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Cary, Nc

Lead Compliance effort for Apple MFi and Android Auto certifications—Wirelessi, Bluetooth Classic and increasingly BLE are common transports, with USB also in play.Apple MFi Made For iPhone/iPad/iPod starts with the Product Plan. Apple MFi covers CarPlay, AirPlay and/ or iAP2 features for Accessories. Licensees are provided access to Apple specifications. The Connectivity method to Apple devices and iAP Features determines the path to compliance. Accessory Test Systems verify the… Show more Lead Compliance effort for Apple MFi and Android Auto certifications—Wirelessi, Bluetooth Classic and increasingly BLE are common transports, with USB also in play.Apple MFi Made For iPhone/iPad/iPod starts with the Product Plan. Apple MFi covers CarPlay, AirPlay and/ or iAP2 features for Accessories. Licensees are provided access to Apple specifications. The Connectivity method to Apple devices and iAP Features determines the path to compliance. Accessory Test Systems verify the Accessory, in-house and by a third-party lab audit or by Apple, depending on the technology. CarPlay may cover a full year to complete certification. The timeline for MFi certification covers about three months, for an accessory, interfacing with Apple devices.AAP covers Googles specifications, (HUIG) Head Unit Integration Guide, for automotive head units in OEM vehicles. The GTM Go-to-Market plan, Waiver requests and HUC Head Unit Compatibility test results are key submittals, for Googles approval. Once approved (Greenlighted) Kickoff with a 3PL presents the test plan. Development and testing to AAP requirements, includes the Drive test (Location Performance) in a representative vehicle. Following AAP certification, the representative test bench, of vehicle components, is retained by Google. Show less

Morrisville, Nc

Managed Regulatory Compliance, EMC/Safety, and Reliability Engineering. Approvals met country homologation and customer requirements. RoHS from 2006 to current addition of Phthalates restrictions, WEEE and REACH implementation. Support Customs inquiries, for information related to compliance and environmental concerns.

Morrisville, Nc, Usa

Manage compliance to meet Safety (IEC 60950-1, CB certificates), NEBS, EMC, WEEE, RoHS, REACH, China RoHS, and country regulatory requirements for world markets. Telecom and data center products. Research directives, standards, homologation and legal requirements, to maintain approvals for each market, with DoC, and respond to Custom's inquiries from HS Codes. Provide Reliability prediction, MTBF and system level availability prediction from MTTR, redundancy and switchover to meet… Show more Manage compliance to meet Safety (IEC 60950-1, CB certificates), NEBS, EMC, WEEE, RoHS, REACH, China RoHS, and country regulatory requirements for world markets. Telecom and data center products. Research directives, standards, homologation and legal requirements, to maintain approvals for each market, with DoC, and respond to Custom's inquiries from HS Codes. Provide Reliability prediction, MTBF and system level availability prediction from MTTR, redundancy and switchover to meet 5-9's .Provide NEBS compliance to meet requirements for carriers, including AT&T, Verizon, and others, to GR-63-CORE and GR-1089-CORE standards. Provide project and test support to accomplish acceptance. Reports enable environmental approvals for customers with concerns, such as Seismic and thermal conditions. Show less