Product Compliance and Certification Specialist — RF​/EMC

Location: Rochester, NY Department: Engineering FLSA Status: To be determined

Vanteon, a Performance Drone Works (PDW) Company, develops wireless, RF, and embedded technology for demanding applications. Our engineers work across hardware, software, firmware, and FPGA design to bring complex systems from concept through implementation and verification.

We are seeking a Product Compliance and Certification Specialist to guide electronic and wireless products from prototype through regulatory approval and production release. You will identify applicable requirements, plan testing, coordinate certification activities, and work with engineers to resolve compliance issues. This role combines hands‑on RF and electromagnetic compatibility testing with ownership of documentation, laboratory relationships, and ongoing product compliance.

The ideal candidate has successfully guided multiple products through approval and understands how design decisions, manufacturing changes, and test operations affect compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

• Identify applicable product and market requirements for FCC equipment authorization, CE marking, UL or other applicable safety certifications, and RoHS compliance.
• Develop compliance plans, test schedules, budgets, and approval milestones for customer programs and internal products.
• Review designs early in development and translate regulatory requirements into actionable engineering requirements.
• Plan and perform RF and EMC pre‑compliance testing to identify risks before formal laboratory testing.
• Coordinate accredited laboratories, certification bodies, safety organizations, and other external partners.
• Prepare test samples, configurations, operating modes, firmware requirements, and supporting documentation.
• Review test results and work with hardware, RF, firmware, and mechanical engineers to diagnose failures and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate certification submissions and prepare technical files, declarations, labeling information, and required user‑documentation content.
• Maintain compliance evidence, including supplier declarations, component documentation, and applicable exemption records.
• Evaluate product changes to determine whether additional testing, documentation updates, or approval changes are needed.
• Support manufacturing compliance through component traceability, configuration control, production testing, and applicable certification‑body inspections.
• Identify and coordinate requirements affecting RF development and test operations, including applicable experimental authorizations and operating restrictions.
• Support test‑equipment calibration, measurement procedures, and test‑site documentation; coordinate accreditation activities where applicable.
• Maintain organized compliance records and communicate approval status, technical risks, costs, and schedule impacts.
• Support testing Vanteon ad PDW radio products, including test planning, execution, troubleshooting, and documentation of results.
• Author technical documentation for Vanteon and PDW radio products, including test plans, procedures, reports, and other required documentation.
• Monitor relevant regulatory and standards changes and explain their implications to engineering and management.
• Help establish repeatable compliance practices across projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent technical education and substantial relevant experience will also be considered.
• Five or more years of experience in electronic product compliance, RF/EMC testing, certification, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience guiding multiple…