Project Engineer, General Safety - Arlington Heights, IL - #260865

Job Description

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Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the top recognized brands and companies is actively seeking a Project Engineer to join our Electrical team in Arlington Heights, IL. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing.

Intertek's 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, Intertek's 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 product's success.

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.

What are we looking for?

This Project Engineer position is responsible for providing engineering expertise to evaluate conformance of inverters, wind turbines, generators, solar panels and other power generation equipment to industry standards, creating evaluation reports and test plans, conducting and/or witnessing testing, resolving technical and/or administrative issues. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Salary & Benefits Information

The salary range for this position is $70K - $80K 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

Listed examples are illustrative and representative of the tasks required of this position and are not intended to be complete or exclusive.

Independently conduct on and off-site evaluation of products to determine compliance with applicable standard(s). To do this, 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.

Develop and set up test plans.

Set up and operate standard test equipment including, but not limited to spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, multi-meter, dielectric strength tester, ground continuity tester, digital multi-meter, surge generator, over-voltage tester, environmental condition chamber, and articulated probes. Use hand tools to build/calibrate test fixtures.

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.

Supply information for quotes such as length of project, site needed, rental equipment, samples, and standards that will be used.

Provide sales support such as attending client visits.

Communicate project status and test results to client, sales personnel, and management throughout testing. Provide on-going support to clients as needed.

Provide more specialized "expertise" in one product category, i.e., become reviewer, resident expert, or obtain and maintain advanced product knowledge.

Within policy guidelines, identify, properly document, and recommend engineering judgments.

Mentor less senior technical personnel.

Complete preliminary design reviews (PDR) both on and off site.

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. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship

Auto req ID

449564BR

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

Job_Category

Engineering

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

2 years’ relatable experience

Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with shifting priorities and demanding deadlines

Must be detailed-oriented and able to effectively prioritize and organize workload, with efficient time management

Must possess the fundamental technical and administrative skills required to perform the job duties

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

Must be customer focused and quality driven

Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Ability to travel as business needs dictate up to 25%

Valid driver’s license and reliable driving record

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Prior project management experience

Demonstrated experience with U.S., Canadian, and other international product safety standards, i.e., ANSI, CSA, UL, EN, IEC, IEEE.

City*

Arlington Heights

State*

Illinois

Job Code

Quality_Assurance Quality_Assurance

Affiliate Sponsor

Intertek