Entry-Level Product Compliance Engineer
The Entry-Level Product Compliance Engineer at Confidential Client is responsible for ensuring North American regulatory compliance for residential safety products such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers. This role involves managing certification processes with external labs, maintaining compliance documentation, and collaborating across teams to support product safety and business goals. The position offers mentorship and opportunities to improve compliance processes while delivering life-saving, high-quality products.
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Role overview
Confidential Client is hiring an Entry‑Level Product Compliance Engineer to join the Product Safety & Compliance team in Mebane, NC. This full‑time role supports compliance for residential smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, alarms, and fire extinguishers. You'll be mentored to work with external test labs, track North American regulatory requirements, manage compliance documentation, and support environmental/vendor data collection.
What You’ll Do
- Track and interpret North American compliance requirements for residential smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, alarms, and fire extinguishers.
- Coordinate with external test laboratories to obtain and maintain product certifications.
- Maintain compliance documentation (certificates, vendor Declarations of Conformity, registrations) in compliance databases such as SharePoint.
- Respond to internal and external compliance requests, preparing compliance certificates and declarations of conformity as needed.
- Support process improvements and projects to increase team productivity.
- Escalate and resolve compliance issues in a timely manner with appropriate documentation.
- Communicate professionally with internal stakeholders, vendors, and test labs as a representative of the compliance team.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field.
- 1+ years’ experience in regulatory and/or environmental compliance (industry or internship experience acceptable).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfortable working with shared documentation systems (e.g., SharePoint).
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Familiarity with SharePoint, Power BI, and Power Automate.
- Experience with PDXpert, Oracle, and/or Jira.
- Passion for designing compliant, consumer‑safe products.
- Detail‑oriented, analytical, and willing to learn technical regulations and testing processes.
Location & Compensation
- Location: Mebane, NC (on‑site or as required by Confidential Client).
- Employment type: Full‑time.
- Base salary range: $64,222 — $75,555 per year (provided by source).
- Benefits: Benefits and other compensation details are determined by Confidential Client.
Workplace & Accommodations
Confidential Client and Careertakes are committed to fair hiring practices. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities — contact us if you require assistance during the application or interview process.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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