Certification Engineer

<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>About EH Energy Engineering</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">EH Energy is developing cutting-edge fuel cell technology for heavy-duty mobility and large-scale stationary power applications. Our uniquely redesigned product delivers a significantly more compact fuel cell system with high power density and lower production costs. In response to the challenges of climate change and the global shift toward decentralized energy, EH Energy provides high-performance, cost-effective fuel cell solutions to our clients and partners.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">To support our rapid growth and bring our systems to global markets, we are seeking a Certification Engineer. In this critical role, you will take full ownership of our product compliance roadmap, bridging the gap between innovative engineering and strict global regulations. You will lead hazard and risk assessments, define certification strategies across international markets (EU, North America, marine), and interface directly with notified bodies and classification societies to ensure our fuel cell systems are safe, fully compliant, and market-ready.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role <strong>requires a full-time, on-site presence at our office in Nyon, Switzerland</strong>. We are <strong>unable to offer remote or hybrid arrangements</strong>, so candidates should be based locally or <strong>prepared to relocate</strong>.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h1><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></h1><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Certification strategy and project management</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Identify applicable directives, regulations, harmonised standards and class rules early in the development cycle and translate them into design requirements (EU, North America, marine)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Select and manage notified bodies, NRTLs, classification societies and test laboratories, own budgets, schedules and contracts for certification work</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Plan and witness type tests, factory acceptance tests (FAT) and site acceptance tests (SAT)</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Safety engineering and risk analysis</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead risk assessments to ISO 12100 and hazard studies (HAZID, HAZOP to IEC 61882)</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Lead design and process FMEA (IEC 60812) for stacks, balance of plant, containers and fuel processing</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Run explosion-protection assessments: hazardous area classification (IEC 60079-10-1), ventilation and gas detection concepts, and equipment selection</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Specify and verify safety functions to ISO 13849 (PL) and IEC 61508, including safety requirement specifications and validation reports</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Compliance and technical documentation</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Compile and maintain technical construction files, CE Declarations of Conformity, type-approval dossiers and certification reports</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Write and review user, installation, operation and maintenance manuals, safety instructions a