Engineering Program Manager, Regulatory Compliance

Were ALTEN Technology USA an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to lifefrom advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3000 experts across North America we partner with leading companies in aerospace medical devices robotics automotive commercial vehicles EVs rail and more.

As part of the global ALTEN Group57000 engineers in 30 countrieswe deliver across the entire product development cycle from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA youll collaborate on some of the worlds toughest engineering challenges supported by mentorship career growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued supported and inspired to grow.

Location: Palo Alto CA

As a Hardware Regulatory Compliance Engineering Program Manager you are experienced in Radio Frequency (RF) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) technologies and their product certification processes. This highly technical role requires you to possess a deep understanding of North American and Global standards and compliance requirements and how to navigate the evolving world of country-based and industry regulations. You will collaborate with a skilled cross-disciplinary team to develop certification strategies and drive them from concept to test execution and through regulatory approvals leading the team through global scaling required with our program portfolio. Working hand-in-hand with internal interdisciplinary teams and brand partners you will drive the scope schedule internal and external resources through technical compliance requirements and product testing. Your proactive nature deep problem solving skills and ability to excel in a collaborative peer environment are what will make the team a success.

Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with EMC/RF engineering team to scope and analyze regulatory and industry compliance requirements; gather document and track brand partner requirements above and beyond industry standards.
Plan and direct compliance testing of hardware platforms devices and accessories with external 3rd party test labs and internal test assets supporting both physical asset and team resource management.
Be responsible for test set up requirements and readiness across chamber availability testers peripheral device availability and software.
Coordinate with a wide cross-functional network of software TPMs and engineers module TPMs brand partners and design engineering teams to gather requirements cascade requirements and integrate regulatory testing timelines into the overall program plan.
Proactively communicate EMC/RF/Safety/Cybersecurity compliance strategy execution status and risks; deliver concise and informative compliance updates to hardware software and program leadership.
Drive cross-functional debug on testing issues with structured problem solving frameworks; prioritize test plans across platforms and hardware based on critical path assessments.
Develop new processes workflows and documentation strategies to meet RVTs program portfolio growth and breadth

Qualifications
Bachelors degree in RF/Microwave Design Electromagnetics Antenna a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Strong leadership skills in driving certification labs effectively prioritizing testing and achieving deadlines
Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal along with the ability to think strategically and develop solutions quickly and effectively.
Experience with Atlassian-based applications including Jira and Confluence
Passionate about process improvement and developing strong cross-functional relationships
5 years of experience in wireless regulatory compliance testing and certifications.
5 years of experience with wireless technologies including Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS WWAN (GSM/WCDMA/LTE/5G) and others.
5 years of experience with launching mass-produced consumer and/or automotive electronics.
5 years of experience in homologations for international countries obtaining various industry certifications (e.g. BT SIG WFA etc.) and carrier certification
BONUS: Experience in test setup with signal generator spectrum analyzer network analyzer call box semi-anechoic chambers OTA chamber and others.

Salary Range
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The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including but not limited to location the candidates combination of job-related knowledge qualifications skills education training and experience

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