Product Compliance & Certification Manager

Product Compliance & Certification Manager

Project Duration: 6 months (extension possible)

Extension Option: Yes

Remote Share: 3 days onsite/ 2 days remote

• Map and prioritise the full regulatory and certification landscape for a humanoid industrial robot (product safety, functional safety, connectivity, cybersecurity, AI regulation)
• Define and own a certification and compliance roadmap enabling EU market access
• Distinguish mandatory regulatory requirements from commercial accelerators and define sequencing
• Develop and maintain the overall product safety concept
• Perform and maintain structured hazard analysis and risk assessments (e.g. FMEA)
• Ensure compliance with Machinery Directive, EU AI Act (high‑risk), and relevant functional safety standards
• Build, structure, and maintain audit‑ready Technical Files (Technical Construction Files)
• Ensure documentation reflects the actual product design and is continuously updated
• Manage CE marking and other required certifications (e.g. RED, EN 18031)
• Own relationships with notified bodies, testing labs, and regulatory authorities
• Manage certification submissions, feedback loops, and issue resolution
• Act as hands‑on individual contributor (documentation, submissions, coordination)
• Provide clear compliance status updates to engineering, leadership, and commercial teams
• Identify certification risks early and elevate proactively
• Define future compliance processes, tools, and team scaling as the company grows

• Product certification and regulatory compliance in hardware‑intensive industries
• CE marking and Machinery Directive expertise
• Functional safety or product safety compliance experience
• Hazard analysis and risk assessment methods (FMEA, HAZOP, or equivalent)
• Technical File / Technical Construction File creation and maintenance
• Experience working with notified bodies and test laboratories
• Strong project management within regulatory programmes
• Knowledge of RED, EMC/EMV, or EN 18031
• Familiarity with EU AI Act high‑risk requirements
• Experience in robotics, industrial machinery, automotive, or medical devices
• German or another European language
• Prior exposure to cybersecurity or connectivity compliance