Product Compliance Specialist

About Us

We are a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability. We create sustainable and efficient residential, commercial and industrial spaces through HVACR technologies. We protect temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain. And we bring comfort to people globally. Best-in-class engineering, design and manufacturing combined with category-leading brands in compression, controls, software and monitoring solutions result in next-generation climate technology that is built for the needs of the world ahead.

Whether you are someone looking for a career change, a professional, an undergraduate student exploring your first opportunity, or recent graduate, we have opportunities that will allow you to innovate, be challenged and make an impact.

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We are seeking a Product Compliance Specialist to join our Engineering team in Belluno, Italy. Reporting to the Hardware Engineering Manager, this role is responsible for obtaining and maintaining product certifications and approvals, ensuring compliance with applicable electrical safety and regulatory standards throughout the product lifecycle. The Product Compliance Specialist will work closely with engineering teams, certification bodies, suppliers, and manufacturing sites to support new product development, certification activities, and ongoing compliance initiatives.

Estimated compensation: €32,000 - €37,000 Gross Annual Salary (RAL), depending on experience and qualifications.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

• Manage product certification and approval activities, including new certifications, renewals, updates, and revisions with external certification bodies.
• Prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation required to support product certifications and regulatory approvals.
• Support compliance activities for products intended for potentially explosive atmospheres, ensuring documentation and certification requirements are met.
• Act as the certification focal point within the New Product Development (NPD/eM9) process, supporting products from development through production release.
• Support pre-production reviews by verifying compliance-related documentation prior to manufacturing release.
• Coordinate with suppliers, manufacturing plants, and external partners to ensure components and products meet applicable certification requirements.
• Manage certification projects and drive approval activities to completion while ensuring timelines are met.
• Perform internal audits, identify compliance risks or gaps, and support corrective and continuous improvement actions.
• Monitor changes in certification requirements and support implementation of necessary updates.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in a technical, compliance, certification, or product approval role.
• Experience working with product certification standards and approval processes such as UL, CE, IEC, ATEX, ENEC, Intertek, IMQ, or similar.
• Experience coordinating with certification bodies, suppliers, and manufacturing sites.
• Project management mindset with the ability to manage multiple certification activities and drive approvals to completion.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage technical documentation accurately.
• Native-level Italian language skills and medium English skills.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Technical diploma or degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with electrical safety certifications and approvals for electronic products.
• Familiarity with products intended for potentially explosive atmospheres (ATEX/IECEx).
• Experience within the HVACR, refrigeration, controls, or electronics industry.
• Knowledge of electronic design principles and electronic components.

About the Location

Belluno is home to one of Copeland's key engineering and innovation centers, focused on developing advanced controls and solutions for the HVACR industry. The site offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative international environment, supporting products that are distributed globally and meet the highest quality and compliance standards. Join our dynamic team and be part of a forward-thinking company leading innovation in the industry.

Our Commitment to Our People

Across the globe, we are united by a singular Purpose: Sustainability is no small ambition. That's why everything we do is geared toward a sustainable future—for our generation and all those to come. Through groundbreaking innovations, HVACR technology and cold chain solutions, we are reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency in spaces of all sizes, from residential to commercial to industrial. Our employees are our