Certification Engineer

Job Description

Job Purpose:

You will drive certification strategy, enforce best practices, influence a wide range of stakeholders and provide effective leadership of internal and external certification activities for the Americas region. You will do this by working collaboratively as part of a high performing team while supporting engineering design, development and sustainment.

You will be responsible for all aspects of certification related to the lifecycle management of products, including:

• Submitting and managing certification requests and enhancements for new and existing products
• Developing innovative certification processes and procedures
• Advising and guiding engineering and cross-functional business teams on certification strategies, principles and best practices
• Solving and leading the teams through complex certification challenges
• Collaborating with key project and business stakeholders
• Delivering continuous improvement of the certification processes using appropriate tools and techniques

Primary Responsibilities:

• Fulfill all certification requirements of a products life cycle from research and conceptualization through end-of-life.
• Manage product certifications for all targeted countries and regions and sites of manufacturing.
• Lead certification initiatives and contribute to project plans and timelines with a focus on timely delivery.
• Lead certification reviews to ensure that Rotork designs and solutions comply with specifications and relevant standards.
• Develop and provide cost estimates for certifications and contribute to engineering budget setting and reviews.
• Present analysis and guidance to key stakeholders such as technical leads, senior leaders, cross-functional teams and customers as necessary.
• Collaborate with program managers, project leads and third-party certification bodies to fulfill certification activities.
• Ensure functional and non-functional test specifications meet compliance requirements.
• Develop and prepare certification records and reports as required to demonstrate compliance with associated specifications and any relevant standards.
• Support designs to meet internationally recognized standards.