Product Development Engineer–North America Certification UL/CSA

Location: Shenzhen

Our client is a rapidly growing provider of critical electrical infrastructure solutions for AI data centers, renewable energy projects, and utility customers globally. The company designs and manufactures transformers, power distribution equipment, switchgear, and modular data center solutions primarily serving North American and international markets.

We are seeking a Product Development Engineer – North America Certification to lead product compliance and certification efforts for the U.S. and Canadian markets. This role will ensure products are designed to meet North American regulatory and certification requirements from the earliest stages of development, enabling smooth market entry while minimizing costly redesigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute certification strategies for electrical infrastructure products targeting the North American market.
• Participate in early-stage design reviews to identify compliance risks related to UL, CSA, NEC, NFPA, and other applicable standards, and drive necessary engineering improvements.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with third-party certification bodies, managing certification applications, technical reviews, testing schedules, corrective actions, and certificate approvals.
• Support product testing, type testing, witness testing, field evaluations, and certification documentation preparation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and traceability.
• Maintain certification records and support manufacturing partners through factory audits, follow-up inspections, and ongoing compliance management.
• Manage certified critical components, approved alternatives, technical documentation, and production-stage compliance requirements to ensure continued conformity with North American standards.
• Work closely with product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, project management, and factory teams to balance compliance, cost, lead time, and manufacturability considerations.
• Provide training and guidance to internal teams and manufacturing partners on North American certification requirements, standards, and industry best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in North American product certification, regulatory compliance, or product approval for electrical products, industrial equipment, power electronics, or electrical infrastructure solutions.
• Proven experience with large and complex power products is essential.
• Strong knowledge of North American certification frameworks and standards, including UL, CSA, ETL, NRTL, NEC, NFPA, ANSI, and IEEE standards.
• Hands-on experience working with certification bodies and independently leading certification projects from concept through approval.
• Experience with factory certification programs, factory audits, follow-up inspections, field evaluations, critical component control, and certification document management is highly preferred.
• Excellent English and Mandarin communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with U.S.-based teams, certification agencies, engineering teams in China, and manufacturing partners.
• Willingness to travel frequently to manufacturing partner facilities.