Material Compliance Engineer

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This position reports to:

Manager, Component Engineering

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Your Role and Responsibilities

We are now looking for a new Material Compliance Engineer to join our team in ABB Distribution Solutions in Vaasa, Finland. In this role, you will play a key role in following product material compliances by preventing compliance issues and ensuring right and sustainable materials in products. You will be responsible for actively monitoring environmental directives and regulations to make sure the certifications of the environmental declarations are executed in accordance with standards and legislation. You will collaborate closely with many stakeholders of the global ABB organization and external third parties.

The work model for this role is : #Li-Hybrid

You will mainly be responsible for:

Keeping track of the latest regulatory developments, emerging compliance practices, and methodologies to incorporate them into daily operation

Managing materials compliance database – collecting, reviewing, and keeping compliance data updated with required data integrity and validity by implementing a robust engineering approval process

Supporting the local organization in the execution of LCAs and relevant environmental product declarations, e.g. EPD.

Managing customer compliance requests, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to satisfy customers’ needs in a timely manner

Preparing and submiting compliance reports, declarations, and other documents where applicable

Standardizing relevant documentation processes and templates (reports, declarations, etc.)

Qualifications for the role

B.Sc or M.Sc degree from a related field, such as environmental science or industrial engineering

Experience and knowledge from working in material compliance, in the environment or sustainability area

Understanding from regulatory frameworks and compliance standards – RoHS, REACH (SCIP reporting), PFAS, Conflict Minerals, Prop 65, TSCA, POPs, VOCs, WEEE, etc.

Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience of Power BI for data analysis, reporting and dashboard development

Excellent interpersonal skills and organizational capabilities

Ability to write well-structured and well-reasoned reports, proposals and documents

Attention to details while keeping the overall picture in mind

Good communications skills including fluency in Finnish and English, both written and spoken

What’s in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

Benefits

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, bicycle and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors,motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

If you have questions, please contact Manager, Operations, Timo Rintamäki, tel. +35850 334 1232. Please note the following call times: 15.00 – 18.00. Apply for the position by November 24, 2026. We look forward to receiving your application.

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