Electrical Testing Technician

QAI Laboratories Inc•Middleburg Heights, OH

6h•Onsite

About The Position

QAI Laboratories Ltd. (QAI) is seeking an experienced Technician to support the ELE and EMC Department at their Middleburg Heights, Ohio location. This role involves Electrical Product Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing, supporting compliance evaluations, data analysis, and reporting for a wide range of products to ensure they meet regulatory and safety standards. QAI is a multi-national professional certification body, test laboratory, and inspection agency with offices throughout North America and Asia, founded in 1995.

Requirements

Have a technician / trade school diploma / two or more years degree or equivalent directly related experience.
Possess the ability to read, understand, and apply technical Electrical Safety & EMC standards towards product testing programs.
Possess “Good Laboratory Practice” skills essential for testing products.
Possess strong analytical skills.
Possess good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
Possess ability to work effectively within the team while under tight deadlines.
Possess superior MS Word and Excel skills and be proficient with email correspondence.
Accepts instruction and follows it for testing outside of their general scope of knowledge and experience.
Able to grasp general concepts in a field of testing and apply it to specific test methods.
Able to perform testing and as knowledge grows in a specific field of testing graduates to more complex testing methods.
Seeks assistance and knowledge from more senior personnel when a specific requirement is outside of their general scope of knowledge.
Good working knowledge of the test methods in their specific discipline.
Able to multi-task with some degree of efficiency and accuracy.
Maintains a sense of ownership and responsibility for projects assigned to them.
Candidates must hold a valid driver’s license (willingness to travel as needed).
Candidates must be open to working extended hours during peak service demands.

Responsibilities

Read, understand, organize, and execute testing programs for a variety of different material and assembly evaluations.
Read and interpret various electrical safety standards (CSA, UL, IEC, etc.).
Liaison with QAI account managers and clients to ensure appropriate testing and timelines to meet client expectations and goals.
Work independently to ensure completion of testing, reporting and certification programs.
Observe QAI Quality Management Systems and best work practices.
Present professional and friendly work environment for QAI clients and fellow staff.
General lab duties including clean up, organizing, material procurement as required.
Lab equipment maintenance and construction of test fixtures.
Perform testing of equipment to recognized standards.
Record and analyze test data.
Understand technical result from relevant equipment (such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, radio frequency amplifiers, chart recorders etc.).
Write concise and accurate test reports.
Interpret technical instructions and log sheets including maintaining a log of reports and update management of project status as needed.
Enter test data using Microsoft Office and other programs.
Write clear and concise language that is responsive to requirements.
Interact effectively with clients and staff.
Work with Program Managers to incorporate customer edits.
Work collaboratively with engineers and other subject matters expert to understand the operation and application of all products and services that are being documented.
Maintain test equipment and track calibration records.
Ensure work complies with the QAI quality system.
Duties as assigned by management.