Product Compliance Engineer

Product Compliance Engineer – Yamaha Guitar Group

Yamaha Guitar Group is a leading manufacturer of electric guitar and bass products, including the Line 6, Ampeg, Cordoba, and Guild brands. We are looking for a Product Compliance Engineer to join the team.

Hybrid work schedule – weekly hybrid schedule based out of our Calabasas office.

• Ensure that all hardware products are safe, legal, and fully compliant with all worldwide regulations.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure new hardware designs comply with all relevant standards and requirements, and participate in design reviews with an eye toward design‑for‑compliance.
• Serve as subject‑matter expert regarding compliance requirements and provide necessary guidance to design teams regarding the interpretation of requirements.
• Work with the test and regulatory agencies to prepare and provide all necessary documentation and product submissions, and oversee submissions through the approval process.
• Identify specific language required on boxes, labels, artwork, etc., to ensure worldwide compliance.
• Work with Supply Chain to ensure all chemical compliance requirements (e.g., RoHS, REACH, Prop 65, etc.) are met.
• Maintain compliance technical files, provide advance notice of expiring certificates, and successfully achieve certification renewals without disruption of sales.
• Maintain a compliance matrix that identifies applicable standards and requirements for all countries.
• Provide budgetary estimates for all compliance requirements, and work with Sales and Finance to help identify the associated costs for obtaining compliance in specific countries.
• Partner with Yamaha's corporate compliance group and remain informed of all changes in various worldwide regulatory compliance requirements and proactively inform the design teams of any related impending requirements.
• Manage the compliance approvals for special projects (e.g., opening new distributors, changing critical components in existing designs, integrating new external power supplies, etc.).
• Create compliance testing/certification strategies to minimize cost and maximize efficiency.

• 5+ years of hands‑on EMI/EMC/safety compliance testing and related engineering and documentation experience.
• B.S. in Engineering (Electrical preferred), M.S. a plus.
• Direct experience obtaining international certifications for hardware products.
• Experience with a variety of international standards and nationally recognized test labs, including UL, CE, CSA, FCC, ETL, PSE, CCC, TUV, Nemko, INMETRO, etc.
• Knowledgeable in the latest EMI/EMC/safety regulatory test requirements for both the U.S. and the rest of the world.
• Experience with environmental standards and regulations, including WEEE, RoHS, REACH, and TSCA, with thorough understanding of the required documentation.
• Experience working for a nationally recognized testing laboratory and/or a certification agency is a plus.
• Experience performing pre‑compliance testing for MME products for EMC and IEC/UL 62368‑1 is highly desired.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize all assigned duties and responsibilities.
• A self‑starter and self‑motivated with the ability to complete work assignments in a fast‑paced environment based on broad directions with minimal supervision.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of individuals, to evaluate situations and to respond quickly.

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life‑Insurance, and 401k.
• Employee Assistance wellness programs.
• Employee product purchase program.
• Flexible work options.
• Casual dress.
• Vacation, sick‑time, personal time, volunteer time.
• 9 company holidays, 1 floating holiday.
• Salary Range is DOE $100,000 – $120,000.

Salary Range – DOE $100,000 – $120,000.