Amperesand

Amperesand

Compliance Testing Engineer

Reno, Nevada, United States · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 167 days ago
NLPHardware DesignPower ElectronicsFDA RegulatoryResearchLeadershipRenewable EnergyRegulatory Affairs

About the role

  • Company Overview Amperesand is reinventing how the world powers its most critical systems.
  • Electricity demand is skyrocketing, driven by AI factories, electric vehicles, and modern industrial growth.
  • Energy supply is shifting to incorporate a more diverse mix of resources - including solar, gas, and batteries - at a massive scale.

Responsibilities

  • Leadership: Build, manage, deliver high-integrity documentation, lab coordination, and standard interpretation throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Shape how those standards are applied to our technology and advocate for interpretations that support innovation while preserving safety.
  • Engagement with NRTLs: Own relationships with certifying bodies (TUV, UL, CSA, Intertek), lead negotiations on test requirements, coordinate test campaigns, and influence outcomes through proactive preparation and ongoing technical dialogue.
  • Compliance Infrastructure: Create and own internal tools and processes for compliance tracking, certification documentation, product labeling, and pre-compliance validation. Drive automation where possible.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Product Management, Safety Engineering, Firmware, and Power Systems to ensure compliance is embedded across product definition, not bolted on later.
  • Global Perspective: Prepare products for international certification including CE, UKCA, RoHS, and other country-specific requirements. Lead alignment on modular design reuse and regulatory harmonization.
  • Standards Monitoring: Continuously monitor updates to key grid codes, safety standards, and environmental regulations. Lead Amperesand's internal readiness reviews and communicate impact.
  • As Compliance Testing Engineer, you will lead the compliance testing function at Amperesand, ensuring our products not only meet global regulatory requirements but do so with the most favorable interpretations and the least friction.
  • You'll own the strategic direction for product compliance, partner with engineering and product leadership to define certification pathways early in the development process, and engage directly with NRTLs such as TUV, Intertek, UL, CSA, and global authorities to shape testing outcomes and timelines.
  • Build, manage, deliver high-integrity documentation, lab coordination, and standard interpretation throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

  • Standards Mastery: Expert knowledge of UL 1741-SB, IEEE 1547.1, IEC 60730, and familiarity with UL 1998, UL 508A, NEC 705/710/480/490, and IEC 61850.
  • System-Level Perspective: Ability to connect regulatory needs with product architecture, firmware behavior, and field safety constraints.
  • Strong understanding of inverter and PCS system design.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven success influencing technical, commercial, and operational stakeholders at a senior level.
  • Process Builder: Experience designing and deploying scalable compliance systems (checklists, gates, pre-checks, traceability maps, etc.) across multiple products or platforms.
  • Expert knowledge of UL 1741-SB, IEEE 1547.1, IEC 60730, and familiarity with UL 1998, UL 508A, NEC 705/710/480/490, and IEC 61850.
  • Ability to connect regulatory needs with product architecture, firmware behavior, and field safety constraints.
  • Test Lab Authority: Demonstrated leadership in certification test preparation and execution. Deep experience negotiating technical positions with NRTLs and test agencies.
  • System-Level Perspective: Ability to connect regulatory needs with product architecture, firmware behavior, and field safety constraints. Strong understanding of inverter and PCS system design.

Nice to have

  • Experience working on projects related to smart grids, renewable energy, or energy management platforms is a plus.

Skills

  • Compliance Architecture: Able to structure modular certification pathways across hardware/software interfaces.
  • B onus Qualification:
  • Energy Sector Knowledge: Experience working on projects related to smart grids, renewable energy, or energy management platforms is a plus.
  • Pay Disclosure & Benefits
  • Compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.
  • The benefits outlined below apply exclusively to employees located in the United States.
  • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options
  • Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees and their dependents, effective from the start of hire
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • 401k retirement savings plan through Empower
  • Employees receive paid time off (PTO), paid sick days, and paid company holidays
  • Commuter Benefits

Compensation

  • Competitive Salary + Incentive Stock Options

Company info

  • Your mission is to ensure Amperesand is always one step ahead-never waiting for compliance, but defining it.
  • We are facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for infrastructure disruption.
  • Scalable in-house advanced manufacturing capability is our foundation for meeting timeline and quality expectation to serve infrastructure customers around the world.

Equal opportunity

  • Amperesand is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
  • Amperesand is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
  • Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.
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