Holt Executive is supporting a global leader that designs and manufactures high-performance imaging sensors, and electronics and develops groundbreaking technology for space exploration.
Our client is seeking a Quality & Compliance Engineer to join their RF Power Division and provide guidance and support to the engineering and manufacturing teams in achieving statutory regulatory compliance and product quality for market-ready products.
The successful Quality & Compliance Engineer will possess a deep understanding of relevant regulations and standards, as well as how to achieve compliance from an electrical and mechanical design perspective.
Key Responsibilities for the Quality & Compliance Engineer:
Compliance Focus –
- Provide guidance and support to ensure all regulatory compliance requirements are understood and implemented for products.
Product Quality Focus –
- Ensure RF Power products, processes, and systems function flawlessly and consistently at the desired quality level.
- Tasks include tracking, monitoring, and reporting of non-conforming products and processes.
- Drive all Corrective Actions, Deviations, and Quality Notifications to completion for the assigned product range.
Overall Responsibilities –
- Ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded through effective monitoring and control.
- Lead root cause investigations in the event of product escapes.
- Plan, test, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Utilise strong communication skills to influence peers and raise the bar for quality methods and regulatory compliance.
- Employ a pragmatic and data-driven approach to prioritise improvements across the product portfolio.
Key Skills & Experience Required by the Quality & Compliance Engineer:
- Proven experience applying regulations to products for global markets.
- Establishes compliance test standards, conducts and witnesses tests, analyses findings, and ensures compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
- Effectively explains compliance protocols and measures to stakeholders and regulatory bodies.
- Experience with electrical/electronic systems is preferred, with a desire to transition into product compliance.
- Demonstrated knowledge of CE/UKCA requirements (safety, EMC, machinery directive) and hazardous substances (REACH & RoHS).
- Experience compiling, collating, and publishing technical documentation for certification submissions. Experience working with regulatory agencies and third-party bodies.
- Maintains product compliance declarations and ensures compliance considerations are integrated into new product designs (electrical, mechanical, EMC).
- Provides support and guidance for safety assessments (e.g., BSEN61010) and mentors project engineers on compiling documentation for compliance verification.
- Demonstrates experience in an engineering function supporting product development and manufacturing.
- Working knowledge of electrical/mechanical assembly, manufacturing, testing, and qualification.
- Familiar with good quality management principles (ISO 9001 minimum). Experience conducting internal audits and driving process improvement.
- Understands and meets customer contractual requirements and expectations.
- Analyses and improves existing quality assurance processes and deliver training to stakeholders.
Essential Qualification for the Quality & Compliance Engineer:
• Bachelor’s degree/HNC in Quality & Compliance Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent level of experience. While not a requirement, possession of a professional registration (IEng or CEng) would be a benefit.
