Manager - Product Compliance and Approvals

Matrix designs, manufactures, and sells innovative technological products that help keep people safe. Originally focused on the underground coal mining industry, Matrix has expanded into new industrial markets in the United States and globally.

We are currently seeking a Manger for Product Compliance and Approvals. The Manager of Product Compliance and Approvals will oversee and ensure that all products meet regulatory, safety, and quality standards prior to launch.

This role is critical in managing compliance processes, conducting audits, and facilitating approvals with relevant regulatory bodies.

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a thorough understanding of industry regulations, and the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

This position works in a team environment at our home office in Newburgh, IN. This is not a remote position.

This position reports to the Director of Engineering.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviewing and understanding the applicable standards required by Law in the US and Internationally that apply to Matrix products.
• Maintaining the validity of existing regulatory certifications, listings, licenses, and registrations for products.
• Maintain technical files, test reports, country certificates, declarations of conformity in a compliance database.
• Performing gap analysis between old and new standards to determine testing or design changes required to meet the new standards and communicating the requirements to a cross-functional team.
• Communicating with direct team and supervisor on approval status and research.
• Communicate and work with certification bodies and agencies to obtain required certificates.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Operations teams in updating product compliance documentation.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Experience in Technical Regulations and Standards and / or experience in the design of electrical and electronic products.
• Have demonstrated prior experience in certifying hazardous environment products to standards including MSHA, ATEX, IECEx, SANS.
• Possess familiarity with import / export needs for regional requirements including CE, SANS, UKCA, RCM, etc.
• Have experience with global wireless directives, like those maintained by the FCC, NOM, ANATEL, etc.
• Additional familiarity with Intrinsically Safe designs for use in Explosive Atmospheres is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a supervisory role.
• Experience in industry testing standards and requirements.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

Working Conditions

The working conditions will be in a climate-controlled office environment. The noise levels most times are nominal.

Physical Requirements

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, or crouch. The employee may need to lift and / or move up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits :

• First day coverage of all benefits - no waiting period
• No premium medical, dental and vision insurance working spouse must take major medical at their place of employment if offered
• On-site health clinic
• Basic Life (2x annual base salary at no cost)
• Optional Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance (no cost)
• 401(k) Plan with up to an 8% company match
• FSA for Health Care and Dependent Care
• 10 Paid annual holidays plus vacation time
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Scholarship Program
• Optional Gym Membership

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