Senior Engineer – Technical Regulations and Standards

Job Description Summary

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed.

Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.
Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

The position also supports product certification and qualification efforts through coordination with independent third parties, external engineering firms, and governmental agencies. The role requires strong technical expertise in standards and regulations, as well as the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and contribute to strategy and policy development within the technical regulations domain.

• Review, interpret, and maintain applicable standards and regulations required by law for Onshore Wind Turbines in North America.
• Communicate relevant standards and regulatory requirements to the design and engineering community.
• Act as a technical resource for compliance‑related questions and best practices within the organization.
• Support product compliance and certification activities, including testing, design reviews, and related technical documentation.
• Communicate compliance results, findings, and required actions to engineering and supply chain teams.
• Interface with external engineering firms, certification bodies, and governmental agencies to support product compliance, certification, or qualification.
• Maintain awareness of the latest developments in technical standards and regulations affecting wind turbines and other power‑generating equipment in North America.
• Contribute to strategy and policy development related to technical regulations and standards.
• Provide informal guidance and technical support to less experienced team members.
• May lead small projects with moderate scope, risk, and resource requirements.
• Use technical judgment and data analysis to support recommendations and decision‑making.
• Help build consensus by clearly explaining technical or regulatory topics to internal and external stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in renewable energy, power generation, or general equipment manufacturing.
• Proven experience in technical regulations, standards, compliance, certification, or product qualification within the wind energy or power generation industry. (OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and 1926, IEC 61400‑30, NFPA 70 and UL 508A)
• Strong knowledge of North American regulatory requirements and standards applicable to wind turbines or similar equipment.
• Ability to interpret complex technical standards and translate them into actionable guidance for engineering teams.
• Experience working with certification bodies, third‑party assessors, external engineering firms, or governmental agencies.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools…