Product Compliance Engineer

Base Power Company • Austin, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Base is hiring a Compliance Engineer to own the certification path for its batteries, inverters, grid-connected devices, and solar products. The role takes products from early design through certification and launch, manages relationships with Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) and standards bodies, and ensures compliance does not slow product development.

The Compliance Engineer builds compliance into product requirements from the start, interprets standards across battery, inverter, and solar products, and plans and runs certification programs. The role reviews hardware and system designs, collaborates with firmware and controls engineers, tracks standards changes and roadmap impacts, represents Base in working groups, and documents processes and findings to maintain audit readiness.

Base is a startup where priorities and responsibilities may evolve with business needs. The company works in person and describes the work as not being a 9-to-5, with a high level of commitment to its mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience taking a grid-tied product from concept through full certification.
• Deep working knowledge of UL 1741, UL 9540, UL 9540A, UL 1973, and IEEE 1547.
• Strong grasp of the NEC as it applies to energy storage and distributed energy resources.
• Ability to turn standards language into clear engineering requirements.
• Confidence pushing back on overly conservative interpretations of a standard.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of solar and PV standards: UL 3741, UL 2703, UL 61730, and UL 1703.
• Experience with FCC Part 15 Subpart B EMI testing for power electronics.
• Knowledge of UL 9540A thermal runaway fire testing.
• Participation in standards committees or working groups.

Responsibilities

• Own relationships with Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs), test labs, and standards bodies.
• Build compliance into product requirements early so engineering designs to the standard from day one.
• Interpret, and when needed challenge, how standards apply across battery, inverter, and solar products.
• Plan and run certification programs, including test plans, setup, execution, and data analysis.
• Review and approve hardware and system designs for compliance.
• Work with firmware and controls engineers so software behavior supports certification.
• Track new and changing standards, flag roadmap impact, and represent Base in working groups.
• Be the internal expert on NEC and UL requirements.
• Document processes, findings, and gaps to keep the company audit-ready.

What This Job Offers

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