Compliance Engineer

Life Fitness • Schaumburg, IL

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About The Position

The Regulatory Compliance Engineer helps bring Life Fitness / Hammer Strength Cardio and Strength products to market by ensuring they meet global safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements. The role partners with engineering, quality, and product development teams to address technical compliance challenges and support reliable, high-performance products.

Responsibilities include assessing product designs and applicable standards, planning and conducting compliance activities for new product introductions, evaluating test findings, documenting approvals and conformity, and preparing product safety risk assessments. The engineer also tracks changes to standards and regulations, maintains compliance knowledge and records, supports suppliers’ environmental compliance, and assists external product and process compliance auditors.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in Regulatory Compliance, Product Safety, Certification Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience supporting New Product Introduction programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience within a manufacturing or engineering organization.
• Experience with product and/or environmental standards and regulations.
• Experience with New Product Development processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Office skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with EMI / EMC testing, including developing test plans, conducting testing, analyzing results, and driving design changes based on results.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design teams to review design data, identify and resolve product and engineering design issues, and research applicable regulatory and industry standards and codes.
• Develop compliance plans for New Product Introduction programs, including timetables, cost estimates, required resources, and equipment.
• Determine compliance by witnessing tests, measuring, analyzing, and evaluating findings.
• Document compliance by completing test requests and approval applications, recording and summarizing test results, and preparing Declarations of Conformity.
• Analyze new products for safety-related risks and create Risk Assessment reports.
• Track new standards and regulations, participate in educational opportunities and professional organizations, read professional publications, and maintain the compliance database.
• Assist with managing external suppliers’ environmental compliance survey responses and ensure environmental compliance with RoHS, REACH, Prop 65, and other applicable regulations.
• Support external product and process compliance auditors.

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan with 4% employer match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Parental, medical, and military leaves of absence.
• Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays and paid vacation beginning at 13 days annually.
• Paid sick leave as provided under state and local laws.
• Company-paid short-term disability and optional long-term disability.
• Health savings account and health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance.
• Hospital indemnity coverage.
• Identity protection and legal services.
• Adoption assistance and tuition assistance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee assistance program with free counseling sessions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center.

What This Job Offers

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