Staff Engineer, Product Regulatory

Staff Engineer - Product Regulatory

Badger Meter - Where Every Drop Counts and So Do You At Badger Meter, we’re more than a leading global water technology company - we’re innovators with a mission: to preserve and protect the world’s most precious resource. For over 120 years, our trusted solutions have enabled our customers to optimize the delivery and use of water, maximize revenue and reduce waste. Every employee at Badger Meter is an important part of our success. Here, your work doesn’t just move a business forward - it shapes a more sustainable future. We are committed to building a workplace where we celebrate differences, empower voices, and encourage fresh ideas that drive innovation. When you join us, you’ll find: purpose-driven work that makes a real difference in communities around the globe. Career growth and development opportunities designed to help you achieve your potential. A supportive, inclusive culture where collaboration and creativity thrive. Be part of something bigger. At Badger Meter, your contributions will ripple far beyond the workplace - creating lasting change for people and the planet.

What You Will Contribute: As a Staff Engineer - Product Regulatory at Badger Meter, you’ll play a mission-critical role at the intersection of engineering excellence and international standards. You won’t just interpret regulations-you’ll help shape how innovative electronic products achieve certifications across global markets including North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. This is a high-impact opportunity to develop product regulatory strategy, especially in UL, CSA, CE, IECEx, and ATEX standards. You’ll act as the vital link between engineering design teams and certifying agencies, guiding the New Product Development (NPD) process to ensure both speed and precision in certification outcomes. We welcome candidates with backgrounds in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering who are interested in compliance and regulatory or are already in those roles. Whether you’re seasoned in hazardous location certifications or looking to grow in a new area, we value your technical insight and collaborative mindset. This role will be hybrid (3 days a week onsite) at one of our US office facilities (Milwaukee WI, Racine WI, Melbourne FL, San Antonio TX, Tulsa OK, Los Gatos CA, Centennial CO, or Collegeville PA). We are open to relocation for the right individual. Although this is an individual contributor role, it requires a strong leadership mindset with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, drive alignment, and lead initiatives through collaboration and technical expertise.

Job Duties:

• Act as the SME and provide technical direction/support to other team members for component material declarations and related environmental compliance.
• Support NPD and provide oversight of Product Regulatory Compliance development activities for products used for UL/CSA/CE/IECEx/ATEX and other applications. Review the design with Engineering and verify compliance with the standard.
• Develop and maintain close technical relationships with 3rd-party certifying agencies (like UL, CSA, FM) to result in efficient and favorable outcomes for product certifications.
• Read and understand the requirements of the hazardous location standards to ensure product certifications are attained within budget and schedule requirements.
• Evaluate pending/upcoming regulatory & environmental changes to standards and recommend course or action for Badger Meter to take in order to support compliance requirements.
• Attend agency discussion meetings.