Engineer III, Certification & Compliance
About The Position
GAF Energy is seeking a Certification and Compliance Engineer 3 to lead certification of new solar roofs that harvest energy from rooftops and deliver it to customers in a way that brings delight. This exciting role will work within a cross-functional team to develop, certify and release solar shingles in volume production. The ideal candidate must have a passion for engineering products that will change the world's energy and roofing infrastructure and thrive working in a fast-paced environment. With outstanding technical acumen, attention to detail, and strong leadership skills you can help us protect what matters most. This person will be responsible for leading the UL and IEC certification of the solar roof technologies and products as well as Laboratories and Factories compliance. They will plan, implement tests and identify relevant codes and standards for which the product should comply. They will pre-test the product to ensure successful certification and provide design input in order to ensure continuous improvement of new and novel products.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- 5 years of experience doing UL or IEC certification for solar products.
- Experience with environmental chambers, test instruments, and data systems.
- Solid background in data analysis (especially statistical analysis).
- Experience creating and executing design validation plants/test methods to ensure certification tests are passed.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of programming language.
- Experience working with cross functional teams and being able to influence design based on test results.
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Own the product certification and compliance.
- Be the go-to expert on all codes, standards, and required testing for certifications.
- Set up and run test programs for solar and home energy products (create those design validation plans!).
- Work with NRTLs (Nationally Recognized Testing Labs) to get compliance.
- Team up with design and reliability folks to figure out why things fail (root cause) and fix 'em up.
- Keep improving the current products—characterizing and optimizing everything.
- Manage test schedules and deliverables (use standard project management tools).
- Collaborate with engineering and product management on new designs.
- Design, buy, install and use test equipment (mechanical, thermal, electrical).
- Write up test reports after you analyze the data and make recommendations for future improvements.
- Help advance renewable energy codes by contributing to committee groups.
- Keep detailed track of test projects timeline and commitment to delivery certification on time.
Benefits
- Health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
- Robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
- Wellness program.
- Free financial coaching.
- Referral program.
- Product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
- Internal training programs and courses.
- Generous tuition reimbursement program.
- Opportunities for employees to connect with one another, including through Employee Resource Groups.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
