PRINCIPAL PRODUCT COMPLIANCE ENGINEER - Wilmington, MA, United States
$110,000 - $160,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves partnering with cross-functional technical teams and external compliance testing facilities to drive regulatory product compliance and support sustainability initiatives for multiple product lines and technologies. You will assume compliance responsibility for all products within the Plasma and Reactive Gas business unit nationally and internationally.
What you'll do
- Assume compliance responsibility for products within the Plasma and Reactive Gas business unit.
- Work with engineering and product teams to ensure NPI and legacy products adhere to regulatory compliance standards.
- Direct and conduct internal compliance testing, leading efforts to solve engineering safety issues.
- Ensure product designs meet applicable regulation requirements, including certification, testing, and processing.
- Maintain regulatory approvals and resolve compliance issues with design and manufacturing engineering.
- Coordinate design requirement review with appropriate engineering personnel.
What you'll need
- B.S. or M.S. degree in a related field (EE preferred) with 7+ years of experience with a focus on product compliance testing.
- Experience with LVD, EMC/EMI directives, and harmonized standards (61010-1, 61326-1, Semi S2).
- Working knowledge of global regulations (FCC, CE, KC, UL, RoHS, REACH, CA65, EPA TSCA, WEEE, China RoHS, PFAS).
Nice to have
- Knowledgeable with hands-on troubleshooting and test experience (Power Electronics, LVD, EMC/EMI).
- Able to travel approximately 20% annually as needed to support regulatory product compliance testing and audits.
Skills: product compliance testing, regulatory approvals, LVD, EMC/EMI directives, Semi S2
This role has been open 6 days — well below the 57-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
423
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$158k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | MKS Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (423 roles · 70 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 423 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 80 | 9907 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 106 d | 57 d (+49 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: product compliance testing, regulatory approvals, LVD, EMC/EMI directives, Semi S2
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 76 open roles · median 140 d
- Infineon Technologies · 31 open roles · median 43 d
- Renesas Electronics · 20 open roles · median 42 d
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 56 d
- onsemi · 18 open roles · median 74 d
- STMicroelectronics · 18 open roles · median 23 d
How we counted: 423 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 70 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.