Product Approbation Specialist

Description

You will collaborate with product and regulatory compliance leadership, engineering, and product management teams to confirm products meet all required standards.

The position entails direct work with our retail sales team to coordinate any testing required by our customers to support the launch and ongoing sale of our products.

The Approbation Specialist ensures quality assurance and regulatory compliance for new product launches. This role manages product registrations with safety and performance testing agencies (UL, ETL, CSA, Energy Star, DLC, NSF, etc.), creates UL file numbers for new lighting categories, and oversees annual purchase orders for regulatory testing bodies.

• Support engineering teams in China and product management in the US, Canada, and Mexico
• Obtain quotes for approbation and verification testing
• Provide secondary support to customer quality engineering, including quarantine notices and expense requisitions
• Manage surveillance and verification testing with regulatory agencies
• Issue quality hold notifications
• Oversee submissions for Energy Star, DLC, Dark Sky, CEC, and NSF
• Support Germicidal/UVC registration (2026 may be the final year for payments)
• Coordinate UL file listings and multi-agency safety registrations
• Assist retail sales team with customer-required testing
• Handle CSA Group factory payments

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field
• Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, with clear and precise documentation for regulatory submissions
• Prior lighting industry experience is a plus
• Familiarity with lighting standards
• Experience with SAP (preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite (required)
• Minimum two years’ experience preferred

Benefits

• Hybrid schedule after successfully completing training
• Compensation: $65-85k
• Relocation and work sponsorship are not available with this position

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance