Engineering Manager, Compliance

KULR Technology Group (NYSE: KULR) is a publicly traded company with a vibrant startup dynamic, headquartered in Houston, TX. Our mission is to develop energy management platforms that accelerate the global transition to a circular electrification economy. Using space-proven engineering, we deliver sustainable solutions that make batteries and electronics cooler, lighter, and safer.

KULR operates across four verticals—e-mobility, environmental/energy storage, industrial/consumer tools, and aerospace/defense, with technologies deployed by NASA, including applications on the International Space Station and Mars Rover.

Job Title: Engineering Manager, Compliance

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: $137,400 - $163.800

Reports to: Vice President of Engineering

Location: Onsite.

KULR Technology Location: Webster, TX

Travel: 10% travel

Position Overview:

The Engineering Compliance Manager owns the engineering process backbone of the organization. This role ensures that all engineering development—particularly New Product Introduction (NPI)—is executed with complete traceability, disciplined documentation, and audit-ready compliance.

This position is responsible for managing the engineering paper trail, including PLM systems, configuration control, custom development tracking, and technical documentation required to support AS9100 certification and UN 38.8 testing compliance. The Engineering Compliance Manager partners closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Test, Supply Chain, and Program Management to ensure products move from concept to production with full regulatory and customer compliance.

This is a high-trust, high-ownership role critical to KULR’s ability to scale advanced, safety-critical products across aerospace, defense, and energy markets.

Functions:

Engineering Compliance & Governance

• Own and maintain engineering compliance processes across the full product lifecycle.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with AS9100, customer requirements, and internal policies.
• Serve as the primary engineering interface for compliance-related audits and assessments.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation at all times.
• Maintain export control approval systems.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

• Lead engineering compliance for all NPI programs, ensuring proper phase gates, documentation, and approvals.
• Enforce configuration control, revision management, and change control throughout development.
• Ensure engineering deliverables (requirements, drawings, BOMs, test reports, analyses) are complete, accurate, and traceable.

PLM & Configuration Management

• Own the Engineering PLM system, including structure, workflows, permissions, and data integrity.
• Define and enforce best practices for part numbering, BOM management, revisions, and releases.
• Manage custom development tracking for customer-specific and non-standard products.
• Act as the system owner for engineering change management (ECR/ECO/ECN processes).

Documentation & Paper Trail Management

• Ensure complete traceability from requirements → design → build → test → release.
• Maintain engineering records supporting certification, qualification, and customer deliverables.
• Partner with Engineering Managers and Program Leads to close documentation gaps before program milestones.

Audit & Certification Support

• Lead preparation and execution of annual AS9100 audits.
• Own engineering inputs for UN 38.8 testing and compliance, ensuring documentation, test records, and reports are complete and defensible.
• Coordinate with Quality, Test, and external labs to support audits and certifications.
• Drive corrective actions, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement following audits.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Test, and Supply Chain to align compliance requirements.
• Train engineering teams on compliance processes, PLM usage, and documentation expectations.

Act as a compliance advisor to Advanced Programs and Product Development teams.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position may supervise technical or documentation staff as the organization scales.

Responsibilities may include:

• Assigning and reviewing compliance-related work.
• Providing training, guidance, and performance feedback.

Supporting hiring and team growth as needed.

REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience in engineering compliance, configuration management, quality engineering, or NPI support.
• Direct experience supporting quality audits.
• Demonstrated independent project ownership required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

Compliance & Systems Expertise

• Strong working knowledge of AS9100 requirements as applied to engineering organizations.
• Experience managing PLM systems and engineering change processes.
• Deep understanding of configuration management, revision control, and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with lithium-ion battery products, testing, and regulatory environments preferred.

Process & Execution Skills

• Ability to design, implement, and enforce scalable engineering processes.
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of program execution velocity.
• Proven ability to prepare organizations for audits and maintain audit readiness year-round.

Leadership & Communication

• Ability to influence engineers and program leaders without formal authority.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable pushing back when compliance requirements are not met.
• High integrity, ownership mindset, and commitment to quality and safety.

Tools & Systems

• Experience with PLM systems (Arena, Windchill, Agile, Teamcenter, or similar).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee may encounter while performing this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Office Work Environment

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and viewing a computer terminal. Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, which permits the employee to communicate effectively on the telephone and in person. Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to frequently operate a personal computer (estimated 80%-100% of the typical workday) and other office equipment. Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee at a computer workstation for an extended period.

Work Environment (FOR NON-OFFICE)

• Standing for long periods of time, climbing up and down ladders, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, and stretching are generally required to perform the functions of this position.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
• Noisy environments: Occasionally
• Hazardous conditions: Occasionally
• Small and/or enclosed spaces: Occasionally
• Operating machinery and/or power tools: Occasionally
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers: Occasionally
• Adjusting or moving objects up to 25 pounds in all directions: Constantly
• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods: Occasionally
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another: Occasionally Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing: Occasionally
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces: Occasionally
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds: Occasionally
• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds: Occasionally
• Heavy work that includes moving objects up to 100 pounds or more: Occasionally
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like: Occasionally

Special Conditions: List any special conditions required (not preferred, only required) here. Background check is always required.

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
• Must have a current, valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to provide own transportation between work locations.
• Must be able to work various hours and locations based on business needs.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to federal contract requirements.
• Successful applicant must meet ITAR requirements.

DISCLOSURE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or others.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by the supervisor in compliance with federal and state Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

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