Environmental Compliance Engineer

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Cupertino, CA +1 · Hardware

Environmental Compliance Engineer responsible for driving product-level compliance for hardware products throughout their development cycle, partnering with various engineering and operations teams to implement worldwide environmental compliance requirements and standards.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will be responsible for driving Apple’s environmental compliance on hardware products through the full development cycle.
  2. You will need to engage with product development teams to inform and execute against environmental goals and targets, closely track progress during the definition and concept phases of hardware development.
  3. You'll partner with hardware, software, mechanical, packaging, and operations teams to translate regulations and environmental requirements into clear, actionable product requirements.
  4. You'll plan and oversee compliance testing at Apple and partner labs, review measurement and material declaration data, and document conformity for internal review and external certification.
  5. You'll contribute to Apple's Product Environmental Reports and to the data that underpins Apple's 2030 carbon-neutral commitment.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors or Masters in engineering or science, or related field
  • 1-3 years of experience driving regulatory compliance projects and/or validation efforts to ensure product compliance
  • Project management experience – managing, organizing and driving deliverables of complex projects with tight timelines
  • Strong technical communication and documentation skills — written and verbal with diverse audiences
  • Knowledge of consumer electronic product-related environmental regulations and standards
  • Thrives in fast-paced environments where attention to detail is required
  • Self-starter with high integrity, sharp attention to detail, passion for environmental compliance and to enhance Apple's environmental mission

Nice to have

  • Comfortable participating in design reviews to advise on applicable product compliance requirements
  • Ability to lead regulatory compliance projects with agencies and test labs, including preparing and filing compliance documentation
  • Experience engaging directly with R&D teams, operations, marketing on complex projects
  • Comfortable in environments that depend on influence to drive outcomes
  • Prior experience in test plan development and execution with a hands-on approach to troubleshooting and working cross-functionally to mitigate potential compliance risks
  • Ability to work with multiple external lab partners to setup, execute, and monitor testing
  • Strong foundation in Environmental regulations and standards e.g. EU RoHS, REACH, Energy-related Product framework directive, Eco Design, Energy Star, Dept. of Energy energy efficiency requirements

What the JD emphasized

  • worldwide environmental compliance requirements and standards
  • environmental compliance
  • regulatory environment
  • environmental objectives beyond compliance
  • environmental compliance
  • environmental goals and targets
  • environmental requirements
  • conformity
  • environmental compliance
  • environmental mission
  • product compliance
  • regulatory compliance projects
  • compliance documentation
  • compliance risks
  • Environmental regulations and standards