Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer

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Position Summary
As a Sr. Regulatory Compliance Engineer at F5, you will be responsible for working with internal F5 engineering teams as well as external third-party compliance vendors to ensure that new, modified, or existing F5 hardware products conform to international product safety, physical protection, and EMC/EMI certification requirements. The candidate must be familiar with CISPR32/35, FCC Part15, CSA/UL/IEC 62368-1(CB Scheme), Harmonized Standards for the EMC and LVD Directives, and NEBS GR-63/GR-1089.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist in the coordination and performance of all activities relating to EMC and product safety compliance / approvals for F5 hardware. This includes the preparation of schedules, test procedures, test plans, report reviews and report approvals.
•  Assist in the coordination and performance of all activities relating to NEBs compliance testing for F5 hardware products.
• Establish / maintain relationships with testing vendors for compliance certifications.
• Stay abreast of the latest EMC and Safety standards, both domestic and international.
• Assist in the review of new hardware designs up-front to ensure all requirements for regulatory compliance are met.
• Participate in internal and off-site testing for agency compliance of F5 hardware products for EMC, safety, NEBS, or other regulatory standards (up to 25% travel requirement).
• Participate in the creation, development and maintenance of in-house test procedures, test plans, guidelines, and other regulatory compliance documentation for F5 hardware products.
• Initiate and/or coordinate root cause analysis for non-compliance issues.
• Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of the standard requirements for IT and Telecom equipment.
• General knowledge of power electronics theory and practical designs.
• Ability to read schematics.
• Ability to pull BOMs from a PLM system.
• Ability to read and translate regulatory legislation as it pertains to F5 hardware products.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with different teams and interface easily with other disciplines.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task effectively.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Job may be performed on-site at a customer facility or data center, in an office environment sitting at a desk or computer table, or at an off-site test laboratory.
• Available for business travel (up to 25%), including off-site product testing and attendance at compliance seminars and symposiums.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in EMC / Product Safety / Compliance (7-10 years preferred).
• Should be proficient with different certification and testing standards, such as CISPR, CSA, EN, IECEE CB Scheme, FCC, NEBS, TUV, and UL.
• Should be familiar with the basics of the National Electric Code, as well as understanding electrical wiring diagrams and electronic circuits.
• Should have hands-on experience with EMC and Product Safety test equipment.

Work Schedule

• Primarily onsite Monday – Friday.

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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

The annual base pay for this position is: $160,800.00 - $241,200.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. 

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [email protected].