Compliance Engineer

Company Overview

Stuart Rush is a private business formed from the legacy electric chain hoist plants of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, with the first Lodestar® hoist made in the 1950s. With long-standing operations in Damascus, VA and Lexington, TN, the company builds on a legacy of quality in chain and hoist manufacturing. Stuart Rush values its employees as the foundation of its success and is committed to fostering a strong, supportive, and resilient workplace. The company is dedicated to delivering reliable products and earning customer trust through consistent performance while building a strong future for its people and customers.

Position Overview:

Supports Stuart Rush's product compliance function across domestic content requirements, hazardous chemical/materials regulations, and product certifications. Partners with New Product Development (NPD) on certifications for new products (both self-certified and third-party certified) and with Sustaining Engineering to maintain and update certifications on products already in the field.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform analyses that support domestic content compliance requests under laws such as the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), the Buy American Act (BAA), and applicable state-level requirements, working under the direction of the Director of New Product Development.
• Respond to customer and distributor requests about hazardous chemical and materials compliance, issuing statements of compliance and letters of intent as needed.
• Partner with Operations to build a proactive hazardous chemical and materials compliance program — including a restricted substances list (RSL) and supplier declaration process — to stay ahead of regulations like Prop 65, PFAS, and REACH rather than responding only when a customer asks.
• Work with NPD engineers to scope, plan, and execute product certifications for new designs, from declarations of conformity such as CE marking under applicable EU rules to third-party certification through agencies such as UL, CSA, SGS, TÜV, and Bureau Veritas.
• Work with Sustaining Engineering to keep certifications current on released products, including re-certification triggered by design changes, standards updates, or manufacturing site changes.
• Track and interpret evolving standards relevant to industrial and entertainment hoist equipment.
• Maintain compliance documentation and records within the SolidWorks EPDM/PDM controlled document system.
• Flag and help resolve supplier-driven compliance risks, such as component substitutions that could affect certification validity.
• Other various duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:

• Analytical with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and time manage independently.
• Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think abstractly and deal with ambiguous/undefined problems with a desire to collaborate with others.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline plus 4 years of hands-on experience in at least one compliance domain — hazardous materials and chemical regulations such as Prop 65, SDS, PFAS, or REACH; domestic content rules such as BABA, BAA, or state-level requirements; or product safety certification, whether through declarations of conformity like CE marking or third-party certification through NRTLs and other certification bodies.
• Without a bachelor's degree, 8 years of equivalent hands-on experience in the same domains, backed by relevant certifications, will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Strong written communication skills for customer-facing compliance correspondence.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and sales and distribution teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience working with a third-party certification body — a U.S. NRTL such as UL or CSA, or an international certification body or Notified Body such as TÜV, SGS, or Bureau Veritas — on test plan development, surveillance audits, corrective actions, or certification renewals.
• Experience with rigging, hoist, crane, or other industrial or mechanical equipment.
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks EPDM/PDM or similar controlled-document systems.
• Exposure to international certification or RF marking schemes, such as ANATEL, SRRC, or ICASA.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

Position will be located at the Damascus, VA facility

Benefits

At Stuart Rush, we value our employees and are committed to offering a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, paid time off, and a market-leading 401(k) plan.