Join our team
The people at Coolon come from diverse backgrounds and are united by a passion for lighting, innovation and Australian manufacturing.
We are looking for bright talent to join our team across the areas listed below. If your specific role is not listed, but you feel that you may be a great fit for our company, we would still love to hear from you.
How to apply
Email [email protected] putting the role title in the email subject line, and attach your cover letter and CV. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for interview.
Product Certification & Compliance Lead
Hallam, VIC, Australia
This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for product safety, certification and regulatory compliance across the organisation.
Combining strategic oversight with hands-on involvement across product development, certification and compliance activities, you will work closely with Engineering, Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality, suppliers, testing laboratories and certification bodies to develop certification strategies, influence product design and ensure compliance requirements are embedded throughout the product development lifecycle.
Your technical leadership will help bring innovative products to market by ensuring product safety, certification and regulatory compliance are considered from concept through to global market release.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and lead product safety, certification and regulatory compliance across the product portfolio.
- Develop certification strategies for new products and emerging technologies.
- Guide engineering teams in applying compliance-by-design principles throughout product development.
- Manage certification programs, testing activities and relationships with certification bodies and testing laboratories.
- Provide technical leadership for hazardous area certification, including IECEx, ATEX and UL requirements.
- Support compliance activities for connected products, wireless technologies and smart lighting systems.
- Lead compliance governance, standards management and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support internal and external audits and maintain effective compliance systems across the business.
- Monitor changes to international standards and provide technical guidance to engineering and manufacturing teams.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics or a related Engineering discipline.
- Extensive experience in product safety, certification and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated experience managing product certification programs from concept through to market release.
- Strong understanding of electrical product safety standards and international certification processes.
- Experience working with certification bodies, testing laboratories and regulatory authorities.
- Excellent technical writing, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to interpret complex standards and translate regulatory requirements into practical engineering solutions.
Highly Regarded
- Experience across several of the following areas:
- IECEx, ATEX, UL844 or the IEC 60079 series.
- EMC, CE, RCM, FCC, RED or other international approval frameworks.
- Connected products, wireless technologies or industrial IoT.
- DALI, D4i, Zhaga or other smart lighting ecosystems.
- Industrial, hazardous area or infrastructure products.
- ISO 9001 Quality Management systems, internal auditing and compliance governance.
Why Join Coolon?
Join a company where engineering drives the business.
At Coolon, we combine advanced electronic engineering with robust manufacturing to develop lighting systems that perform reliably in some of the world's harshest environments.
Product safety, innovation and technical excellence are at the heart of everything we do.
As our Product Certification & Compliance Lead, you'll influence the development of products from concept through to global market release, working alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure our solutions continue to meet the highest standards of safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
Your expertise will help shape products deployed in mining, hazardous locations, industrial facilities, critical infrastructure and architectural projects around the world.
Employer questions
Your application will include the following questions:
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- How many years' experience do you have as a Compliance Lead?
- Have you completed a qualification in electrical engineering?
- How many years' experience do you have in a quality assurance (QA) role?
- What's your expected annual base salary?
- Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of ISO 17025?
