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Confidential opportunity · Electrical engineering · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Product Certification Manager(M/F) the certificate finally has an owner

Until a piece of equipment has its certificate, it cannot be sold. Today, each project manager certifies in their own way. You become the sole owner of the subject, facing certification bodies that give nothing away.

Jobs

  • 1

    Single point of contact

  • 0

    No one on the team

  • 5years

    Minimum required

  • 50-70k€

    Annual gross · Permanent contract managerial grade

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The role in 30 seconds

The essentials,before the detail

What you hold

Map the standards · Run the campaigns · Defend the technical files.

Who you report to

R&D management, a role to be built.

What you need to know

No one has held this role full time before you: there is no model to take over.

Before you read on

Minimum required, to be ticked in full

  • You have had power electronics equipment certified, or products from the same family
  • You have run end-to-end test campaigns: type, EMC, dielectric, environmental
  • You have defended a technical file before a third-party body, through to the closing of non-conformities
  • You work in English with the bodies and speak fluent French
  • At least 5 years of experience in this type of role

Ideal, what puts you ahead

  • Participation in a standardisation committee
  • A network already open at certification bodies and laboratories

Far from the minimum? An open application will serve you better.

The criteria that matter: You have had power electronics equipment certified, or products from the same family · You have run end-to-end test campaigns: type, EMC, dielectric, environmental · You have defended a technical file before a third-party body, through to the closing of non-conformities.

01 · The company

Confidential assignment

Who is hiring,without its name

An international industrial group. Its name is given to you if your profile is shortlisted. Volta Executive runs the search end to end.

The type of site · Illustration photo

  • 1

    Single point of contact

    The whole product roadmap runs through you

  • 0

    No one on the team

    A cross-functional role: you persuade, you do not command

  • 5years

    Minimum required

    On certified electrical power products

  • 180j

    To take back control

    Direct oversight of the campaigns and a renegotiated test scope

02 · The role

Product Certification Manager · permanent contract, managerial status

What you do,in practice

  1. Map the standards

    For each product and each target market, you draw up the list of standards that apply. Today, every project manager does it their own way. You turn it into a single reference, and you raise the alert before a regulatory change lands on a project in progress.

  2. Run the campaigns

    From scope to certificate: type, EMC, dielectric and environmental tests. You also drive the closing of non-conformities. That is where time is lost, and you answer for the date the product goes on sale.

  3. Defend the technical files

    You prepare the files and defend them in front of third-party bodies that have no reason to do you any favours. A shaky file costs months.

  4. Choose bodies and laboratories

    Few bodies truly know how to certify this type of equipment. You identify those that add value and keep credible alternatives in Europe. You decide alone, with a budget to hold.

  5. Get existing results recognised

    Getting a body to accept results that are already validated, rather than redoing an entire campaign, is the first lever on cost and lead time. It is negotiated, scope by scope.

  6. Advise the designers

    Some design choices have a regulatory impact. You spot them early so they do not turn into non-conformities at the end of the project.

  7. Build the structure

    A documentation framework, a standard certification plan, a single dashboard of certifications in progress. None of this exists yet: it is your first deliverable.

The context

The role,unfiltered

The context, what draws a strong profile and the real challenges, written as they are.

On the ground · Illustration photo

🔌 Responsable Certification Produit · équipements électriques de puissance · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

🧭 Le contexte, sans filtre

Un produit qui n'est pas certifié ne se vend pas. Aujourd'hui, la certification est portée en morceaux par la R&D et par les chefs de projet, en plus de leur charge technique. Personne n'en a la propriété et chaque équipe fait à sa façon. Vous serez la première personne dont c'est le métier à plein temps : il n'y a ni processus type, ni tableau de bord, ni règle d'arbitrage entre organismes. C'est vous qui les posez. Vous n'êtes pas seul pour autant : un référent interne vous appuie sur les normes et des méthodes existent ailleurs dans le groupe. Vous voyez passer toute la feuille de route produit, et votre travail fixe la date à laquelle un produit peut être vendu.

⚠️ Les vrais challenges

  • Une fonction à construire : personne ne l'a tenue avant vous à plein temps, il n'y a pas de modèle à reprendre. Vous décidez du processus et du standard
  • Aucune autorité hiérarchique : vous n'avez pas d'équipe et vous devez faire appliquer vos règles à des chefs de projet sous pression de délai
  • Des organismes qui n'ont aucune raison de céder : obtenir la reconnaissance de résultats déjà validés plutôt que refaire des campagnes entières se négocie
  • Arbitrer coût, délai et couverture des marchés, souvent seul
  • Des déplacements en Europe, chez les laboratoires et les organismes

03 · The trade

The trade's value chain

From designed product to sellable productand the part that falls to you

The trade · Illustration photo
  1. Target standards
  2. Test plan
  3. Laboratories
  4. Campaign
  5. Non-conformities
  6. Certificate
  7. Release for sale

You hold the whole chain, from the map of standards to the certificate. Release for sale depends on it.

