OpenAI · 9 hours ago
Hardware Regulatory & Compliance Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a Hardware Regulatory & Compliance Engineer to lead global certification and regulatory efforts for new hardware products, working closely with various teams to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while enabling fast iteration and scalability.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Engage with regulatory bodies to manage global certification processes across regions and product lines
Consolidate worldwide regulatory requirements into test plans and coordinate with third-party labs to ensure comprehensive coverage
Prepare and submit FCC KDB, ISED, and other regulatory inquiries to obtain device-specific guidance
Support worldwide certification activities from early development through production release
Gather and maintain global hardware marking, user manual, and in-box documentation requirements
Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, and software teams to ensure products meet all applicable regulatory standards
Review design specifications and provide technical regulatory input to system and hardware teams
Prepare and manage all required regulatory filings and certification documentation
Partner with third-party test labs for pre-compliance validation and formal certification testing
Develop and scale in-house testing capabilities to support compliance, risk reduction, and faster iteration
Qualification
Required
Experience managing global hardware regulatory certifications (e.g., FCC, ISED, CE, UKCA, MIC)
Strong understanding of RF, EMC, safety, and environmental compliance requirements
Hands-on experience working with third-party test labs and regulatory agencies
The ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable engineering guidance
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with hardware, software, manufacturing, and operations teams
Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments where processes are still being built
Preferred
Experience supporting consumer or emerging hardware products from prototype through mass production
Familiarity with pre-compliance testing and building internal lab capabilities
Background working with complex systems that combine hardware, firmware, and cloud services
Experience scaling compliance processes across multiple products or regions
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
Founded in 2015
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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