Compliance Engineer

Are you passionate about safety, standards, and ensuring that cutting-edge fire protection technologies meet the highest regulatory expectations? Do you enjoy being the bridge between engineering innovation and compliance excellence? If so, we'd love to have you on our team.

About the Role

As a Compliance Engineer within our Fire Systems R&D organization, you will play a central role in ensuring that our products meet all required international standards and certifications.

You will work hands-on with our development teams and serve as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for our notified bodies and external certification partners.

This position is perfect for someone who thrives in a technical environment, enjoys collaboration across functions, and is motivated by the responsibility of guiding products safely and efficiently through the compliance journey.

Key Responsibilities


* Act as the primary liaison with notified bodies, test labs, and regulatory partners.


* Lead and coordinate conformity assessment and certification activities for new and existing fire detection and suppression systems.


* Support R&D teams with standards interpretation, requirements analysis, and compliance strategies.


* Prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation, test plans, and certification files.


* Ensure compliance with relevant directives, standards, and regulations (e.g., CPR, EN54 series, ISO/UL standards-depending on product scope).


* Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and quality processes to embed compliance early in development.


* Monitor regulatory changes, emerging standards, and industry trends, and advise the organization accordingly.


* Collaborate closely with customer support, product management, quality, and manufacturing to drive cross-functional alignment.

What You Bring


* Degree in Engineering (Electronics, Mechanical, Fire Safety, or similar).


* Experience in regulatory compliance, product certification, or testing - preferably safety-critical products.


* Strong understanding of standards and conformity assessment processes.


* Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable engineering guidance.


* Structured, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple certification streams in parallel.


* Ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships both internally and externally.


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Why Join Us?


* Be part of a high-impact R&D organization pushing innovation in fire safety.


* Work closely with talented engineers and cross-functional teams.


* Take ownership of a critical role with significant influence on product success.


* Help create solutions that protect lives, assets, and critical environments.

Welcome to your workplace

You'll be based at Schneider Electric's R&D Innovation Site in Lund - a dynamic hub for cutting-edge development in e...