Regulatory Compliance Engineer​/Principal Engineer

Overview

Johnson Controls is seeking an experienced Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer to support European product compliance for Controls and Building Automation Systems products.

This role will lead and execute regulatory compliance and agency certification activities for European products. The role ensures products meet applicable safety standards, directives, regulations, and certification requirements throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and design through testing, production, launch, and sustaining support.

The Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer will work closely with design engineering, product management, manufacturing, quality, and external certification bodies. The role will also coordinate with global regulatory peers when cross-regional standards, approvals, or product launches require alignment.

The primary focus of this role is the European portfolio, including EU and UKCA compliance requirements. Cross-regional support may be required when European product platforms are released globally or when global standards work impacts European products.

• Serve as the internal subject matter expert for European regulatory requirements and trends in product safety, product integrity, electromagnetic compatibility, radio equipment, hazardous substances, and related compliance areas.
• Lead product compliance planning, strategy, and execution for European new product development projects and sustaining engineering activities.
• Drive product lifecycle management for safety and regulatory compliance during the new product introduction process.
• Support design reviews, risk assessments, and hazard analysis by providing practical compliance guidance to engineering teams.
• Develop conformity assessment plans, processes, and procedures to support a harmonized compliance strategy for European products.
• Interpret and apply applicable EU directives, UKCA regulations, IEC, EN, ETSI, and related standards relevant to Johnson Controls products.
• Represent Johnson Controls, as appropriate, in European standards and technical committee activities, including CENELEC, ETSI, IEC, and ISO.

• Own and manage the end-to-end agency certification process for European products, including compliance planning, documentation preparation, test coordination, issue resolution, and final approvals.
• Work with Notified Bodies and certification partners as required to obtain and maintain applicable European approvals and certificates.
• Maintain compliance documentation, including technical files, certificates, test reports, declarations, risk assessments, and supporting evidence required for EU and UKCA compliance.
• Coordinate with internal engineering, quality, manufacturing, and product teams to ensure compliance requirements are understood and built into product development deliverables.
• Support quality audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities related to regulatory compliance.
• Provide clear communication to project teams and leadership on compliance risks, timing, certification status, and required actions.

• Ensure compliance with European regulations and related normative consensus standards for Controls and Building Automation Systems products.
• Support EU directives and regulations including ATEX, EMC, Low Voltage, Machinery, Pressure Equipment, Radio Equipment, RoHS, and other applicable product requirements.
• Support UKCA requirements including electrical equipment, EMC, machinery, pressure equipment, radio equipment, RoHS, and other applicable UK regulatory requirements.
• Apply relevant IEC, EN, and ETSI standards, including EN 18031-1, EN 50491-5-x, EN 55022/32, EN 60730-x, EN 60335-x, EN 60079-x, EN 60947-x, EN 61000-x, EN 62311, EN 62368-1, EN 62479, EN 63000, ETSI EN 300 328, ETSI EN 301 489-x, and ETSI EN 301 908, as applicable to the product portfolio.
• Coordinate with global compliance peers when European products require international certification support through IEC standards and the IECEE CB Scheme.

• Partner with engineering, product management, quality, manufacturing, supply…