Expert, Global Compliance

Reporting to the Director of Global Service & Quality, the Global Compliance Expert is responsible for defining, implementing, and maintaining global product regulatory compliance, certification, and trade/export compliance activities for all products, ensuring conformity with applicable international regulations throughout the full product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Regulatory Compliance & Certification

• Lead global product certification and regulatory compliance activities for high‑technology analytical instruments and related accessories.
• Act as the regulatory compliance expert throughout all phases of product development, in close collaboration with R&D, Manufacturing, Service, and Sales.
• Define certification strategies and manage relationships with external testing laboratories, notified bodies, and certification agencies.
• Review and approve engineering and manufacturing change orders within defined regulatory perimeter.
• Ensure timely completion of testing, evaluations, and compliance documentation to support product launches and customer deliveries.
• Monitor and assess regulatory and certification evolutions impacting existing and future products.
• Provide regulatory guidance and support to Sales, Service, and Customer Experience teams, including participation in Level 3 escalations when required

Export Control & Trade Compliance

• Define, manage, and continuously improve the global export control and trade compliance program for the Business Unit.
• Classify products, spare parts, and components (HS codes, export control classifications).
• Review sales quotes, service contracts, and customer export lists for compliance with export regulations.
• Prepare, submit, and maintain required export control filings and documentation with regulatory authorities (e.g. BIS).
• Draft, implement, and maintain export control procedures, SOPs, declarations, and records.
• Monitor changes in international import/export regulations and assess impact on operations and installed base.
• Report import/export compliance KPIs to BU management and Division/Corporate stakeholders.

Quality System, Documentation & Training

• Lead global product certification and regulatory compliance activities for high‑technology analytical instruments and related accessories.
• Act as the regulatory compliance expert throughout all phases of product development, in close collaboration with R&D, Manufacturing, Service, and Sales.
• Develop, own, and maintain regulatory and compliance processes and SOPs as part of the Quality Management System.
• Generate, collect, control, and maintain regulatory and compliance documentation in SharePoint and controlled repositories.
• Support and/or conduct compliance audits of suppliers within defined scope.
• Prepare and deliver internal training, presentations, and guidance related to regulatory, certification, and trade compliance topics.

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Regulatory Affairs, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in product regulatory compliance and certification for complex, high technology equipment.
• Experience with international regulatory frameworks and certification processes.
• Knowledge of the semiconductor or advanced analytical instrumentation industry is a strong plus.
• Prior experience or strong interest in export control and trade compliance.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Professional knowledge & abilities

• English proficiency: C1 level;
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of global regulatory, certification, and trade compliance requirements.
• Availability and willingness to travel internationally.
• Ability to operate autonomously and provide clear recommendations to stakeholders.

About the Business Unit:

CAMECA is a world leader in the design and manufacture of scientific instruments for elemental and isotopic microanalysis. CAMECA is a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., with offices located in Paris, France, and Madison, WI. CAMECA is committed to continuously broadening our product offerings and expanding the range of applications each instrument and technique can address through sustained, long-term R&D investments and close collaborations with leading academic research units. Today, our products serve a broad range of laboratory and process control applications in end markets that include semiconductor, nanoscience, environment, geology, nuclear, and material sciences.   

For more information, visit www.ametek.com/  and www.cameca.com/