Job Description

Yamaha Guitar Group is a leading manufacturer of electric guitar and bass products, consisting of the Line 6, Ampeg, Cordoba & Guild brands. We are looking for a Product Compliance Engineer to join the team!

The Product Compliance Engineer will be responsible for ensuring that our consumer electronics products comply with U.S. and worldwide standards for electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), intentional radiators and hazardous substance restrictions. Equipment to be certified includes a broad range of analog/digital signal processing & musical instrument products, including effects processors, audio amplifiers, computer interfaces, 2.4GHz wireless transmitters/receivers, guitars, external power supplies, etc. Reporting to the Director of Quality & Compliance, the Product Compliance Engineer will work closely with the development teams and project management during all stages of the product development cycle.

This is a critical position in a creative, fun, and driven work environment. Yamaha Guitar Group is a small company, so our ideal candidate can work cross-functionally and collaborate to find the best solutions to complex problems. Our company has a unique culture, including game nights, company jams, and corporate sustainability and responsibility efforts to constantly improve our impact globally.

This Role will be hybrid based from our Calabasas office.

Essential :

As a Product Compliance Engineer at YGG, candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills, project management skills, and experience driving products through the certification process (from development to launch) for all appliable product compliance requirements (i.e. Safety, EMC, etc). Additionally, candidates must have experience with product compliance requirements for MME (Multi-Media Equipment) products - IEC/UL 62368-1, CISPR 32/35, and experience guiding design team to ensure products are designed to meet product compliance requirements. Hands on experience testing EMC for pre-compliance is also highly desired.. In this role, you will:

• Ensure that all hardware products are safe, legal and fully compliant with all worldwide regulations.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure new hardware designs comply with all relevant standards and requirements. Also participate in design reviews with an eye towards design-for-compliance and ensure that compliance issues do not negatively affect product launch dates.
• Serve as subject matter expert regarding compliance requirements and provide necessary guidance to design teams regarding the interpretation of requirements.
• Work with the test and regulatory agencies to prepare and provide all necessary documentation and product submissions. Also, oversee submissions through the approval process and file all necessary documentation.
• Identify specific language required on boxes, labels, artwork, etc. to ensure worldwide compliance.
• Work with Supply Chain to ensure all chemical compliance requirements (e.g., RoHS, REACH, Prop 65, etc.) are met.
• Maintain compliance technical files, provide advance notice of expiring certificates, and successfully achieve certification renewals without disruption of sales.
• Maintain a compliance matrix which identifies applicable standards and requirements for all countries.
• Provide budgetary estimates for all compliance requirements, and work with Sales and Finance to help identify the associated costs for obtaining compliance in specific countries.
• Partner with Yamahas corporate compliance group and remain informed of all changes in various worldwide regulatory compliance requirements and proactively inform the design teams of any related impending requirements.
• Manage the compliance approvals for special projects (such as opening new distributors, changing critical components in existing designs, integrating new external power supplies, etc.).
• Create compliance testing/certification strategies to minimize cost and maximize efficiency.

Experience/Qualifications

What you Bring to the table

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, M.S. a plus.
• 5+ years of hands-on EMI/EMC/safety compliance testing and related engineering and documentation experience.
• Direct experience obtaining international certifications for hardware products.
• Experience with a variety of international standards and Nationally Recognized Test Labs (NRTLs), including: UL, CE, CSA, FCC, ETL, PSE, CCC, TUV, Nemko, INMETRO, etc.
• Knowledgeable in the latest EMI/EMC/safety regulatory test requirements for both the U.S. and the rest of the world.
• Experience with environmental standards and regulations, including WEEE, RoHS, REACH, and TSCA. This should include a thorough understanding of the documentation required to meet these standards.
• Experience working for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory and/or a certification agency is a plus.
• Experience performing pre-compliance testing for MME products for EMC and IEC/UL 62368-1 is highly desired.

What We Bring To The Table

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life-Insurance and 401k
• Employee Assistance wellness programs
• Employee product purchase program
• Flexible work options
• Casual dress
• Vacation, sick-time, personal time, volunteer time
• 9 Company Holidays, 1 floating Holiday
• Salary Range is DOE $95,000-$115,000

The posted pay range values provide the candidate with guidance on annual base compensation for the position, exclusive of overtime, and benefits-related compensation, over a range of qualifications that may fit hiring objectives. Yamaha Guitar Group will consider the individual candidate's education, work experience, applicable knowledge, skills and training, among other factors, when preparing an offer of employment.

So if you want to help us define the next generation of music products and instruments, wed love to hear from you!

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