Technical Product Compliance Manager

Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt 

Duration of role: Permanent 

Number of Position: 1 

Reporting to: Quality Manager

Location: Columbia, MD 

 

 

About Us

 

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years.  With revenues of over $600m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner. 

 

Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.

 

We are excited to potentially welcome you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.

 

About the Role

The Technical Product Compliance Manager ensures that all products meet applicable regulatory, customer, and internal technical requirements through accurate specifications, testing, and documented controls. This role owns the technical substance behind product compliance — what is required, how it is verified, and what evidence proves conformity. It works within the governance framework set by the Quality & Compliance Manager but is the authoritative voice on product-level technical compliance, testing regimes, and conformity evidence.

 

What You’ll Do 

Product Compliance Register

• Ensure the PCR is complete, current, traceable, and audit-ready for every product set.
• Maintain accurate technical compliance data for all products in scope.
• Provide a single source of truth that links products to their applicable obligations and evidence.

Technical Specifications and Requirements

• Ensure each product has approved product specifications under formal control.
• Define applicable regulatory requirements, standards, and customer technical requirements per product.
• Translate external requirements into clear, verifiable technical criteria.
• Maintain traceability from each requirement to the design feature and test that demonstrates it.

Testing Regimes and Conformity Evidence

• Define and manage product testing regimes, including type testing, routine testing, and change-triggered re-testing.
• Determine appropriate test methods, frequencies, sample sizes, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure verified test methods are in place and consistently applied.
• Maintain robust evidence of conformity for every product, traceable through the PCR.
• Manage relationships with internal laboratories and external test houses.

Engineering Interface and Change Control

• Work with Engineering to validate technical designs against compliance requirements. 
• Assess the impact of design, material, supplier, or process changes on product compliance.
• Trigger and oversee re-testing where changes affect conformity status.
• Block release of changes where compliance evidence is incomplete or inadequate.

Technical Documentation Control

• Ensure all technical compliance documentation is correct, controlled, and linked to the PCR.
• Operate within the document control framework set by the Quality & Compliance Manager.
• Maintain certificates, declarations of conformity, test reports, and technical files.
• Identify gaps in testing, certi