Hardware Regulatory Compliance Lead

Hardware Eng · Reports to: Hardware Leadership · Full Time · Office/Remote/Hybrid

Join Us at Pura—Reimagining Fragrance for the Future

At Pura, we believe life is better when it smells good. Fragrance has the unique power to transform spaces, elevate moods, and create lasting memories. But we know it can do even more. That’s why we’re pioneering the future of fragrance, combining cutting-edge smart home technology with premium, clean scents to create personalized, meaningful experiences in every home.

We’re not just a fragrance company—we’re on a mission to change the way people experience scent.

Why Join Pura?

Our journey began with two innovators, Richie Stapler and Bruno Lima, and their shared vision of revolutionizing how we experience fragrance. Since then, Pura has grown into a company that sells a fragrance every 3.7 seconds, partnering with iconic brands like Curio, Anthropologie, and Disney. We’ve been recognized as the Fastest Growing Company in Utah, and we are passionate about making scent a core part of life’s most memorable moments.

Your Role at Pura:

As Hardware Regulatory Compliance Lead, you own the regulatory lifecycle for Pura’s growing device portfolio end-to-end. You determine which certifications apply to each product and each market, run the certification strategy and execution through accredited test labs, track new and evolving requirements against our roadmap, and follow through into mass production so compliance variances are caught and resolved before they become launch risks. You turn a shifting landscape of standards into a clear plan the team can design and build against, and you keep that plan current as markets and programs evolve.

Today this work is carried by our mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineers as an added responsibility. You will take it off their plate and make it a dedicated function. In this model, the development team owns designing products to meet applicable standards, you own the regulatory lifecycle (requirements, lab validation, standards monitoring, and production follow-through) and act as approver that designs meet those standards, and the Legal team owns Pura’s legal and regulatory risk posture. That clear split frees our engineers to focus on development while you get Pura ahead of regulatory change and new-market launches instead of reacting to them late in a program.

You also own sustaining engineering for customer field returns: intake, triage, and next-step planning, so device issues from the field are tracked and resolved rather than split informally across teams. You work hand-in-hand with Legal to recommend follow-up actions on critical issues and coordinate with third-party labs when additional testing is needed. As Pura expands into international markets, you will build the processes and, over time, the team that lets us scale compliance with the business.

You will help us inspire a belief in the power of fragrance to craft and elevate memorable moments for our Owners. This is your chance to make an impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining the way people experience scent.

What You’ll Own:

• Regulatory strategy & certification roadmap - Define which certifications and regulatory requirements apply to each product and each target market across the portfolio (product safety, EMC, RF/wireless, energy efficiency, environmental and material restrictions, labeling, wireless interoperability and smart home ecosystem certifications), and maintain a certification roadmap aligned to the hardware roadmap and Pura’s international market expansion plan so requirements are known at program kickoff, not discovered late.
• Market-specific compliance requirements - Author and own the compliance requirements for each market (power, connectivity, safety, labeling) and feed them into product and engineering requirements at the start of a program, so market-specific features are designed in rather than retrofitted. The development team is consulted; you are responsible and accountable.
• Design-for-compliance review - Serve as the approver that designs meet applicable regulatory standards at each phase gate (EVT / DVT / PVT): run pre-compliance reviews with mechanical, electrical, and firmware, flag non-conformances early, and sign off before designs are released for certification.
• Certified test lab management - Own Pura’s relationships with accredited third-party / NRTL test labs end-to-end: scope and quote test programs, build test plans, manage sample builds and submissions, witness testing, disposition failures, and drive reports and certificates to closure within the development cycle so certification never sits on the critical path. Track certification spend against budget with engineering and finance.
• Regulatory monitoring & change management - Monitor new and evolving standards and regulations in every market we sell in, assess impact against both the roadmap and the installed base of production products, and build the re-test / re-certification plan when a standard changes so legacy products stay compliant without derailing active programs.
• Mass-production compliance follow-through - Follow through with factories and JDM/ODM partners after launch to ensure product remains compliant with its certified configuration: review engineering and manufacturing changes for regulatory impact, support factory follow-up inspections and production-line test requirements, and keep certifications and listings current.
• Compliance variance resolution - Own the identification, containment, and resolution of compliance variances and deviations found during mass production, coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, and the lab on corrective action so a variance is closed before it becomes a launch or field risk.
• Sustaining engineering for field returns - Own the field-return process for customer-returned devices: intake, triage, root-cause investigation, and next-step planning, with every issue logged, trended, and tracked to resolution. Coordinate additional third-party lab testing when a return requires it, and escalate recurring or critical design issues to engineering with a recommended fix.
• Partnership with Legal - Work hand-in-hand with the Legal team as the technical point of contact for product safety and regulatory matters: recommend follow-up actions on critical field issues, support assessments of potential regulatory reporting obligations and corrective actions (including recall evaluation), respond to regulatory and customer inquiries, and keep Legal informed with clear, well-documented facts.
• Compliance documentation & records - Build and maintain the compliance record for every product: technical files, test reports, certificates, Declarations of Conformity, labeling and marking approvals, and change history, retained to a standard that will withstand customer, retailer, regulator, or legal review.
• Building the function - Stand up Pura’s hardware regulatory compliance function from the ground up: establish the processes, tooling, metrics, and RACI with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and Legal, and lay the groundwork to grow the team as Pura expands its international footprint.

