK and abroad.

Key Responsibilities

The Hardware Safety and Product Compliance Engineer ensures product compliance with regulatory requirements in key markets (Europe, USA/Canada). The regulatory domains concerned are safety, electromagnetic compatibility, radio spectrum, telecommunications, environment and cybersecurity. The main certifications concerned are IEC CB, CE, NRTL, FCC, IC, ROHS, REACH, TSCA.

• Participate in Thermal Transfer Overprint and Print & Apply new product development projects, leading the hardware regulatory certifications for Europe, USA, and Canada.
• Prepare and support the project team by planning and estimating compliance activities, providing pre compliance guidelines and organising pre compliance tests in safety and EMC during product design and development.
• Manage the ongoing compliance and certification of the TTO and P&A product portfolio over the full product lifecycle, planning recertification work ahead of time and providing compliance input for any proposed product modifications.
• Lead projects where required to update products or certification to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Proactively stay up to date on the standards, directives, and regulations applicable to your products to ensure conformity of our product ranges.
• Inform and educate stakeholders about evolutions and changes to standards, directives and regulations.
• Assist the regional customer services or trade/importation services to support our global customer-base.
• Ensure/maintain the safety and conformity of products, by supporting inspection audits at factory or processes audits (ISO9001) in product compliance.
• Build good relationships with third-party laboratories and maintain an efficient customer/supplier collaboration (responsiveness, cost, delivery quality), seeking reliable new partners as required.
• Proactively propose improvements to certification scope, processes and partnerships to increase customer satisfaction and reduce time to market.

What you need to have

• BSc in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering, or other relevant scientific discipline OR comparable industry experience
• Significant experience in Safety, EMC standards/directives
• Project management accreditation would be advantageous (PMP, Prince2…)
• Proven track record in certifications for Safety, EMC, Radio domains, and mechanisms of certification.
• Good knowledge of CE, NRTL, FCC, IC regulations, including Machinery Directive, Low voltage directive, EMC Directive, RED Directive, RoHS, REACH, PFAS.
• Knowledge of EMC testing including EMC pre-compliance during product development, EMC testing at external labs, and EMC mitigation.
• Experience in compliance assessment of industrial machines or industrial installations.
• Experience with industrial printers, packaging machinery, or other high volume, high reliability production line equipment would be advantageous.
• Ability to interpret/analyze mechanical and electrical drawings, schematics, diagrams
• Ability to work in international cross functional teams
• Rigorous attention to detail, with the capacity to adapt and curiosity to learn
• Fluent written and verbal English

What we offer

• A great job, highly professional environment, and friendly work culture
• Growth opportunities & international environment
• Recruitment Referral bonus
• Long service awards
• Smart casual dress code

You'll only be the right candidate if you are aligned to our values and culture:

• Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit
• Winning trough customers
• High ethical standards, openness and trust
• Expectations for results
• Respect and value people

If you believe you match our values and have the experience we're looking for, then apply! We can't wait to hear from you.

Markem-Imaje is a trusted world manufacturer of product identification and traceability solutions, offering a full range of reliable and innovative inkjet, thermal transfer, laser, print and label application systems. Markem-Imaje delivers fully integrated solutions that enable product quality and safety, regulatory and retailer compliance, better product recalls and improved manufacturing processes.