Senior Product Compliance Engineer in Dartford

Job TitleSenior Product Compliance Engineer

Reporting to Group Quality Manager

The company

Brigade is a trusted, multi-award-winning global market leader developing innovative vehicle safety systems, for commercial vehicles and mobile machinery. Our cutting-edge solutions prevent collisions and save lives.
Our company culture is defined by ACTION, and these values are at its core. We are Aspirational, We are Customer Centric, We are One Team, We Innovate, We Own It, Now. These values serve as guiding principles that shape the culture and behaviour of the organisation. These values encompass integrity, innovation, teamwork, customer focus and a commitment to excellence.

Purpose of Role

• This position requires the applicant to support Brigade’s positive approach to managing and enhancing Brigades products, services and processes.
• Applying automotive quality tools, processes and working practices to ensure Brigade and its diverse customers’ product quality expectations are satisfied and continually improved.
• This role will require a candidate with a proactive approach to support Brigade’s business ideals and customer relations while enhancing the Engineering teams and Brigade’s efficiency.
• The base for this position will be at our new state of the art facility in Dartford and may require occasional travel to support manufacturing partners.

Key Tasks

• Support assembly plant clearances and management of any changes to the value stream impacting type approval and conformity of production
• Support product and project teams with new type approvals, type approval extensions, regulation revisions and cessation of production.
• Support internal stakeholders with product conformity to global market access legislation.
• Support the Quality Assurance function in undertaking all Conformity of Production (CoP) requirements throughout the supply chain.
• Support the organisation in raising competencies and awareness of the type approval, conformity of production and homologation processes both internally and externally.
• Train and engage internal stakeholders in current or new product compliance topics and translate upcoming legislation into internal compliance requirements and management system updates.
• Taking ownership and responsibility of the organisation’s documented type approval, conformity of production and product conformance processes and procedures.
• Supporting the procurement department to ensure that the value stream is fully compliant with respect to assembly plant clearances and post product release continuing conformity of production.
• Supporting product managers and their respective new product and project management teams to ensure that new type approvals, extension to scope and cessation of production records are maintained.
• To coordinate with supply chain on product compliance requirements regarding EMC, product sustainability, general product safety or other product compliance requirements to legislation.
• Manage the product documentation regarding the substances of concern, for product sustainability regulations such as RoHS, REACH, POP, PFAS, TSCA and other future legislation.
• Manage the product documentation for supply chain transparency, for regulations such as Conflict Minerals and Extended Minerals.
• To liaise with and be the representative for the organisation in communications to test services and the respective authorities.
• To support with customer or other external requests regarding product compliance topics.
• Manage Brigade’s product declarations of conformity to product compliance requirements for customers or market access.
• To help select and liaise with external compliance partners where required for product compliance.
• To liaise with and be the representative for the organisation to support customer whole vehicle homologation activities.
• Providing support and cover to other roles within the Quality Assurance team as required throughout the year
• Stay up to date with current and future product compliance legislation applicable to Brigade’s product portfolio and sales regions through horizon scanning.
• Inform, advise and liaise with stakeholders to further develop Management Systems where required for compliance to market legislation.

• Environmental: Responsible for reducing our environmental impact through sustainable practices across all departments and contribute to those efforts. Developing and implementing sustainability policies and strategies and manage waste reduction programs.

Person Specification

• Relevant further education and/or apprenticeship to a minimum of national diploma level in allied engineering trade.
• Actively engages with arelevantindustry institute, such as the “Institute of Engineering & Technology” (IET) or the “Chartered Quality Institute” (CQI).
• At least threeyears’ relevantindustryexperiencewithincustomer and supplier facing role.
• Experienced in working withintheautomotivesupplychain
• (Prime, Tier 1 or OEM) or an industry aligned/allied with the
• industry
• ConformityofProduction(CoP),Type Approval, Homologation, CE, UKCA, FCC, IC, RoHS, REACH, WEEE, International Material DataSystem(IMDS),SupplierAuditing& IATF 16949:2016
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction.
• Decision-making skills, especially in high-pressure situations.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Attention to detail in planning, execution, and follow-through.
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding goals and objectives.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and driven.
• Flexibility to work beyond normal business hours when required.

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