Compliance Engineer- Defense

The Compliance Engineer (CE) will guide the Defense Engineering team to comply with product development standards as defined by the US Military. Successful candidates will have experience with MIL-DTL-917 / MIL-E-917E. The CE will be the focal point, confirming that our new military products are ready to transition through the preliminary (PDR) and critical design reviews (CDR). They will work across internal business functions (e.g., Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality, etc.) to ensure that new products adhere to military standards as defined by ITAR. In many cases, the CE will interface directly with their counterparts in the US Navy and the Navy’s subcontractors to communicate product compliance, manufacturability, traceability, and performance. The CE will have a technical background and will have experience explaining MIL-E-917E to product development engineers.

General Responsibilities

• Organizes product compliance strategies, policies and processes to ensure that the company’s products meet regulatory standards
• Collaborates with regulatory agencies and is the technical subject matter expert for regulatory compliance.
• Key Participant in product design reviews.
• Ensures end-to-end compliance through targeted guidance and training.
• May assist in the development of testing tools and product test plans to ensure effective compliance testing.
• Coordinates both internal testing and testing at outside labs, certification labs and maintains all documentation

Experience / Qualifications

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers