Responsibility:

The responsibility of this position is to ensure that products and services can comply with laws, regulations and standards globally. The main products are air conditioners, heat pumps, chillers and other HVAC&R products, and the main sales regions are China, North America, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia.

• Sharing regulations and standards: As a global product regulatory compliance team, create a database of domestic/international regulations and standards and share it with engineers and related departments.
• Collecting regulatory trends for regulations and standards: In order to obtain the latest information globally, collect regulatory trends through industry association activities, regulatory trend collector who assigned in each region, and purchases from information providers. Then share insights with internal departments. This information affects not only products but also the company's strategy. Regulatory trends are all those that directly/indirectly affect our products and services. For example, this includes regulations aimed at environmental protection.
• Participation in external committees: In order to obtain regulatory trends in advance, participate as committee members in external organizations such as relevant industry associations. As a committee member, may express our opinions in consideration of our company's business. Depending on the region, may also engage in lobbying activities.
• Understand regulatory information so Deep understanding to support the Product design team, Quality Assurance team in ensuring compliance.
• Depending on the product development situation, you may also take the initiative in the following.
• New product certification evaluation and application: Evaluate regulations and certification requirements for new products and sales regions, including certification costs and timelines, develop and manage certification plans to ensure that new projects are certified on schedule.
• Coordination with external organizations: Work with departments such as development and quality departments to track and promote external and internal certification tests. Collect, organize, and review certification materials, manage and maintain certificates and reports.
• Maintain relationships with external certification bodies: Build and maintain good relationships with external certification companies, understand domestic and international certification rules and processes, and implement certification applications.
• Management of certified mass-produced products: Handle certification changes and management for products that have already been certified for mass production.
• Domestic regulatory trend research: Collect and organize domstic regulations and standards, provide detailed interpretations to address questions, etc. Develop and Maintain Regulatory and Certification Workflow: Establish and maintain workflows related to the company's regulatory and certification processes.
• Product Literature Compliance Checks: Review printed materials such as nameplates and manuals to ensure they are compliant with regulations.

Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or above in electronics, electrical engineering, refrigeration, or related fields; refrigeration related is preferred;
• Experience: At least 5 years of experience in overseas certification work; experience with third-party certification companies is preferred
• Familiarity with Certifications: Knowledge of the application and processes for certifications such as UL, CE, CB, CCC, AHRI, FCC/IC, and energy efficiency label registration;
• Standards Knowledge: Familiarity with household appliance and air conditioner safety standards IEC/EN/UL 60335-1/2-40; knowledge of air conditioning energy efficiency regulations and standards; basic understanding of EMC standards; and some knowledge of chemical standards such as RoHS, REACH, and PFAS etc;
• Wireless Products and Cybersecurity: Understanding and experience with standards and certifications for wireless products and cybersecurity are a plus;
• Experience with Flammable Refrigerants: Prior experience with safety requirements related to flammable refrigerants is preferred;
• Language Proficiency: Proficient in English with strong communication and coordination skills;
• Learning Ability: Strong learning and reading capabilities.