Volta Executive · outline diagram, taken from the role brief

04 · The organisation

Your place

A clear place,at the right level

No team to manage: it is a cross-functional role.

We tell you frankly

No one has held this role full time before you: there is no model to take over. You have no line authority and must get your rules applied by project managers under deadline pressure. You arbitrate alone between cost, lead time and market coverage. The bodies will not give way easily. And you travel across Europe, to the laboratories.

05 · Your first months

What we expect of you

Your first months,step by step

  1. Day 0 to day 30

    Map

    Products in development, certifications in progress, bodies already engaged, real costs and lead times. You meet every project manager.

  2. Day 30 to day 90

    Set the standard

    A standard certification plan, a documentation framework, a single dashboard and rules for arbitrating between bodies.

  3. Day 90 to day 180

    Take back control

    You directly run the campaigns, you renegotiate at least one test scope, and every team identifies you as the entry point.

06 · You, and the framework

What matters

The must-haves,non-negotiable

  • You have had power electronics equipment certified, or products from the same family
  • You have run end-to-end test campaigns: type, EMC, dielectric, environmental
  • You have defended a technical file before a third-party body, through to the closing of non-conformities
  • You work in English with the bodies and speak fluent French
  • At least 5 years of experience in this type of role

What makes the difference

  • A plus

    Participation in a standardisation committee

  • A plus

    A network already open at certification bodies and laboratories

  • Won't work

    No experience with power electronics products

  • Won't work

    A quality background (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, internal audit) without product certification

  • Won't work

    On-site inspection of electrical installations

  • Won't work

    Experience centred on machine safety

The salary, plainly

50 to 70k€

gross per year

  • Gross annual, depending on profile and experience
  • Permanent contract, managerial status, full time, a role to be built
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, reporting to R&D management
  • Cross-functional, no line management, strong autonomy over bodies, test scopes and budget
  • Travel in Europe, to laboratories and bodies

What happens next, in two steps

  1. You send your CVon this page, in two minutes
  2. If your profile matches, we will get in touchFlorian Beurtey, who leads the assignment

This role isn't quite right for you? Do not apply to this role: your CV would be read against its criteria, not yours. Send an open application instead, I read it for my other assignments, most of which are never published.

Do you tick the required minimum? Apply here, you will get a straight answer.

Open application

07 · Your application

Send your CV

Product Certification Manager (M/F), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

  • No account needed.
  • Every CV is read against the requirements of the role.
  • If your profile matches, we will get in touch.

Your CV stays confidential.

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Frequently asked questions

What candidatesask first

What is the role and where is it based?

Product Certification Manager on a permanent contract, managerial status, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Until a piece of equipment has its certificate, it cannot be sold. Today, every project manager certifies in their own way. You become the sole owner of the subject, facing bodies that do not do favours.

What is the pay?

€50-70k gross per year, depending on profile and experience.

What are the essential criteria (must-haves)?

You have had power electronics equipment certified, or products from the same family; You have run end-to-end test campaigns: type, EMC, dielectric, environmental; You have defended a technical file before a third-party body, through to the closing of non-conformities; You work in English with the bodies and speak fluent French; At least 5 years of experience in this type of role.

Which profiles are not a fit?

No experience with power electronics products; A quality background (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, internal audit) without product certification; On-site inspection of electrical installations; Experience centred on machine safety. An application outside the criteria receives no reply.

How to apply?

You send your CV on the job page. If your profile matches, Volta Executive will contact you. The client's name is shared if your profile is selected.

Who is hiring?

Volta Executive, a recruitment and executive search firm for industry and energy, founded by Florian Beurtey, an engineer who graduated from the École des Mines de Saint-Étienne and AgroParisTech. The assignment is confidential.

Who is hiring

Volta Executive,an engineer who hires engineers

Volta Executive is a recruitment and executive search firm for industry and the energy transition, in France and internationally: energy-from-waste (EfW, SRF), biomass and cogeneration, district heating, anaerobic digestion, energy efficiency, energy storage, electrical engineering. Florian Beurtey, an engineer from Mines Saint-Étienne and AgroParisTech, who has worked at EDF, Safran and INRAE, leads every assignment and meets every candidate before presenting them.

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