Sr. Regulatory / Certification Engineer

Sr Regulatory / Compliance Engineer

Wavelynx makes access control readers — the hardware and firmware that decide whether a door opens. We're a PE-backed company scaling fast, and we're building the engineering team that will take us there.

As a Sr Regulatory / Compliance Engineer, you will partner with RF/hardware engineering, firmware engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and product teams to develop regulatory strategies and support EMC/RF/UL validation.

Responsibilities:

• Work with external test laboratories to ensure products achieve certification readiness and meet global regulatory requirements
• Define EMC/RF/UL and environmental regulatory requirements for global markets (FCC, CE, IC, RED, LVD, IEC)
• Develop compliance strategies early in the product design lifecycle to minimize certification risk
• Develop, publish, and maintain a Regulatory Compliance Roadmap - with testing budgets - showing pending updates to existing standards, and relevant new standards being developed
• Review schematics and recommend filtering, shielding, grounding, and ESD protection solutions
• Plan and complete pre-compliance testing, including radiated, conducted emissions, surge, ESD, Radiated immunity, conducted immunity, and environmental
• Build & document EMC test setups, including cabling, grounding, and support equipment
• Point of Contact for customer regulatory and global compliance inquiries
• Compile and maintain all formal compliance documentation, ensuring all global certifications remain active and audit-ready

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, RF Engineering, or related field with 7+ years of experience
• Experience with EMC compliance requirements and test methods for the test cases, such as radiated and conducted emissions, immunity testing, and evaluation of product functional performance
• Knowledge of component selection and materials affecting EMC/UL performance
• Experience developing work instructions and test setups for external laboratories
• Proficiency with lab equipment (spectrum analyzers, EMI receivers, oscilloscopes, near-field probes, LISNs) for bench-level troubleshooting and mitigation

Preferred Qualifications:

• EMC/Safety Specification Knowledge: UL294, EN 62311, EN 301-489-XX, EN 50130-4, EN 55032, EN 55035.
• Radio Transmitting Specification Knowledge: EN 300 328 (BLE) and EN 300 330 (NFC/Prox).

What Doesn't Show Up in a Job Description But Matters Most

We're looking for people who take ownership, ask questions when something doesn't make sense, and push back when a requirement is wrong rather than just building what they're told.

Logistics & Compensation:

• Location: Broomfield, CO. Hybrid schedule (2-days remote) after the initial 90-day onboarding period
• Base Annual Salary: $120,000-175,000 plus eligibility for an annual company bonus program and merit increases
• Retirement: After 30 days, eligible for the company 401(k) program, where you are 100% vested immediately and features up to a 6% 401(k) match
• Health: Great rates on company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance, with HSA-eligible plans available
• Growth: We prefer to build talent from within, offering substantial opportunities for cross-collaboration and engineering career advancement, plus a $2,500 educational grant opportunity