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Sr. Project Engineer - Electrical Safety, Plano, TX

Intertek
Plano, TX, United States
$100K-$135K a year
Full-time

Sr. Project Engineer - electrical Safety, Plano, TX

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the top recognized brands and companies is actively seeking Sr.

Project Engineers to join our Electrical team in Plano, TX . This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing!

We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products : we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide.

Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands, and organizations in every sector around the world.

Our purpose : Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

Intertek's Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection, and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution.

Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.

What are we looking for?

This Sr. Project Engineer position is responsible for independently performing testing and evaluation on a variety of products to the provisions of .

Canadian and other international product safety standards; writing reports; and communicating with clients. This position is also responsible for providing local expertise in one or more product categories and mentoring and training less senior technical personnel.

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $100K - $135K. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays.

When working with Intertek, you can expect a benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.

What you’ll do :

  • Independently, conduct on and off-site evaluation of products to determine compliance with applicable standard(s). The Sr.
  • Project Engineer is responsible for more complex projects. To do this, Sr. Project Engineer must : Read and determine applicability of national codes and standards clauses for the EUT (equipment under test);
  • Read and understand schematics and manufacturing instructions; Validate the project scope and sample applicability; Under scope of the project, identify and locate test instruments and equipment required for testing;
  • Follow established test plan; Set up and operate EUT; perform and document simple repairs on EUT as needed; Conduct thorough construction review;

document results; Perform testing of products in accordance with standards. Core tests include, but are not limited to rating, leakage current, dielectric, temperature, pressure, stability, mechanical hazard, flammability, abnormal and fault insurance, rain, radiation, sound, and laser.

  • Train and mentor less senior technical staff.
  • Provide local technical expertise and maintain reviewer status in one or more product categories.
  • Proactively develop and communicate test procedures, new test fixtures and report shells for local office.
  • Investigate technical complaints for the local office and support accreditations efforts by performing technical audits locally.
  • Demonstrate enough product and / or standards knowledge to be considered an expert in multiple product categories for the local office.
  • Provide quotations for a large array of standards and complex projects and products.
  • Actively represent Intertek by participating on standards / industry committees and / or associations.
  • Perform preliminary design reviews (PDR) both on and off site.
  • Perform field labeling jobs.
  • Follow sample handling procedures, ensuring that sample is logged in and out of the system. Move equipment as needed through the facility.

Properly package sample for shipment.

  • Provide complex sales support such as giving presentations during client visits.
  • Communicate project status and test results to client, sales personnel, and management throughout testing. Provide on-going support to clients as needed.
  • Within policy guidelines, identify, properly document, and recommend engineering judgments.
  • Perform other work as required.

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form
  • Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables
  • Ability to make technical decisions and engineering judgments independently within established parameters
  • Excellent communication skills, in both verbal and written formats
  • Excellent organization and time management skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Must be self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • 4+ years directly related experience
  • Microsoft Office expertise
  • Ability to travel as business needs dictate (25%)
  • A valid driver's license and reliable driving record is required

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications :

  • Prior project management experience in a work environment.
  • Demonstrated experience with ., Canadian, and other international product safety standards, ., ANSI, CSA, UL, EN, IEC.

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.

Intertek Total Quality Assured

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts.

With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

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