Engineer, Test & Validation

Kiddie Global Solutions • Bradenton, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Kidde Global Solutions (KGS), a portfolio company of Lone Star Funds, is seeking a first-shift lab engineer to support the quality and compliance of smoke and carbon monoxide detection products. The role includes reviewing schematics and customer requirements, developing detailed testing procedures, and executing validation and regression tests. The engineer will analyze defective components, conduct failure analyses, and document findings for review by leadership and team members.

The position supports product validation within the Global Lab organization. It is onsite near Bradenton, Florida, with 5–10% travel within the United States based on project priorities and needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 6 years of experience working as a lab/test engineer with consumer electronics.
• At least 1 year of experience using digital and analog testing equipment, such as multimeters and oscilloscopes.
• Strong self-management, prioritization, and documentation skills in an R&D or lab environment.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, installation sheets, and bills of materials.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with little to no supervision.
• Interpersonal skills to work with engineering, key project stakeholders, production, and other departments.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and independently.
• Ability to adapt to change.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Electronics Technology, Lab Technician, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, with 2 years of related experience preferred.
• Experience with failure-probability models and risk-mitigation plans.
• Familiarity with UL standards.
• MATLAB or Minitab data-analysis experience.
• Experience with Jira or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Create complex product-validation test strategies to ensure compliance with industry regulations for life-safety products.
• Review, test, and validate agency and engineering design requirements for each product to ensure compliance with agency standards.
• Document product requirements and develop organized individual test cases for global lab organizations to track and monitor test progression.
• Assist in planning work breakdowns for assigned engineering technicians to accelerate product testing schedules and meet business milestones.
• Work with cross-functional engineering teams on complex root-cause analysis to develop reliable life-safety products.
• Read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics to understand test requirements.
• Interact with key customers to provide technical support as needed.
• Analyze defective components, conduct failure analyses, and document findings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level