Staff Regulatory Engineer
$186,000–$255,750 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Own the end-to-end regulatory view for a dedicated domain, managing requirement intake through validation testing and independent sign-off. Serve as the regulatory subject-matter expert, providing authoritative guidance on requirement interpretation and scope to engineering and homologation stakeholders. Collaborate with software and systems teams to integrate regulatory requirements proactively, author Homologation Design Validation Plans, and oversee regulation-to-code traceability. Manage change impact by assessing regulatory consequences of design changes and providing an independent homologation view for software releases.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in automotive product certification, product safety, or homologation
- Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in at least one of the following regulatory domains: Safety, ADAS and Automated Driving, Vehicle Access Systems, Lighting, Body and Closures, Occupant Visibility, Charging, Energy Management, Vehicle Driving Dynamics, Vehicle Modes and State Management, Diagnosis, Data Collection, Audio, Radio / Connectivity / eCall, or Privacy
- Familiarity with EU type approval processes (WVTA) and/or US self-certification procedures
- Proficiency in requirements management tools such as Jama, Codebeamer, or Flow
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across functional teams in a software-centric automotive environment
- Proven ability to work independently and drive outcomes in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with systems and/or ECU development
- Hands-on experience with software-defined vehicles or OTA release processes, including regulatory impact assessment under UN-R 156
- Hands-on experience designing and executing regulatory validation test campaigns (DVP/DVP&R): test case authoring, pass/fail criteria definition, and formal sign-off documentation
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks and scripting (e.g., Python, CAPL, or similar) applied to vehicle system validation, including the ability to assess automation feasibility for regulatory test cases
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