Sr Regulatory Engineer

Itron, Inc. • West Union, SC

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us. We are seeking a Senior Regulatory Engineer to lead compliance strategy and execution for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), smart grid devices, and connected utility products. In this role, you will own regulatory planning, testing, certification, and documentation across product lifecycles—partnering closely with hardware design, firmware, quality, supplier teams, customers, and government agencies. Your work ensures our products consistently meet applicable regulatory and safety standards while driving reliability, manufacturability, and cost-efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of engineering experience in hardware product development within utilities, AMI, smart grid, or IoT industries.
• Proven experience executing regulatory compliance for electronic products.
• 3+ years of experience coordinating regulatory compliance activities, including standards engagement (FCC, IC, UL, RoHS).
• Strong ability to work collaboratively across teams and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated accountability and agility in managing multiple compliance projects simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE or P.Eng) certification.
• Experience influencing standards development and contributing to industry innovation.
• Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks and emerging compliance trends in connected utility products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate regulatory compliance activities for new and existing utility products, including testing, documentation, and certification.
• Ensure products meet all applicable regulatory requirements and standards throughout the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, Quality, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, Marketing) to launch new products and improve existing ones.
• Provide technical support for component obsolescence, product compliance, and field quality issues.
• Coordinate with customers and government agencies on regulatory and technical matters to maintain trust and transparency.
• Develop and maintain regulatory documentation, including test plans, reports, and certification files.
• Engage with standards development bodies (e.g., ANSI) on development of metering standards.
• Coordinate all product compliance activities and requirements with government agencies and public utility commissions.

Benefits

• This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees