Regulatory Affairs Associate - Hardware

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing! Join our team as a Regulatory Affairs Associate - Hardware and play a critical role in ensuring the safety, quality, and global compliance of our Food Safety instrumentation products. In this mid-level position, you will serve as a key liaison between internal product teams, contract manufacturers, and certification bodies, helping to maintain the integrity of our products and support successful market access worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, interpret, and communicate updates to federal, regional, and international safety standards and related test regulations applicable to hardgoods and instrumentation products.
• Provide regulatory compliance assessments for new instrumentation products and product modifications, ensuring adherence to applicable safety and performance requirements.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturers and Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) to review critical component lists, support product development activities, and manage ongoing product modifications and replacement parts.
• Review, edit, and proofread NRTL safety reports, related technical documentation, and instrument manuals, updating materials as needed in accordance with corporate processes.
• Maintain and manage the regulatory hardgoods budget, including tracking and reviewing monthly regulatory expenses, processing purchase orders, and overseeing payments for instrument safety, EMC, emissions testing, and country certification fees.
• Track and manage instrument certification timelines, including NRTL annual fees and quarterly factory inspections, and coordinate with product teams and regional regulatory partners to support global certifications (e.g., REACH, RoHS, Certificates of Compliance).

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience (typically 2-5 years) in regulatory affairs, product compliance, quality, or a related function, preferably with hardgoods, instrumentation, or technical products.
• Familiarity with safety and compliance standards and processes related to NRTLs and product certifications (e.g., UL, CSA, IEC, REACH, RoHS) is strongly preferred.
• Strong attention to detail with proven ability to review and edit technical documentation, reports, and manuals for accuracy and regulatory alignment.
• Solid organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage budgets, track multiple deadlines, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey regulatory requirements to cross-functional teams and external partners.

What We Offer

• A standard, competitive benefits package that may include health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings options, paid time off, and other employee programs.
• The opportunity to contribute directly to the safety and compliance of products that support critical Food Safety and Animal Safety applications.
• A professional, collaborative environment where cross-functional interaction with product development, manufacturing partners, and global regulatory teams is part of your everyday work.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws. If you are a detail-oriented regulatory professional who enjoys working with technical products and global standards, we encourage you to apply. Press Apply today to be considered for the Regulatory Affairs Associate - Hardgoods role and help us ensure our Food Safety instrumentation products meet the highest regulatory and safety standards worldwide. Come Be Part Of A Mission that Matters! From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world’s food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there — and you can be too. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job