Job Description

Job Title: Contract Product Safety & Compliance Engineer
Location: Nottingham
Rate: £40 to 50 per hour
Employment Type: Contract - Indicative Outside IR35
Working Arrangements: Hybrid - See below.

As the Contract Product Safety & Compliance Engineer, you ll be the go to specialist ensuring products meet the highest safety and regulatory standards. This isn t a box ticking role - you ll have real influence across R&D, shaping how new products reach certification while keeping legacy products fully compliant. If you enjoy autonomy, technical challenge and being the person everyone relies on for getting it right , this is a great fit.

What You ll Own
- Lead all product safety and compliance activity across new development and existing product lines
- Drive certifications for CE, UL, EMC and related regulatory frameworks
- Partner with R&D to guide products through the full certification lifecycle
- Review designs, test plans and documentation to ensure compliance from concept to release
- Manage relationships with external test houses and certification bodies
- Maintain and update legacy certifications, ensuring continued conformity
- Support internal teams with audits, corrective actions and compliance queries

What You Bring
- Strong experience in product safety, compliance and certification management - specifically for electronic/electro-mechanical products
- Solid understanding of CE marking, UL standards, EMC testing and regulatory pathways
- Confidence working closely with engineering and R&D teams
- Ability to interpret standards, assess risk and advise on compliance strategy
- Clear, structured documentation and communication skills

Working arrangements: Hybrid, with a strong emphasis on working where the work is best done. On site presence is expected for hands on tasks, testing and collaboration; remote working is supported for documentation and planning.

For more information, please contact Cathy Swain.
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