Manager, UL Certification and Compliance

What you’ll do

Giga is the only vertically integrated energy infrastructure company controlling site development, manufacturing, and power markets under one roof — and we need someone who can own our entire UL certification program end-to-end. As Manager of UL Certification & Compliance, you'll be the company's single point of ownership for the UL relationship across all product lines: oil-filled transformers, low-voltage switchgear, medium-voltage dry type transformers, medium-voltage switchgear, modular data centers, chillers, and what comes next. You'll build the internal processes and playbooks that let Giga scale its product portfolio without compliance becoming a bottleneck. This is a high-visibility, high-autonomy role that sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations — and directly supports our path to IPO.

Where you’ll work

This role will be based remotely from your home offices with occasional travel to our manufacturing facilities in Houston and Long Beach.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company-wide owner of the UL relationship, acting as the primary liaison between Giga Energy and UL across all product lines and business units
• Maintain existing UL certifications for oil-filled transformers and low-voltage switchgear, ensuring continued compliance, timely renewals, and smooth audit processes
• Lead the end-to-end certification process for new product lines — scoping applicable standards, opening cases, preparing documentation, coordinating testing, managing timelines, and driving projects through to listing
• Develop and maintain internal processes and playbooks for UL certification so the company can scale its product portfolio without bottlenecks
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations to ensure designs meet UL requirements early in the development cycle, not after the fact
• Track and communicate changes to UL standards, policies, and procedures that may affect current or planned certifications
• Manage UL-related budgets, timelines, and reporting to leadership

Requirements

• 7+ years of direct, hands-on experience managing UL certification cases, factory inspections, follow-up services, and the UL listing process
• Deep familiarity with UL standards relevant to electrical infrastructure, including UL 1562, UL 891, and UL 1558
• Demonstrated track record of successfully leading new products through the UL certification process from initial application through final listing
• Existing professional relationships with UL representatives and working knowledge of how the organization operates internally
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent certification efforts across different product categories
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical field

Bonus points 

• Experience with other third-party certification bodies such as CSA, ETL/Intertek, or IEC
• Familiarity with medium-voltage and modular/prefabricated equipment standards
• Background in datacenter infrastructure, HVAC/chiller systems, or modular power equipment
• Experience in manufacturing or quality assurance environments

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Team on-sites where all offices come in–person to collaborate