Job Technical Manager

Technical Manager

Element has an opportunity for a Technical Manager to join our rapidly expanding team in Morgan Hill, CA.

We are seeking a highly experienced Compliance Technical Manager with deep expertise in wireless device certification. This role will be instrumental in delivering testing and certification services for wireless products.

The successful candidate will play a key leadership role, leveraging regulatory experience to guide technical teams, ensure regulatory alignment, and support our clients in launching compliant, safe, and market-ready products.

Salary : $175,000 - 225,000 (exempt / annual)

Responsibilities

Is a key contributor to defining and focusing Element goals and objectives in alignment with his / her specific engineering discipline.

Has an advanced ability to define solutions for and lead extremely complex challenges and new projects.

Serves as a key or top level technical advisor and may be recognized as an expert in their given technical discipline within Element and / or the global TIC sector.

Skilled communicator of idea, concepts, practices, etc. to stakeholders at all levels of the company.

Seen as a "go-to" mentor and expert by the technical.

Supporting as the compliance expert delivering testing and certification services for wireless products.

Ensure compliance with international regulatory standards, including FCC, CE (RED / EMCD), IC, and other global certification schemes.

Oversee and participate in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), RF, and SAR testing for wireless devices, including 5G New Radio (NR) technologies.

Provide strategic guidance and technical oversight for product approvals through Telecommunication Certification Bodies (TCBs), Certification Bodies (CBs), and Notified Bodies (NBs).

Drive continuous improvement and efficiency in the certification process to reduce time to market for clients.

Collaborate with clients to define compliance strategies and provide expert interpretation of regulatory requirements.

Author and review technical documentation, test reports, and white papers on wireless standards and methodologies.

Monitor regulatory changes and industry trends to ensure alignment with current best practices.

Skills / Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering or equivalent.

FCC Certified with deep knowledge of EMI and SAR testing and standards preferred.

Extensive experience with 5G NR, RF test methodologies, EMC, and wireless technologies.

Familiar with TCB, CB, EMI / EMCD Notified Bodies.

Ideal candidate will have published work on wireless standards and testing.

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following : age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.