The Product Compliance Engineer ensures that all products, components, and modular systems manufactured for datacentre fitouts meet the required regulatory, safety, and performance standards across multiple jurisdictions.
This role maintains the company's product compliance register, manages Declarations of Performance (DoPs), and supports design teams through structured riskmanagement tools such as dFMEAs.
The role is critical in enabling the business to trade internationally, reduce compliance risk, and deliver safe, reliable, and fully certified modular datacentre solutions.
Key Responsibilities
1. Product Compliance Management Maintain the information submitted for the Product Compliance Register for all manufactured systems and components.
Ensure products meet relevant standards (e.g., CE, UKCA, UL, ISO, EN standards) depending on market requirements.
Review and ensure market requirements for each product set are identified and documented in the PCR Manage and issue Declarations of Performance (DoPs) for multiple jurisdictions.
Coordinate thirdparty testing, certification, and approvals where required.
Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on existing and new products.
2. Design Assurance Risk Management Lead or support Design FMEA (dFMEA) activities for new and existing products.
Work with design, engineering, and manufacturing teams to identify risks early and implement mitigation actions.
Ensure risk controls are embedded into design documentation, drawings, and specifications.
Support the creation and maintenance of technical files, control plans, and compliance evidence.
3. CrossFunctional Collaboration Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure compliance requirements are understood and met.
Provide compliance input during NPI (New Product Introduction), NPD (New Product Development) and design reviews.
Liaise with suppliers to ensure components meet required certifications and documentation standards.
Support customerfacing teams with compliance queries, documentation requests, and tender submissions.
4. Documentation Audit Support Maintain accurate, auditready compliance documentation for all products.
Prepare and support internal and external audits related to product compliance.
Ensure all compliance documentation is stored, versioncontrolled, and accessible.
5. Continuous Improvement Identify opportunities to streamline compliance processes and documentation.
Develop standard templates, checklists, and procedures to improve consistency.
Train engineers and project teams on compliance requirements and best practices.
Skills Experience Essential Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related Engineering discipline.
Experience in product compliance, certification, or regulatory engineering.
Working knowledge of FMEA methodology, especially dFMEA.
Strong understanding of CE/UKCA marking, EN standards, and product conformity requirements.
Ability to interpret technical standards, test reports, and regulatory documents.
Excellent documentation and organisational skills.
Desirable Experience in datacentre, modular construction, or MEP manufacturing environments.
Familiarity with ISO ****, ISO *****, ISO *****, or similar frameworks.
Experience with riskmanagement tools (FTA, PFMEA, control plans).
Knowledge of UL, CSA, or other international certification schemes.
Personal Attributes Detailoriented with a strong sense of ownership.
Confident communicator able to influence engineers and stakeholders.
Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate compliance risks.
Comfortable working in a fastpaced, engineeringled environment