Hardware Compliance Engineer

This role is a hybrid position
Some roles require an office while others may be done remotely. This position is considered hybrid, allowing for a combination of remote work and in-office collaboration. Qualified applicants must live within commuting distance of our Boston, MA or Goleta, CA office locations and should expect to be in office a minimum of 4 days per week.

The Sonos Compliance Engineering team is tasked with the challenge of evaluating the compliance of our products. We are responsible for all new product designs and ongoing Compliance of products in mass production.  Challenges include: keeping up with ever changing regulations, supporting new product launches, new country homologation and performing a wide range of Compliance tests. The Compliance Engineer is responsible for making sure that Sonos products meet all regulatory requirements. The right candidate will have experience with communication, documentation and management of a variety of compliance tasks. 

What You’ll Do

• Ensure Sonos' products meet all regulatory test requirements, such as safety (IEC 62368-1, IEC 62133), Energy Efficiency, Electronic Magnetic Compatibility (FCC part 15B, EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-17, CISPR32) and Radio Frequency (FCC part 15C and E, EN 300 328, EN 301 893, SRRC Regulation No. 129, MIC certification).

• Act as part of the Compliance Engineering team responsible for all new product designs and ongoing compliance of products in production, including but not limited to, expanding the new frequency range for market access, maintaining current product design sustainability, and qualifying alternate sources for design performance and sustainability. 

• Own regulatory compliance testing projects for Sonos from requesting the quote to pre-testing hardware and system to meet the regulatory requirements as well as arranging testing lab for chamber time and certifying products at the third party lab to obtain the certification and test reports.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance schedules match the overall program schedule. Inform the product leadership team with potential risk and provide mitigation suggestions to work with the team, facilitating the debugging activities to ensure the certification schedule meets the milestone. 

• Work with third party labs to obtain new certifications and renewal certificates, achieve compliance for Sonos products, develop and implement compliance strategies for global market expansion (North America, EU, UK, LATAM, APAC…) .

• Work with CM/JDM to track the certification status to meet the overall program timeline.

• Perform compliance tests for safety (Hi-Pot, Touch current, Abnormal single fault), Electronic Magnetic Compatibility (Radiated Emission, Conducted Emission, Telco Emission, Immunity) and Radio Frequency (DFS, Adaptivity, Rx blocking, Contention Based Protocol, carrier sense, Duty Cycle, PSD, Spurious Emission, Harmonic, Out-of-band) certification.

• Analyze test data and document the results, including evaluating testing data between different labs and correlating data to ensure compliance data are within the acceptable tolerance and meet sonos compliance specification.

• Prepare regulatory documents and submit to regulatory agencies to resolve Compliance issues, including but not limited to, working with regulatory reviewers to adjust and provide sufficient technical information (antenna specification, theory of operation, Critical component list, block diagrams, test reports and DoCs) to the certified body or notified body to move forward with the review process to obtain certificates on time. 

What You’ll Need

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, with 5~8 years as a Compliance Engineer with a broad background in product development and technical regulatory compliance.

• Strong presentation, written and oral communication skills, time management, project management and organizational skills. 

• Experience with risk mitigation management and assessments. 

• Experience in documenting product compliance requirements extracted from industry safety, EMC and Wireless standards. Experience with EMC design methodologies; Design for Safety and RF (wireless - WiFi, BT) certification in consumer electronic industry. Experience with Environmental Compliance is desirable. 

• Experience in assisting engineering change process and interacting with regulatory agencies, JDM/CM partners, testing lab, etc.

• Familiar with JIRA, Confluence, Agile, Arena to track and document issues and status. 

• Willingness to travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master Degree in Engineering with 5+ years of experience in product compliance engineering role

• Excellent communication skills - Written and verbal with diverse audiences, from engineers to Marketing. Adaptable to both collaborative and independent work settings.

• Experience with mentoring junior engineers, sharing learning from industry trends and compliance technology improvement with company wide, influence engineering design and business decisions with compliance expertise. 

• Experience with leading cross-functional initiatives to embedded compliance into product lifecycle management with advanced Compliance portfolio strategy, such as use of partner labs, modular approval, technical tradeoffs.

• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, and ability to multitask in a high energy environment.

Research shows that some candidates may not apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. If you don’t have 100% of the skills listed, we strongly encourage you to apply if interested.

Visa Sponsorship: Sonos is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at this time. We ask that applicants be authorized to work for any US employer, both now and in the future.

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The base pay range for this role based off geographic location is:

$108,000 and $135,200

The specific pay offered will depend on the candidate’s geographic location, as well as qualifications and experience. We apply geographic pay differentials based on the cost of labor in the market.  Employees in high-cost locations may be compensated at the upper end of the range, while those in medium or low cost markets may be compensated at the lower end of  the range. Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process. 

Please note that compensation details listed in US job postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility in mind to help support the health, wealth, and overall well-being of our employees. Regular full time employees in the US are eligible for benefits on day one, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting

• An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required

• 80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually

• Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year

• Sonos offers a generous paid leave program for new parents or to care for a family member with a serious health condition, as well as short- and long-term disability for your own medical condition

• Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance

• Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance

• Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being

• A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Notice to U.S. Job Applicants: Sonos is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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