Certification Engineer, Home Solutions Line of Business Schneider Electric

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At Schneider Electric, our values - IMPACT (Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork) - are the foundation of everything we do.

Becoming an Impact Maker means turning sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization.

Are you ready to lead the digital transformation to create a more sustainable world?

If you are up to challenge your creativity and make an impact, we are excited to welcome you!

Mission

In this position, you are responsible for ensuring product conformity and certification throughout the product development and evolution lifecycle within our R&D activities, supporting product compliance and market access across international markets.

Your mission is to plan, coordinate and execute conformity assessment activities for development and evolution projects, ensuring that products meet applicable international standards, regulatory requirements and certification schemes.

With a particular focus on certificates and Declarations of Conformity within the Home Solutions EU HUB, you will play a key role in ensuring that our offers comply with the relevant statutory requirements and can be successfully introduced and maintained in global markets.

Working closely with multidisciplinary project teams, you provide technical guidance and expertise on applicable standards, regulatory frameworks and certification requirements, supporting teams in identifying and implementing the appropriate compliance strategies from the early stages of product development through to final certification.

You also act as a key interface with national and international Certification Bodies, coordinating external assessments and certification processes, following up on requirements and ensuring the timely achievement and maintenance of product certificates and compliance documentation.

By combining technical expertise, rigor and effective stakeholder collaboration, you contribute directly to product safety, regulatory compliance and successful market access, supporting Schneider Electric’s innovation and business objectives within R&D.

Responsibilities

The job is multifaceted and includes the following responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate and execute conformity assessment and certification activities for product development and evolution projects, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Advise and support multidisciplinary project teams in defining and implementing product compliance strategies throughout the development lifecycle.
• Assess product conformity against relevant international standards and statutory requirements, with a particular focus on Drives and System Drives.
• Coordinate with national and international Certification Bodies, ensuring the effective management of certification processes, product certificates and Declarations of Conformity,
• Anticipate compliance gaps and certification risks, ensuring timely actions to secure product compliance and international market access.

Competencies & Skills

• Engineer (M.Sc.) in science, technology, engineering or alternate education with at least 5 years of experience in compliance assessment, industrial products and certification. Following competencies are expected:
• Knowledge of international standards and their practical application, particularly IEC, UL.
• Understanding of product conformity assessment, certification processes and regulatory frameworks for diverse markets, including international and regional standards (IEC, EN, VDE, NEK, etc.).
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and translate them into practical compliance solutions, working effectively in close collaboration with engineering teams and external Certification Bodies.
• Fluent English is mandatory.

Personal Attributes

• Structured, organized and rigorous, with strong attention to accuracy and ownership.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative, regulatory-minded and assertive approach to engaging different stakeholders.
• Ability to influence, build consensus and find pragmatic solutions, balancing efficiency and simplification with technical rigor and quality, while ensuring project timelines and successful delivery.
• Proactive, autonomous and solution-oriented, with the ability to manage priorities and drive activities to completion.

Reporting: This position reports directly to the Compliance Assessment Manager.

We adapt to you:

With our flexible schedule, you’ll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.

We know how great it is to work from home. With our hybrid work plan, you can enjoy working from the comfort of your home.

Need more time to relax and disconnect? With our Holy Pack, you can purchase additional vacation days to recharge when you need it most.

Celebrate holidays your way! With Floating Holidays, you can exchange holidays for other days that better suit your plans and personal preferences.

Need additional time to explore new experiences or focus on personal projects? With the Sabbatical Pack, you can request up to 2 months of extra leave (unpaid).

We value the importance of family and want to support you in all aspects of your life. Our Global Family Leave Policy provides flexible paid conditions for when you need it most, whether you’re about to be a parent, need time to overcome a loss, or to care for a loved one.

We take care of you:

With access to the health and wellness platform Wellwo, you and up to 5 people of your choice can enjoy access to wellness content, nutrition counseling, fitness classes, and more!

From dance classes to booking a hotel spa, we offer an agreement with Wellhub so you can access a network of thousands of gyms and sports centers to keep your body active in the way you like best.

Your well-being is our priority. You will have medical service at your workplace for close attention to any medical needs.

We empower you:

With Career Hub, our AI-driven professional development platform, you can connect with job opportunities, projects, and mentors at Schneider Electric globally.

We offer you the opportunity to be a shareholder of Schneider Electric and share in our achievements with our stock ownership program.

We celebrate everyone’s talent and success with our recognition program, through which you can give and receive points for your achievements and redeem them for gift cards at your favorite stores.

You will have life insurance for your protection.

We offer you a Flexible Remuneration Plan in which you can choose from a variety of options, such as health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, transportation vouchers, training, and more.

With Club Schneider, you will enjoy special discounts at your favorite stores, restaurants, travel agencies, and other external services.

Participate in company-subsidized volunteer programs to contribute to our community and have a positive impact on your environment.

Bring your compliance expertise to a team that’s ready to welcome you - apply today!

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, support for chronic conditions, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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