Sr. Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a Sr. Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer for a direct hire job with a client in Rockville, MD. Previous experience in satcom User Terminal (UT) is required. As a Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer, you will be an integral part of the product development team and influence an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design products. This role will oversee and ensure products are designed, tested, and certified to comply with worldwide regulatory requirements. You must be a technical leader and subject matter expert with a deep working knowledge of RF / EMC compliance, enterprise/consumer electronics, wireless devices, and satcom technology. The Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer will have a strong understanding of regulatory compliance strategy, and the processes required to determine relevant compliance requirements to test, certify, and enable market access for the client’s products. The Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer will also work with engineering, operations, legal, licensing legal, and sustaining to ensure products stay in compliance throughout their product lifetimes. Salary Range: $130,000/year - $175,000/year; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors. Sr. Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer job responsibilities: As a Senior Product Regulatory Compliance Engineer, you will be a part of the team of experts working on the development of advanced User Terminal products. You will own or contribute to the following: Drive a standardized and harmonized approach to Regulatory Compliance for the company. Establish a cohesive Compliance Strategy for the development, testing, and certification of products; working with engineering development teams, including the product/program managers Determine and interpret the relevant regulatory standards for devices. Participate in mechanical and electrical design reviews to ensure EMC/EMI and RF (Ku/Wi-Fi/BT) mitigations are properly implemented in the designs. Actively educate the development teams on regulatory requirements and impact of key engineering decisions on compliance; help guide compliant design development and verify compliance through test debug and validation activities. Work with internal labs to pre-test and validate products from a hardware and test software development perspective. Technical leader able to utilize deep knowledge and experience to support oversight of 3rd party formal compliance testing. Work with external labs to interpret the Product regulatory requirements, collect quotations and finalize the certification testing plan for new products under development Co-ordinate with external labs for pre-scan and certification testing, provide troubleshooting support and work with internal development teams to come up with issue resolution as applicable Review and document test results; take corrective action as needed. Analyze component failures; recommend alternate components or design changes. Over-see filing of official paperwork and final approval from the proper government or regulatory bodies (FCC/CE/TELEC/WPC) for WLAN, WAN and industry certifications. Responsible for determining regulatory artwork for labels as required by certification bodies Stay up to date on any changes to global agency approvals and testing procedures of modules, subsystems, and User Terminals Proactive engagement with internal and external customer development teams Assist in focusing internal and external engineering efforts across the organization Ensure delivered work meets technical, functional, performance, regulatory and business requirements Support in-field test and validation of various User Terminals Assist/Support field issues including travel to customer sites if needed Manage and organize documents library, including specification requirements, design packages, meeting minutes, etc. Expect up to 20% of travel depending on the phases of the projects Desired Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar technical discipline. 10 years of experience Experience with electronics design, safety, risk and failure analysis RF Compliance background (Ka/WLAN/BT) wireless technologies with compliance testing, data interpretation experience. Experience in submissions for official licensing and certification through relevant compliance bodies such as US/FCC, Canada/ISED, EU/NB, and Japan/TELEC. Experience in documenting regulatory requirements extracted from Industry, Safety, EMC and Wireless standards. Experience with SharePoint, Confluence, and Jira. Preferred Skills & Experience: Master’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering Multiple generations of FCC/CE/TELEC/ISED product regulatory approvals and license submissions Proven track record of role modeling a collaborative teamwork environment Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with people in a variety of disciplines though all levels of an organization. Familiar with satellite communication theory Satellite over-the-air Communication field-trial (Alpha and Beta) experience If you are interested in this direct hire role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis or any questions, feel free to contact me at Stephanie.lister@AkkodisGroup.com. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, and a 401K plan. To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit https://www.akkodis.com/en/privacy-policy . The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: · The California Fair Chance Act · Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance · Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers · San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Location: Rockville, MD, US

Posted Date: 6/16/2025