Materials & Technical Compliance Engineer

Analyze material composition & BOM structures. Break components down into their materials, layers, formulations, and coatings; determine resin, substrate, or compound types, percentages, and weights; and build defensible assumed compositions and material proxies when supplier specifications are incomplete or missing.

Make classification determinations grounded in regulation. Translate material composition into correct reporting classifications for each jurisdiction, reading and applying the relevant statutory and program definitions rather than generalizing across programs.

Model material recommendations for customers. Run material-switch, source-reduction, and fee-scenario analyses — identifying more recyclable, lower-fee, or reduced-material alternatives — and translate the tradeoffs (cost, physical performance, and eco-modulation rates) into guidance customers can act on.

Own the classification logic. Author and maintain the classification configuration (the routing rules that map material attributes to reporting categories) across jurisdictions, and modernize it as regulation and materials evolve.

Run rigorous quality control. Own schema conformance and a multi-pass QC process — checking for material and threshold errors, gaps, overlaps, and misroutes — and provide final technical sign-off on client deliverables.

Resolve the hardest technical questions. Serve as the deepest tier of the technical queue for escalated composition, classification, exemption, and mapping questions.

Shape our automated recommendation engine. Define the material science, threshold, and specification rules that power our platform's automated material suggestions and compliance routing.

Bridge materials science and platform logic. Supply the physical material and regulatory requirements the product and engineering team build against, translating material properties into structured rules for our platform engine. (Supporting the build, not managing it.)

Support bespoke material deep-dives. Serve as the home for in-depth, bespoke material analysis and technical recyclability/circularity evaluations for customers.

A materials or engineering foundation. A degree and/or substantial hands-on background in a materials or engineering discipline — materials science, chemistry, plastics/polymer engineering, textile engineering, packaging science/engineering, industrial or mechanical engineering, or a related field.

Material analysis ability. The ability to reason about what products and materials are made of — resins, laminates, coatings, composites, synthetics, or multi-layer assemblies — how those materials behave, and how to estimate composition and weight when data is incomplete.

Analytical rigor and precision. Exceptional attention to detail and comfort owning precise, high-stakes analysis and quality-control work where small errors have real reporting and financial consequences.

A strong interest in policy and research. The temperament to ground technical decisions in regulatory text, and the diligence to research and defend a determination rather than guess.

Clear technical communication. The ability to translate material and regulatory analysis into requirements and explanations that product, engineering, and customer teams can act on.

Applied material domain expertise (strongly valued). Hands-on experience working with physical materials — as a raw material supplier, converter, chemical evaluator, or manufacturer — or deep familiarity with material characterization, specs, and processing methods. (Packaging expertise is a strong advantage given our immediate core, but candidates with polymer, textile, or chemical backgrounds are encouraged to apply.)

Technical tooling & automation. Comfort with data analysis, ERP structures, or technical software, plus hands-on scripting or automation experience (e.g., Python, SQL) to build, test, and streamline the workflows that scale this analysis.

EPR / sustainability exposure. Prior work in EPR, compliance, sustainability, or circular economy across the U.S. (e.g., state-level Producer Responsibility Laws), Canada (e.g., PRO programs), or Europe.

Lifecycle or recyclability analysis. Familiarity with life-cycle assessment (LCA), design-for-recyclability/circularity protocols, or recycled-content evaluation.