Product Compliance Engineer-Electric Power

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About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

Role Definition

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Product Compliance Engineer to lead product safety and compliance management activities for generator set (Genset) products across the United States and Canada. This role is responsible for ensuring products meet all applicable regulatory, safety, and industry certification requirements.

The successful candidate will act as the primary interface between the engineering organization and certification agencies such as UL, CSA, and other recognized certification and regulatory bodies, ensuring timely certification, maintenance of approvals, and resolution of compliance-related issues. The role requires close collaboration with Engineering, Sales, Operations, Quality, and external agencies to support product development, certification, and market access objectives.

This position also requires periodic travel to test laboratories and certification facilities to witness product testing, support certification activities, and ensure compliance requirements are met. In addition, the role will be responsible for establishing and continuously improving compliance management processes and governance frameworks.

Degree Requirment

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering/Power Generation, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in product compliance, certification, regulatory engineering, or related technical roles.
• Experience with generator sets, power generation equipment, industrial electrical products, or similar engineered products preferred.
• Strong experience working with certification agencies such as UL and CSA.
• Experience managing third-party testing and certification projects.
• Experience interpreting and applying North American product safety and compliance standards.

What You Will Do

• Ensure generator set products comply with applicable U.S. and Canadian regulatory, certification, and industry standards.
• Lead compliance efforts throughout the product lifecycle, including new product development, design changes, and sustaining engineering activities.
• Serve as the primary liaison with certification agencies such as UL, CSA, and other regulatory organizations.
• Coordinate product certifications, audits, inspections, testing activities, and corrective action follow-up.
• Review product designs, specifications, and engineering changes to identify and address compliance impacts.
• Provide regulatory and certification guidance to engineering, quality, operations, sales, and service teams.
• Manage certification documentation, technical files, test reports, and approval records.
• Develop and execute compliance testing and validation strategies with internal teams and external laboratories.
• Travel to certification labs and test facilities to support testing and certification evaluations.
• Monitor evolving regulations and standards, assessing impacts to products and business operations.
• Support investigations and corrective actions related to compliance issues and non-conformities.
• Develop and improve compliance processes, metrics, reporting tools, and training programs to enhance efficiency and product readiness.

What You Will Have (Preferred Skills)

Quality Management

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve compliance efficiency, reduce certification lead times, and improve product readiness.
• Develop, implement, and maintain compliance management processes, procedures, and governance models.
• Coordinate certification projects, audits, inspections, and follow-up activities.
• Support compliance training and awareness programs across the organization.
• High level of accuracy in reviewing standards, certifications, test reports, and compliance documentation.
• Strong focus on quality and risk mitigation.

Risk Management

• Risk assessment and compliance validation planning.
• Engineering change impact assessment from a regulatory perspective.
• Monitor evolving regulatory and certification requirements and assess impact on products and business operations.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective actions related to compliance issues.
• Ability to evaluate technical data and make sound compliance-related decisions.
• Drive timely closure of certification findings, non-conformities, and compliance gaps.

Collaborating

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance requirements are incorporated into product designs.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and external agencies.
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to work across Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Service, and Sales organizations.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with certification agencies, regulatory bodies, laboratories, and internal stakeholders.
• Respond to compliance and regulatory inquiries from engineering, operations, quality, sales, and service teams.

Audit and Compliance Function

• Manage regulatory and compliance requirements for generator set products marketed in the United States and Canada.
• Strong knowledge of North American product compliance requirements for electrical and power generation equipment.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Coordinate certification projects, audits, inspections, and follow-up activities.
• Participate as the primary liaison with UL, CSA, NRTLs, and certification bodies.
• Ensure products maintain compliance through development, product changes, and sustaining engineering activities.
• Monitor evolving regulatory and certification requirements.

Data Gathering and Reporting

• Establish compliance metrics, reporting mechanisms, and tracking tools.
• Manage certification documentation, test reports, technical files, and approval records.
• Planning, tracking, and reporting compliance activities.
• Compliance records and audit preparation.
• Review test reports, certification evidence, and compliance documentation.
• Develop compliance validation strategies and testing documentation.

Manufacturing Regulatory Environment

• Strong knowledge of North American product compliance requirements for electrical and power generation equipment.
• Knowledge of UL standards, CSA standards, electrical safety requirements, NFPA requirements, and generator set compliance requirements.
• Ensure products maintain compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Monitor evolving regulatory requirements and assess impacts to products and business operations.
• Coordinate audits, inspections, certifications, and regulatory reviews.
• Support manufacturing, quality, operations, and service teams on compliance-related requirements.

What Will Put You Ahead (Desired Skills)

• Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics Engineering, Power Generation, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in product compliance, certification, regulatory engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing certifications, test reports, and compliance documentation.
• Experience managing certification records, technical files, audit documentation, and approval records.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex compliance requirements to diverse audiences.
• Experience serving as a key contact for certification agencies, including UL, CSA, and other regulatory organizations.
• Ability to provide technical guidance on regulatory standards and support compliance-related customer inquiries.
• Experience with generator sets, power generation equipment, industrial electrical products, or similar engineered products.
• Strong experience working with UL, CSA, and other third-party certification agencies.
• Experience leading product testing, certification projects, and compliance validation activities.
• Knowledge of North American product safety standards and regulatory compliance requirements.

Additional Information

• Location: Seguin, TX or Griffin, GA
• Travel: Up to 25% travel required dependent on projects and certification needs both domestically and internationally.
• Relocation will be considered for this role.
• This role requires a 5 day in office presence.

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Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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