Certification Engineer

Ondas Inc. • Sunnyvale, CA

11d • $95,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Ondas Networks is seeking an experienced Certification Engineer to lead and coordinate domestic and international product-compliance testing for private wireless networking solutions. The role serves as the primary interface among internal engineering teams, external laboratories, approval agencies, and certification partners, guiding products from development through testing and approval while managing schedules, documentation, and technical issues that may affect compliance or time to market.

The engineer participates in design and development reviews, identifies certification requirements and risks, and works with engineering teams to resolve compliance issues. The role develops and maintains compliance plans, coordinates laboratories and other stakeholders, establishes and oversees testing, analyzes results and failures, manages corrective actions and approval applications, and maintains certification records and databases. It also produces reports and updates, coordinates testing priorities, supports test and documentation automation, stays current on applicable requirements, and maintains confidentiality. The position offers an agile, growth-oriented environment and opportunities for professional development and career growth.

The position requires extended periods of work in an office and computer-laboratory environment. The successful candidate must be able to sit, stand, stoop, crawl, push, pull, and lift up to 40 pounds unassisted as needed for product testing and laboratory activities. The base salary range is $95,000–$150,000 per year. The position may also be eligible for additional compensation and benefits, which may include annual incentive compensation, health benefits, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits, subject to applicable plan terms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or another related engineering discipline.
• Five to eight years of relevant industry experience in product compliance, certification engineering, RF engineering, wireless communications, or a similar technical discipline.
• Demonstrated success completing radio product certifications through the FCC, ISED/IC, CE, or comparable international regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with FCC and/or ISED/IC Special Temporary Authority (STA) application processes.
• Strong working knowledge of radio-certification processes and radio-frequency technologies, including transmission characteristics, modulation techniques, FDD/TDD, MIMO, emissions requirements, and FCC spectral masks.
• Experience coordinating and supporting environmental testing, including shock, vibration, temperature, humidity, dust, moisture, altitude, and related conditions.
• Familiarity with CE/IEC requirements for radio products, as well as UL, CSA, and other compliance-laboratory processes.
• Ability to evaluate complex technical issues, apply sound engineering judgment, and develop practical solutions with engineering teams and test laboratories.
• Excellent organizational, project-management, prioritization, and forward-planning skills.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate international certification activities and work effectively with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure, manage competing priorities, and keep complex certification programs on track.
• Commitment to compliance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and company obligations.
• Ability to sit, stand, stoop, crawl, push, pull, and lift up to 40 pounds unassisted as needed to support product testing and laboratory activities.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree is preferred.
• Knowledge of railway compliance requirements for electronic communications and signal-control devices is strongly preferred.
• Experience with 2D and/or 3D design software is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in product design reviews and development-status meetings to identify and meet product-specific certification requirements.
• Lead and coordinate domestic and international radio, safety, environmental, and electromagnetic compatibility compliance testing.
• Manage certification requirements for radio transmission and modulation technologies, including FDD/TDD, MIMO, FCC spectral masks, and related wireless requirements.
• Research, interpret, and apply regulatory, industry, customer, and product-compliance standards and codes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify, prevent, and mitigate certification and compliance risks during product development.
• Review engineering design data, identify compliance issues, and recommend design, product, process, or documentation changes needed for certification.
• Develop and maintain compliance plans covering test strategies, schedules, cost estimates, laboratory requirements, resources, approval milestones, and risks.
• Coordinate external test laboratories, certification agencies, subcontractors, component vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Establish compliance test standards and procedures; conduct, witness, and oversee tests as required.
• Analyze test results, diagnose failures, conduct forensic investigations, and coordinate corrective-action plans with cross-functional teams.
• Drive resolution of non-compliance issues, including recommending product changes and initiating engineering change orders when needed.
• Prepare, submit, and manage approval applications and supporting documentation for regulatory agencies and certification bodies.
• Maintain records of certification activities, test results, reports, approvals, action items, open issues, and compliance databases.
• Create compliance reports, measurement-data summaries, management updates, technical presentations, and stakeholder communications about test progress, risks, impediments, and outcomes.
• Coordinate testing schedules and priorities across product-development phases and promptly escalate issues to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Partner with functional design engineers to align certification work with program requirements, schedule, and scope.
• Support automation of test plans, test execution, and technical documentation where appropriate.
• Stay current on evolving regulatory requirements, compliance engineering practices, wireless standards, and industry expectations.
• Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive technical, product, customer, and business information.
• Take ownership of new assignments and continuous-improvement opportunities that strengthen product-compliance capabilities.

Benefits

• The position may be eligible for annual incentive compensation, health benefits, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits, subject to applicable plans and programs.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior