Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer, Safety

What to Expect

Regulatory product compliance is a critical business function and a rapidly expanding sector. The role facilitates global market access by leveraging product and process legislation. Regulatory complexity is increasing and continuously evolving with many local, national and international codes, standards and regulations.

The Tesla Energy Compliance team is looking for a Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer to support the global deployment of grid interactive energy storage system, micro-grid inverters and V2X system.

In this role you’ll be responsible for safety certifications, ranging from identifying market entry requirements through design consultancy, testing, certification and permitting. Participating in code development groups to advance industry standards while removing technical barriers to facilitate the deployment of innovative product technologies.

What You’ll Do

• Run test cases on Tesla energy products for safety, functional safety and fire safety compliance. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to troubleshoot the EUT and prepare alternative solutions, negotiate testing scope and pass/fail criteria with NRTLs while meeting project timeline and safe work practices
• Setup test configuration hardware and firmware, post process test results and submit results to certification body
• Propose and implement process improvement opportunities to facilitate testing and certification process
• Write Compliance Product Design Requirements (CPDR) summarizing safety compliance requirements for design team to achieve compliance
• Support product registrations and permitting applications
• Consultant to engineering design teams
• Research new market entry requirements
• Represent Tesla on code and committee groups to aid in renewable code advancement and feed upcoming requirements to internal stakeholders for early adoption
• Track codes, standards and regulatory changes and forward plan
• Work with NRTLs to achieve product compliance (Plan and manage NRTLs)

What You’ll Bring

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum 4 years of experience in power converter and/or energy storage systems compliance testing and/or certification
• Experienced in safety or fire safety or functional safety or metering standards, e.g.
  UL 9540, UL 9540A, UL 1973, UL 1741, UL 1699B(AFCI), UL 1998
  UL 991, ANSI C12.1, ANSI C12.20, IEC 62933-5-1, IEC 62933-5-2
• IEC 62619, UN 38.3, IEC 62109-1, IEC 62109-2, IEC 62933-5-2, IEC 62477-1, IEC 60730 Annex H, UL 9540, UL 9540A, UL 1973, UL 1741, UL 1699B(AFCI), UL 1998, UL 991, ANSI C12.1, ANSI C12.20, IEC 62933-5-1, IEC 62933-5-2, IEC 62619, UN 38.3, IEC 62109-1, IEC 62109-2, IEC 62933-5-2, IEC 62477-1, IEC 60730 Annex
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Attention to detail and ability to navigate/interpret ambiguity of standards
• Strong lab/test/data analysis/troubleshooting/reporting skills
• Proven track record in power converter and/or energy storage system product certifications