What Success Looks Like:

• Every product and target market has a defined certification plan and compliance requirements before EVT, and no certification requirement is discovered late in a program.
• Mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineers spend their time on product development, not standards research, lab coordination, or compliance documentation. Regulatory execution is fully owned.
• Third-party labs deliver to committed scope, dates, and budget, and certification is never the reason a launch slips.
• Changes to standards and regulations are identified ahead of time with an impact assessment and a plan, so Pura gets ahead of regulatory change instead of reacting to it.
• Production units stay compliant with their certified configuration; variances are caught and resolved at the factory, not in the field.
• Field returns have a single owner: issues are triaged, tracked, and closed, and critical issues reach engineering and Legal with a recommended path forward.
• Pura enters new regulated international markets faster and with confidence, with no non-compliant product in the field.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hardware regulatory compliance, product certification, or product safety engineering experience for consumer electronics or connected devices, taking products from concept through mass production.
• Deep working knowledge of product safety, EMC, and RF/wireless regulatory frameworks for North America and international markets (e.g., UL/CSA/IEC 62368-1 or IEC 60335, FCC Part 15, ISED RSS, CE marking under the RED, LVD, and EMC Directives, UKCA), as well as environmental and material regulations (e.g., RoHS, REACH, WEEE, California Proposition 65) and energy-efficiency requirements (e.g., DOE, CEC, ErP).
• Hands-on experience managing accredited third-party / NRTL test labs end-to-end: scoping, test plans, sample management, witness testing, failure analysis, reports, and certificates.
• Proven experience maintaining certifications through mass production with contract manufacturers and JDM/ODM partners: regulatory review of engineering and manufacturing changes, factory follow-up inspections, production compliance, and variance disposition.
• Ability to translate standards into clear engineering requirements and review mechanical, electrical, and firmware designs for compliance, with enough technical fluency to pressure-test trade-offs and earn engineers’ trust.
• Sustaining engineering and failure-analysis experience: field-return intake, triage, root-cause and corrective-action methods (e.g., 8D), and tracking issues to closure.
• Experience partnering with Legal on product safety and regulatory matters, with sound judgment on when and how to escalate and a disciplined approach to documentation.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and influence: you create alignment and accountability across engineering, manufacturing, labs, factories, and Legal without relying on positional authority.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and a fast-scaling environment, building a function and its processes from scratch rather than inheriting them.

Nice to Have

• Experience standing up or scaling a regulatory compliance or product safety function as an organization grows.
• Background with IoT / smart-home devices, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules and ecosystem certifications (e.g., Bluetooth SIG, Wi-Fi Alliance, Matter, Apple MFi / Works with).
• Certification experience in additional international markets (e.g., Australia/New Zealand RCM, Japan PSE/MIC, Korea KC, Mexico NOM) and with batteries (e.g., IEC 62133, UN 38.3).
• Familiarity with regulations adjacent to consumer fragrance and chemical products (e.g., CPSC, GHS/CLP labeling, Proposition 65).
• Familiarity with quality systems and recall/corrective-action frameworks (e.g., ISO 9001, CPSC Section 15(b) reporting).
• Fluency with PLM, change-control, and program tooling (e.g., Arena, Jira, Smartsheet) and a bias toward lightweight, durable processes.

Pura’s Culture

Our culture is built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, inclusivity, and being good humans. We believe in fostering an environment where creativity thrives, empowering each team member to contribute their unique perspectives and skills. Our commitment to sustainability and integrity drives our decisions, ensuring that we not only create exceptional products but also contribute positively to our community and the planet. We celebrate diversity and prioritize open communication, cultivating a supportive atmosphere where everyone feels valued and inspired to push boundaries. Together, we’re not just building a brand—we’re creating a movement that redefines the role of fragrance in our lives.

Join the Pura Team!

We’re looking for individuals who believe in the power of fragrance and technology to transform lives. If you’re ready to be part of a dynamic, fast-growing company at the forefront of an exciting industry, we’d love to hear from you.

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