Senior Materials and Battery Compliance Engineer

About 1X
We’re an AI and robotics company based in San Carlos, California, on a mission to build a truly abundant society through general-purpose robots capable of performing any kind of work autonomously.

We believe that to truly understand the world and grow in intelligence, humanoid robots must live and learn alongside us. That’s why we’re focused on developing friendly home robots designed to integrate seamlessly into everyday life.

We’re looking for curious, driven, and passionate people who want to help shape the future of robotics and AI. If this mission excites you, we’d be thrilled to hear from you and explore how you might contribute to our journey.

Materials and Battery Compliance Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Materials and Battery Compliance Engineer to lead global compliance efforts related to battery systems and regulated materials across our humanoid robots. In this role, you will interpret and operationalize regulatory requirements, drive certification strategies, and work closely with internal teams, certification bodies, and government agencies to ensure our products meet global market access requirements. This role requires strong regulatory expertise, technical depth, and the ability to lead complex, cross-functional certification programs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify, interpret, and maintain materials- and battery-related regulatory requirements for U.S. and global markets.

• Translate regulatory requirements into clear, actionable engineering and program requirements.

• Cascade compliance requirements to design, reliability, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

• Develop and lead execution of pre-certification and formal certification test plans.

• Work directly with government agencies, notified bodies, and regulatory authorities to clarify requirements and define test cases where standards are ambiguous or not directly applicable to humanoid robots.

• Lead investigation and resolution of certification test failures and compliance issues.

• Develop and execute certification strategies and schedules to support product delivery timelines.

• Build and manage internal and external resources to support battery and materials certification activities.

• Own labeling requirements related to batteries and regulated materials and lead implementation plans.

• Develop, maintain, and review certification documentation, test reports, and compliance evidence.

• Manage relationships with certification laboratories and testing partners.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a battery and/or materials compliance engineering role.

• Hands-on experience with UL certification and related safety standards.

• Direct experience executing battery certification tests such as UN 38.3, UL 1642, UL 2054, IEC 62133-2:2017, and ANSI/NEMA C18.

• Strong working knowledge of global materials regulations including California Prop 65, RoHS, REACH, WEEE, and Conflict Minerals.

• Experience planning, executing, and supporting certification testing programs.

• Experience working directly with certification and compliance laboratories.

• Strong experience with requirements management, certification documentation, and compliance report generation.

• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications (Bonus):

• Experience building or scaling an internal certification or compliance test laboratory.

• Familiarity with materials characterization and compliance test equipment such as SEM-EDX, FTIR, XRF, ICP-MS / ICP-AES, GC/MS, and Ion Chromatography (IC).

• Experience supporting battery certification across multiple global markets.

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary Range: $171,000 – $200,000

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid time off and holidays