Senior Compliance Engineer

Senior Compliance Engineer – Industrial Fume Extraction (Poole)

• Act as the technical authority for all legislative compliance, certification and product safety requirements.
• Lead the creation, maintenance and ownership of technical files, compliance documentation, risk assessments and Declarations of Compliance.
• Manage product approvals and certifications to the latest relevant standards.
• Primary point of contact for external compliance testing and certification activities (e.g., 61010, EMC, Intellectual Property).
• Balance demand with cost to implement and offer the best value proposition to a compliance requirement.
• Evaluate products against global legal safety requirements and ensure compliance with RoHS, REACH, TSCA, etc.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle to incorporate compliance requirements from concept to production.
• Lead compliance audits, drive corrective actions and continuously improve compliance processes and controls.
• Ensure technical manuals, product documentation and labels comply with the relevant directives and standards.
• Regularly audit Product Compliance documents to identify possible weaknesses or risk, and to approve FAI samples.

• Highly motivated, proactive, detail‑oriented, able to work independently and influence stakeholders across functions.
• Excellent communication, analytical, problem‑solving and project management skills.
• Extensive understanding of CE approval process and IEC electrical safety standards.
• Experience working with external test and certification bodies (e.g., Eurofins, VDE, MET, UL).

• Experience in design and construction of electrical machines, PAT testing and Flash (Hi‑pot) testing.
• Formal qualification in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Electrical experience from within a manufacturing environment or quality assurance/inspection experience.
• Knowledge of RoHS and REACH, and global certification requirements beyond UK/EU regulations.
• Experience in mentoring or developing team members.

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