Compliance Engineer

Hark
San Jose, CA

Who this role is best for

Geared toward technical program managers with global wireless certification experience comfortable with managing complex regulatory processes across hardware and software domains.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years in wireless certification or technical program management and global product launch experience
    — “8+ years in technical program management, carrier/regulatory certification, or wireless engineering”
  • Individuals who have successfully navigated international regulatory frameworks for connected consumer electronics
    — “Proven track record of successfully launching connected consumer electronics, IoT devices, wearables, or other carrier-connected hardware globally”
  • Professionals with deep knowledge of wireless technologies and network interoperability
    — “Deep understanding of wireless technologies (4G LTE, 5G NSA/SA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS) and network interoperability”

Things to consider

  • This role requires managing multiple products simultaneously across complex certification schedules
    — “Establish repeatable processes, compliance matrices, risk-tracking frameworks, and executive dashboards to manage complex certification schedules across multiple products simultaneously”
  • The candidate must be prepared to work closely with external partners and hold them accountable in ambiguous situations
    — “Exceptional ability to ... hold external partners accountable in ambiguous environments”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with global certification bodies like FCC, ISED, and CE RED in your resume and interviews
    — “Lead global carrier and regulatory certification programs (including FCC, ISED, CE RED, UKCA, PTCRB, and GCF)”
  • Emphasize your ability to translate operator requirements into actionable product execution plans
    — “Translate operator requirements (4G/5G, VoLTE, eSIM, carrier aggregation, roaming) into product roadmaps and engineering execution plans”
  • Showcase your track record of resolving certification blockers through cross-functional collaboration
    — “Partner closely with hardware, software, RF, modem, QA, and product teams to triage testing issues, close certification blockers”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • global carrier and regulatory certification programs
  • launch readiness for wireless and safety compliance
  • technical relationships with global partners
  • cross-functional team collaboration
  • market entry support
Typical background
wireless engineeringtechnical program managementregulatory compliance

Skills & requirements

Required

Carrier CertificationRegulatory ComplianceTechnical Relationship ManagementCross-functional ExecutionMarket ExpansionProcess Scaling

Preferred

AI HardwareMultimodal ModelsWireless TechnologiesNetwork Interoperability

About the role

Original posting from Hark via Greenhouse

About Hark

Hark is an artificial intelligence company building advanced, personalized intelligence. One that is proactive, multimodal, and capable of interacting with the world through speech, text, vision, and persistent memory.

We're pairing that intelligence with next-generation hardware to create a universal interface between humans and machines. While today's AI largely operates through chat boxes and decade-old devices, Hark is focused on what comes next: agentic systems that interact naturally with people and the real world.

To get there, we're developing multimodal models and next-generation AI hardware together - designed from the ground up as a single, unified interface for a new era of intelligent systems.

About the Role 

Hark is an artificial intelligence company building advanced, personalized intelligence. One that is proactive, multimodal, and capable of interacting with the world through speech, text, vision, and persistent memory. We are pairing that intelligence with next-generation hardware to create a universal interface between humans and machines. Rather than focusing on a single layer of the AI stack, we are building foundation models, software systems, and native hardware together from the start.

Responsibilities

End-to-End Certification: Lead global carrier and regulatory certification programs (including FCC, ISED, CE RED, UKCA, PTCRB, and GCF) from early product definition through commercial launch.

Regulatory Compliance: Manage launch readiness for wireless, safety, EMC, RF exposure, SAR/MPE, and country-specific type approvals.

Strategic Partner Engagement: Build and manage technical relationships with global mobile carriers, test labs, certification bodies, and chipset vendors to understand test plans and drive lab/field testing.

Cross-Functional Execution: Partner closely with hardware, software, RF, modem, QA, and product teams to triage testing issues, close certification blockers, and ensure commercial launch readiness.

Market Expansion: Translate operator requirements (4G/5G, VoLTE, eSIM, carrier aggregation, roaming) into product roadmaps and engineering execution plans to support entry into new markets.

Process Scaling: Establish repeatable processes, compliance matrices, risk-tracking frameworks, and executive dashboards to manage complex certification schedules across multiple products simultaneously.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, CS, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Experience: 8+ years in technical program management, carrier/regulatory certification, or wireless engineering.

Product Expertise: Proven track record of successfully launching connected consumer electronics, IoT devices, wearables, or other carrier-connected hardware globally.

Technical Fluency: Deep understanding of wireless technologies (4G LTE, 5G NSA/SA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS) and network interoperability.

Communication & Leadership: Exceptional ability to distill complex technical risks for executive reporting, influence teams without formal authority, and hold external partners accountable in ambiguous environments.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $120,000 - $300,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.

Source: Hark careers (Greenhouse)

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