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Product Certification & Compliance Lead

EnerVenue is looking for a Product Certification & Compliance Lead to join our rapidly growing start-up company as part of the Product Engineering organization. The Product Engineering group is responsible for designing, testing, and certifying energy storage systems around EnerVenue’s core Ni-H2 battery technology that include but are not limited to our in-house BMS (hardware and software), racking architecture, and thermal management solutions. ​

This role will be responsible for working with test agencies (NRTLs) and regulatory organizations to achieve and maintain required regulatory certifications. You will be responsible for knowing latest changes in product standards (e.g. UL 1973, UL 1998) as well as codes (e.g. NFPA 855). The ideal candidate is an expert in product safety, including electrical and fire safety – the latter being a differentiator from existing products on the market. You will work with product management, marketing, and engineering organizations, as well as with customers, to maintain currency with applicable product safety standards for all of EnerVenue’s products. This role will start as an individual contributor but the vision is for this role to build up a team within a year to support our growing product roadmap and geographic expansion with new customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a product safety compliance champion and advocate across the entire organization.
• Create and execute on Certification strategy for variations of existing and new product lines (cell level, BMS level, & system level).
• Maintain relationships and collaborate directly with established network of NRTLs (Nationally Recognized Test Labs) to execute construction reviews, documentation requirements, align on certification interpretations, and test setups for the entire product certification cycle.
• Work across the organization with the R&D technology group, product engineering group, operations group, and our global production teams to maintain necessary product compliance.
• Drive & own end-to-end Product Certification Documentation package.
• Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports.
• Specify and support in-house test equipment to support pre-certification testing.
• Participate in industry standards & codes development organizations. Follow relevant committee meetings.

Experience and Education Requirements

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related technical field with relevant industry experience
• 10+ years technical experience with at least 3 years in Energy Storage Systems, or related industries (PV, EV chargers, inverters)
• Safety focused mindset
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (internal/external and to executive leadership)
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and be accountable for project deliverables
• Objectively makes decisions based off of data
• Forward thinking and creative.
• Hands-on experience with cells, battery packs, inverters or energy storage systems. Experience with EV chargers will be considered as well.

Preferred Skills:

• Expert in UL 1973, UL 9540(A), UL 1998 and IEC equivalents (e.g. IEC 62619, IEC 60730 etc.)
• Expert in NFPA 855 (NFPA 69, NFPA 68)
• Experience with PED and/or BPCV (ASME)
• Experience with High Voltage electrical systems
• Comfort with and ability to set up tests (wiring, equipment etc.) and run them­­ independently
• Experience managing a team of Engineers
• Familiarity with competitor products and technologies available in market today

EnerVenue is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed (religion), gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, military status, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For US geography, (not Bay Area specific) The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, market demand and competitive market practice. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.