Senior Regulatory Engineer - REMOTE

Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team!

Johnson Controls is a global leader in building products and technology, integrated solutions, energy storage, and information-based retail solutions. We are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and sustainable world. As a global organization spanning 2,000 locations with more than 130,000 employees worldwide, we are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable, and sustainable world through innovative, intelligent, and integrated building solutions, technologies, and infrastructure. As a Senior Regulatory Compliance Engineer, you will play a critical role in upholding our standards of safety and reliability in the products that connect and control the environments in which people live and work.

What we offer

• Competitive salary.

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 15 days of vacation first year

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care - Available day one

• Extensive product and on the job/cross training opportunities With outstanding resources

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

Are you dedicated to product safety and interested in being part of a global company that prioritizes sustainability? Johnson Controls is seeking an experienced Senior Regulatory Engineer to join our Chiller engineering team!

What you will do:

As a Senior Regulatory Engineer at Johnson Controls, you will lead and execute regulatory compliance and agency certification efforts for our products. This role ensures that all products meet relevant safety standards, directives, and regulations throughout the entire product lifecycle—from initial concept and design, through testing and production, to ongoing product support.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional design, engineering, and manufacturing teams as well as external certification bodies, while also operating independently to drive compliance projects to completion. Your expertise in certification processes and regulations will be critical in achieving and maintaining necessary approvals to ensure our products can be confidently marketed and used worldwide

Johnson Controls is a global leader in manufacturing delivering compliant products to every region worldwide. There will be counterpart roles in the company’s three major global regions. While each role primarily focuses on regional needs and compliance, there will be times when cross-regional standards work is required. 

How you will do it:

• Lead product compliance planning, strategy, and execution for new product development projects and sustaining engineering efforts.

• Drive product lifecycle management around safety compliance during the new product development process (NPI).

• Interpret and apply relevant safety standards, directives, and regulations to Johnson Controls' products.

• Own and manage the end-to-end agency certification process, including compliance planning, documentation preparation, coordinating lab testing, and obtaining final approvals.

• Facilitate risk assessment/hazard analysis and compliance checks for products.

• Represent Johnson Controls and influence standards on key technical committees (specifically IEC/EN in EMEA, UL in NA).

• Implement tools and processes to support compliance documentation and own those documents within engineering (technical file).

• Build a strong compliance network team across regions with peers in China, US, and EMEA.

• Serve as the internal subject matter expert (SME) for regulatory requirements and trends in safety and standards affecting our industry.

• Support cross-functional design reviews and risk assessments by providing expertise on safety and compliance considerations.

• Generate and maintain compliance documentation and support quality audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Regional Compliance Requirements

• Ensure compliance with regional safety standards and regulations (examples shown) as follows:

  • North America: UL 864, UL 60730-1, UL 60335-2-40, FCC Part 15, ICES-003, EPA SNAP, DOE and other applicable UL/CSA, ASHRAE, AHRI and government standards

  • EMEA: Low Voltage Directive, Machinery Directive, EN/IEC standards, and CE/UKCA marking requirements, EMC Directive, EN 61000-6-2, EN 61000-6-3, and harmonized standards

  • Asia-Pacific: CCC, KCs, PSE, and other regional certification requirements IEC 61000 series standards

  • Global: IEC, ISO standards and CB Scheme certification

What we look for:

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in Engineering.

• Demonstrated experience in driving product safety and regulatory compliance.

• Minimum of 10 years related industry experience and 5 in product safety and/or risk analysis compliance.

• Deep understanding of certification requirements and processes, Experience in buildings &  HVAC applications is a plus.

• Proven ability to manage product compliance and certifications from concept through launch.

• Excellent project management, organizational, communication, and documentation skills.

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve compliance-related issues during product development and testing.

• Demonstrated leadership skills.

• Ability to work independently as well as with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to balance technical understanding of products and processes with a compliance perspective.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification related to product safety or compliance (e.g., UL Certified Functional Safety Professional).

• Experience in building automation systems or HVAC control product development.

• Familiarity with international certification schemes (CE, UKCA, CB Scheme).

• Understanding of quality management systems (ISO 9001) and regulatory integration in product development.

• Basic understanding of software or firmware as it relates to compliance.

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