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Product Environmental Compliance Engineer
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It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Product Environmental Compliance Engineer Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, UK (On-site) Job Type: Full-time | Permanent Help Shape the Future of Sustainable Technology At Lumentum, we're developing the technology that powers the world's fastest networks, AI infrastructure, cloud computing, and next-generation communications. Our optical and photonic innovations are at the heart of the systems that keep people, businesses, and industries connected. As we continue to grow at our Towcester manufacturing and engineering site, we're looking for a Product Environmental Compliance Engineer to play a key role in ensuring our products meet global environmental regulations while supporting our sustainability goals. If you're passionate about environmental compliance, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and want your work to have a real global impact, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do As part of our Environmental Compliance team, you'll work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales and our global suppliers to ensure our products comply with international environmental legislation throughout their lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include: Reviewing supplier material declarations, technical specifications and test reports to verify product compliance. Analysing Bills of Materials (BOMs) and assessing materials against global environmental regulations. Preparing product compliance declarations and Full Material Declarations (FMDs). Responding to customer environmental compliance enquiries and questionnaires. Supporting engineering change processes to maintain ongoing product compliance. Collecting and analysing supplier conflict minerals data and producing consolidated product reports. Conducting Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), including data collection, analysis and reporting. Monitoring changes in global environmental legislation and advising the business on compliance requirements. Collaborating with Supply Chain, R&D, Manufacturing, Contract Manufacturers and Sales teams across the organisation. What We're Looking For Education You'll hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in: Environmental Engineering Environmental Science Materials Science Or another relevant technical discipline. Experience We're looking for someone with around 3-5 years' experience in environmental compliance, product stewardship or sustainability within a manufacturing or engineering environment. You'll ideally have experience with: Product environmental compliance and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Reviewing BOMs, material declarations, technical specifications and supplier documentation Environmental legislation including EU RoHS, China RoHS, REACH, POPs and WEEE ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 LCA methodologies Product carbon footprint or environmental impact assessments Responsible minerals due diligence, including CMRT and EMRT reporting Materials, chemicals and restricted substances used in electronic products Identifying compliance risks through detailed technical analysis Working collaboratively across multiple technical and business functions Excellent written and spoken English communication skills are essential. Desirable Skills It would be great if you also have experience with: IPC-1752 Environmental compliance data management systems Electronics, semiconductor, photonics or optical communications industries Contract manufacturing environments Agile or similar product lifecycle management (PLM) systems Data analysis, reporting or automation tools that improve compliance processes Why Join Lumentum? This is an opportunity to join a global technology leader where your work directly contributes to creating more sustainable products used around the world. You'll collaborate with talented colleagues across multiple disciplines while continuing to develop your technical expertise. Our Towcester Site Our Towcester facility is home to engineering, manufacturing and operations teams working on cutting-edge optical technologies. It's a collaborative, modern workplace with excellent on-site facilities and opportunities to build your career within a global organisation. Join a Team That’s Shaping the Future At Lumentum, we’re more than just a workplace—we’re a launchpad for creativity and innovation. We’re committed to celebrating your unique talents and helping you grow. Our guiding principles—Innovate, Engage, Deliver, Excel, and Win—aren’t just words; they’re the heart of what we do. Let’s Build a Brighter Future Together! We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and provide accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process. Your uniqueness makes us stronger, sparks creativity, and drives our success. Join us—your future starts here! We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Lumentum is illuminating the networks of tomorrow with advanced photonic technologies that enable AI, data centers, telecom, industrial, and sensing applications. As AI accelerates the global demand for bandwidth and energy efficiency, we deliver the building blocks that keep data moving reliably, efficiently, and at massive scale. Our optical products support AI and compute infrastructure, cloud and DCI environments, metro and long-haul networks, while our lasers drive breakthroughs in precision manufacturing and sensing. For nearly five decades, Lumentum has been at the intersection of light and innovation. What began as a vision with JDS Uniphase to harness the power of photonics has evolved into a global force driving the communication infrastructure of tomorrow. At Lumentum, we’re building more than a business—we’re building a team of passionate innovators whose drive to collaborate, create, and connect the world fuels everything we do. We are part of the AI technology revolution and we are illuminating the path forward. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we operate worldwide through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations.