Engineer - Electrical Safety

Intertek•Cortland, NY

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Intertek is searching for an Engineer - Electrical Safety to join our Electrical team in Cortland, New York. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing. By joining Intertek, your contributions will be valued as we continue to help the world Build Back Ever Better. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering
Ability to utilize basic shop equipment and various hand tools
Microsoft Office expertise
Must possess a valid unrestricted driver’s license and clean driving record
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organization and time management skills
Excellent customer service skills
Must be self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to make technical decisions and engineering judgments independently within established parameters
Ability to travel as business needs dictate, up to 25%
Physical dexterity/mobility to travel via car, airplane and to perform all functions inherent to the position

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical or electrical aptitude
Prior project management experience
Demonstrated experience with U.S., Canadian and other international product safety standards

Responsibilities

Read and determine applicability of national codes and standards clauses for the EUT (equipment under test).
Validate the project scope and sample applicability.
Set up and operate EUT; perform and document simple repairs on EUT as needed.
Perform testing of products in accordance with standards.
Complete preliminary design reviews (PDR) both on and off site.
Develop, set up, and follow established test plans.
Compile test results during construction review and testing. Compile data and product description and type final report using established report shell. Submit report to reviewer for final approval.
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.