Staff Engineer

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 as needed to offer Badger Meter’s position to upcoming regulation changes, As needed. 

• Act as New Product Development or Project lead engineer for Product Regulatory Compliance actions, including hands-on detailed design review of electrical device designs. Lead team to achieve the specific certification required.

• Train development groups on best practices of electronic/electrical, mechanical & system design for product certifications in hazardous location or CE.  

• Interface with corporate legal counsel to discuss impact of proposed regulatory changes.

• Define scope of projects and costs related to product certification, develop/provide  input to project schedules and budgets and execute schedule/budgets to meet targets per approved project schedule. 

• Obtain Agency Certification quotations from global agencies relative to new/maintenance projects; prepare associated Purchase Request documentation.

• Develop Critical Components Lists with Lead Engineer for agency submittals, as required.

• Coordinate transfer of test samples to agencies/testing resources and publishing latest versions of test reports and certification documents.

• Up to 15% travel required.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field required.

• 7+ years of related specific work experience with UL, CSA, FM, IEC Ex and ATEX certifications and testing desired

Qualifications:

• Intermediate proficiency using Microsoft Software suite

• Familiarity with Lean and related manufacturing processes required.

• Knowledge of CSA/UL or CE standards as they apply to electronic devices

• Knowledge of electronic circuitry/pcbs commonly used in hazardous location applications and CE (EMC/LVD) certifications

• Ability to determine risk and define mitigation methods.

• Ability to generate basic financial/business justifications and recommendations required.

• Ability to communicate, read and write in English required.

Competencies:

• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with others across the organization to achieve shared objectives.

• Communication: Convey information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listen actively to others.

• Initiating Action: Take prompt action to accomplish work goals; take action to achieve results beyond what is required; be proactive.

• Work Standards: Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.

Working Conditions:

• Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment

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Competitive Total Rewards at Badger Meter:

• Competitive Pay

• Annual Bonus

• Eligible for Annual Pay Increases

• Comprehensive Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage 

• 15 days Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays  

• Two Ways to Save for Retirement: Badger Meter contributes 25 cents for every dollar you contribute to the plan, up to 7% of your eligible compensation.  In addition to the match, the company will also contribute 5% of your eligible compensation to your Defined Contribution account on an annual basis. Additional access to a certified financial planner to help ensure your money is working for you, at no cost!

• Employer Paid benefits including: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Basic Group Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and more

• Educational Assistance – Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 

• Voluntary benefits including: Additional Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness coverage

• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Badger Meter complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local disability laws. This means that we will reasonably accommodate qualified employees with a disability if accommodation would allow them to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would create an undue hardship.  

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