OpenAI

Hardware Regulatory & Compliance Engineer

OpenAI

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San FranciscoCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $380,000 per year

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About the role

  • Engage with regulatory bodies to manage global certification processes across regions and product lines.
  • Consolidate worldwide regulatory requirements into test plans and coordinate with third-party labs to ensure comprehensive coverage.
  • Prepare and submit FCC KDB, ISED, and other regulatory inquiries to obtain device-specific guidance.
  • Support worldwide certification activities from early development through production release.
  • Gather and maintain global hardware marking, user manual, and in-box documentation requirements.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and software teams to ensure products meet all applicable regulatory standards.
  • Review design specifications and provide technical regulatory input to system and hardware teams.
  • Prepare and manage all required regulatory filings and certification documentation.
  • Partner with third-party test labs for pre-compliance validation and formal certification testing.
  • Develop and scale in-house testing capabilities to support compliance, risk reduction, and faster iteration.

Requirements

  • Experience managing global hardware regulatory certifications (e.g., FCC, ISED, CE, UKCA, MIC).
  • Strong understanding of RF, EMC, safety, and environmental compliance requirements.
  • Hands-on experience working with third-party test labs and regulatory agencies.
  • The ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable engineering guidance.
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with hardware, software, manufacturing, and operations teams.
  • Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where processes are still being built.
  • Experience supporting consumer or emerging hardware products from prototype through mass production.
  • Familiarity with pre-compliance testing and building internal lab capabilities.
  • Background working with complex systems that combine hardware, firmware, and cloud services.
  • Experience scaling compliance processes across multiple products or regions.
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Hard Skills & Tools
global hardware regulatory certificationsFCCISEDCEUKCAMICRF complianceEMC compliancesafety complianceenvironmental compliance
Soft Skills
collaborationinterpretation of regulatory requirementscross-functional teamworkadaptability in ambiguous environmentscommunication