Compliance Engineer

The Next Level of Fire & Life Safety Leadership

With more than two centuries of combined history, brands like Kidde, Kidde Commercial, Edwards, GST, Badger, Gloria and Aritech have been leading the way in protecting people and property around the world. Now, we’re taking that leadership to the next level. Kidde Global Solutions brings together the most trusted and iconic brands in safety, building upon our shared experience and expertise to address the needs and challenges of more customers in more places.

With an unmatched portfolio of solutions and services, and a commitment to constant innovation we’re elevating the standards for an entire industry – and establishing the next level of fire and life safety leadership.

At Kidde Global Solutions, you’re joining a global technology leader in fire and life safety solutions and our employees are the heart of it all. With industry-defining brands in life safety and security, you’ll be part of a legacy of leadership working with cutting-edge technologies that protect lives and property worldwide. As a leading fire safety brand, our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and related hazards.

We’re committed to expanding our impact and providing dynamic opportunities for growth within our team. You’ll be part of a company that prioritizes quality, integrity, collaboration, and customer care, with the resources, training, and incentives to ensure your success every step of the way.

Base Salary Rate: $72,140 – $84,870 per year

Job type:
Full-time position

The Compliance Engineer is responsible for supporting regulatory, certification, and environmental compliance activities for commercial fire alarm and life safety products. This role manages routine certification projects, sustaining engineering changes, and maintenance of existing product approvals while working under the guidance of senior compliance personnel. The position works closely with engineering, quality, product management, manufacturing, and external certification agencies to ensure products comply with applicable regulatory, certification, and environmental requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

• Manage and execute routine product certification and approval projects, including product modifications, sustaining engineering changes, and certification updates.
• Maintain existing product certifications and approvals by evaluating engineering changes, coordinating testing activities, and preparing required documentation for certification agencies.
• Support compliance with applicable fire and life safety codes, standards, and approvals including UL, ULC, FM, NFPA, EMC, and other Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) requirements.
• Assess the compliance impact of component substitutions, firmware updates, design revisions, manufacturing changes, and supplier changes.
• Coordinate certification testing and evaluation activities with internal engineering teams, external test laboratories, and certification organizations.
• Prepare and submit certification documentation, engineering change summaries, technical files, test plans, and approval applications for routine certification projects.
• Participate in product design reviews and identify potential compliance risks early in the development process.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and product documentation for compliance-related requirements.
• Support EMC and RF compliance activities, including FCC, Industry Canada, and CE requirements.
• Support environmental compliance programs including RoHS, REACH, PFAS reporting, TSCA, Proposition 65, and other applicable environmental regulations.
• Collect, review, and maintain supplier material declarations, certificates of compliance, and environmental compliance records.
• Maintain certification files, technical documentation, approval records, and compliance databases.
• Monitor changes to applicable codes, standards, regulations, and certification requirements and communicate potential impacts to stakeholders.
• Support regulatory audits, factory inspections, certification maintenance…