Lead Compliance Engineer

Hach

Loveland, Colorado

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Career Counseling, Chemistry, Climate Change, Collective Bargaining, Compensation and Benefits, Cross-Functional, Diversity, Electrical Design, Electricity, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electromagnetic Interference Testing, Electronics, Food Safety, Health Plan, ISO (International Organization for Standardization), ISO 9001, Identify Issues, Instrumentation, International Health, Legal, Medical Equipment, Medicine, Mentoring, Metrics, Physics, Product Development, Product Engineering, Product Safety, Product Support, Radio Frequency, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Risk Analysis, Safety Standards, Sales, School Attendance, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Technical Writing, Testing, Water Quality Testing, Willing to Travel, Wireless Communications
LOCATION
Loveland, Colorado
POSTED
21 days ago

Imagine yourself…  

  • Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence.  

  • Collaborating with a vibrant, diverse, global team.  

  • Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.  

 

At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.  

 

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.  

 

Motivated by the highest possible stakes in climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.  More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us  

 

We offer:  

  • Flexible working hours 

  • Professional onboarding and training options 

  • Powerful team looking forward to working with you 

  • Career coaching and development opportunities 

  • Health benefits  

  • 401(k) 

 

Reporting to the Product Assurance Engineering Manager, the Lead Compliance Engineer is responsible for contributing to the design, development, and sustainment of water quality instruments by providing technical leadership and subject matter expertise in global product compliance, ensuring products meet applicable Safety, EMC/EMI, Wireless, Battery, Laser/LED, and international product compliance requirements. This role supports Product Development, Sustaining, and Quality teams through practical, risk-based compliance strategies that enable compliant, market-ready products. 
 

This position is part of the Product Development Engineering team, located in Loveland, CO, and will be onsite. 

 

In this role, a typical day will look like: 

  • Translate compliance strategy into product deliverables. 

  • Evaluate component or design changes for sustaining compliance. 

  • Plan, perform, and oversee EMC/EMI testing internally and at external certified labs. 

  • Analyze compliance risks, troubleshoot failures, and recommend design mitigations (e.g., grounding, shielding, filtering, layout improvements). 

  • Interface with notified bodies and third-party labs to support certification activities. 

  • Prepare and review compliance documentation, including technical files, reports, and declarations of conformity. 

  • Support audits and ensure compliance documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready. 

  • Lead cross-functional compliance reviews and mentor engineers and stakeholders on product compliance topics. 

 

The essential requirements of the job include:  

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical discipline. 

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in product compliance, or EMC engineering, preferably in instrumentation, electronics, medical devices, or industrial products. 

  • Interpret and apply applicable product compliance standards, with specialization in two or more of the following areas: 

  • Product EMC standards certification and testing of electrical instrumentation 

  • Product safety standards and certification and testing of electrical instrumentation 

  • FCC/ IC radio/wireless standards and certification 

  • Battery standards and certification 

  • RF Design 

  • Hazardous Locations (and ATEX) design certification of electrical instrumentation 

  • Laser standards and CDRH certification 

  • Environmental compliance (green) standards of electrical instrumentation 

  • Demonstrated hands‑on experience with EMC/EMI testing and failure resolution. 

 

Additional preferred experience 

  • Master’s degree in a technical discipline. 

  • Experience with analytical or industrial instrumentation products. 

  • Familiarity with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or similar quality systems. 

  • Experience working with third-party labs and certification bodies. 

  • Experience with wireless modules, lasers, LEDs, or battery systems. 

  • Specialization in multiple product compliance domains (e.g., Safety, EMC, RF, ATEX, Environmental compliance). 

 

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Verlato's vibrant global network of 16,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we’re Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources—and building rewarding careers along the way. 

 

For Colorado roles only:  We anticipate this requisition will be open for a minimum of five days, though it may be open for a longer period of time. We encourage your prompt application. 

US ONLY: 

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $115,000 - $150,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

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, commission, 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. 

US residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.  Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at

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to request accommodation.
 

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About the Company

H

Hach

Hach is a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of analytical instruments, test kits and reagents for testing the quality of water, aqueous solutions and air. Our products are designed specifically for quality, accuracy, and simplicity. Strengthened by our sister companies in the environmental industry worldwide, our goal for the future is to continue to provide customers with reliable instrumentation, accurately prepared reagents, proven methods, simplified procedures and outstanding technical support. We offer an environment that is team-centered, customer-driven, quality-focused, and growth-oriented. Working at Hach will provide you the opportunity for robust career development.

 

OUR MISSION: Ensure water quality for people around the world.

 

OUR VISION: We make water analysis better – faster, simpler, greener and more informative – via unsurpassed customer partnerships, the most knowledgeable experts, and reliable, easy-to-use products.

 

WATER QUALITY GROUP

Danaher`s Water Quality Business is a global leader in water quality analysis and treatment, providing instrumentation and disinfection systems to help analyze and manage the quality of ultra-pure water, portable water, wastewater, groundwater and ocean water in residential, commercial, industrial, and natural resource applications. Our water quality business provides products under a variety of brands, including HACH, Sea-Bird, OTT Hydromet, McCrometer, Pall Water, ChemTreat, and Trojan Technologies.

 

Danaher Corporation Overview

Danaher is a global science & technology innovator committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life worldwide. Our world class brands are leaders in some of the most demanding and attractive industries, including life sciences, medical diagnostics, dental, environmental and applied solutions. Our globally diverse team of 67,000 associates is united by a common culture and operating system, the Danaher Business System, which serves as our competitive advantage. We generated $18.3B in revenue last year. We are ranked #162 on the Fortune 500 and our stock has outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 1,200% over 20 years.

At Danaher, you can build a career in a way no other company can duplicate. Our brands allow us to offer dynamic careers across multiple industries. We’re innovative, fast-paced, results-oriented, and we win. We need talented people to keep winning. Here you’ll learn how DBS is used to shape strategy, focus execution, align our people, and create value for customers and shareholders. Come join our winning team.

COMPANY SIZE
5,000 to 9,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
1947
WEBSITE
http://www.hach.com