Staff Engineer Electrical Safety

Staff Engineer - Electrical Safety Duluth GA

Intertek a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the worlds top-recognized brands and companies is actively seeking aStaff Engineer to join our Electrical team inDuluth GA. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing.

Interteks Electrical business line applies more than 100 years of product testing expertise to quickly and efficiently help clients meet safety performance environmental and quality requirements for every market. Spanning a wide range of industries such as Medical Lighting Renewable Energy HVACR Appliances & Electronics Hazardous Locations Industrial Equipment Life Safety & Security IT & Telecom Equipment Interteks global network of laboratories employ world-class experts in their fields who deliver quality accurate testing and certification that continually exceeds our clients expectations and helps to clear a path for their products is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world.

We go beyond Testing Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries Purpose: Bringing quality safety and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for

TheStaff Engineerposition is responsible for providing technical expertise to personnel and operations at the local or regional level; for recommending and managing capital expenditure projects; and for assessing and developing local training. This position is the primary resource for review and approval of test procedures methods and interpretations. This position will travel at least 25% of the time. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Salary & Benefits Information

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 when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical dental vision life disability 401(k) with company match generous vacation / sick time (PTO) paid holidays tuition reimbursement and more.

What youll do:

• Provide local management with technical assessment of engineering skills and performance levels.
• Responsible for assessing training of the technical staff and development of new training programs.
• Provide on-going support and guidance on technical issues test procedures and standards interpretations.
• Provides expertise in multiple product categories.
• Provide quotes for a large array of standards and complex projects and products.
• Research new standards technologies and trends in standards.
• Develop and communicate test procedures.
• Represent Intertek on technical committees code panels and/or associations.
• Support accreditations activities such as audit follow-up and corrective actions. Investigate technical complaints. Audit and qualify sites for special Intertek programs.
• Actively review reports for multiple product categories.
• Design new test fixtures and report shells.
• Provide complex sales support such as giving presentations during client visits.
• Provide on-going support to clients as needed.
• Within policy guidelines identify properly document and recommend engineering judgments.
• Recommend and prepare capital expenditure requests and manage capital projects.
• Mentor less senior technical staff.
  Develop lead and/or support testing inspection and certification programs.
• Review project files for compliance with operating procedures.
• Make technical decisions relating to the interpretation of standards applicability of standards and development of test programs.
• Participate in technical committees and standards development.
• Accomplish special assignments as directed by management.
• 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.

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in engineering
• 6 years directly related experience
• Advanced experience with U.S. Canadian and other international product safety standards i.e. ANSI CSA UL EN IEC
• Ability to apply principles of logic or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to deal with non-verbal symbolism (formulas scientific equations graphs etc.) in its most difficult phases
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to make technical decisions and engineering judgments independently where limited standardization exists
• Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written formats
• Ability to travel 25%
• A valid drivers license and reliable driving record
• Applicants will be required to complete an I-9 to verify their eligibility to work in the U.S.
• Applicants must reside in and be able to legally work in the United States.

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

• Masters degree
• 10 years directly related experience
  

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.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. For certain safety-sensitive roles a pre-employment drug screen will be required. Based on local law and legislation marijuana may be included in that screening.

We Value Diversity

Interteks network of phenomenal peopleare our greatest assets and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation or who need assistance applying please emailor call 1- (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

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*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.