Senior Certification Engineer

Fortive•Pittsburgh, PA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Certification Engineer is a highly skilled engineering professional who provides expertise within the engineering team. This position is responsible for submitting, maintaining, and providing certification guidance on New Product Development projects as well as existing product enhancements. This role will serve as a subject matter expert in engineering projects related to development of ISC products while maintaining the highest quality standards. This person is expected to work closely with various groups to fully assure a properly designed product is released to production. Please note, this position requires relocation to Pittsburgh, PA. Industrial Scientific can provide relocation assistance if needed

Requirements

Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
Ability to work independently and in a cross-functional team
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to complete tasks accurately with close attention to all aspects of work
10+ years of experience as a degreed Engineer with a focus on product certification
Knowledge of products designed for Intrinsically Safe Hazardous Environments
Experience managing work of 3rd party offshore teams for new product and product life cycle maintenance.
Familiarity with the following hazardous locations standards: · IEC/EN/UL 60079-0 · IEC/EN/UL 60079-1 · IEC/EN/UL 60079-11 · UL 913 · CSA 157
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, from an accredited college/university or equivalent degree/experience

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the following wireless, EMC, ordinary location, and gas performance standards: · CSA 152 / CSA 22.2 60079-29-1 · IEC 60079-29-1 · EN 45544 · EN 50271 · EN/UL 61010 · EN/UL 62368 · EN 300 489-1 · EN 300 328 · EN 300 330 · IEC/EN 62479 · IEC/EN 62311 · IEC/EN 61000 · IEC/EN 50270
Strong experience using solder equipment and mechanical tools
Experience working with battery operated low-power designs.
Some working knowledge of wireless communication protocols (BLE, WiFi, Cellular, etc.)
Experience working with gas detection instrumentation
Proficiency in using Windchill PLM, Oracle EBS, and JIRA
Demonstrated understanding of Stage-Gate and Agile development processes
Experience with simulation tools, electronic lab tools, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters

Responsibilities

Support New Product Development and sustaining projects through certification feasibility & investigation of new standards as applicable
Participate in the coordination of all aspects of the certification process within ISC
Participate in cross functional team meetings and design reviews to provide standards and regulatory input for product specification and scoping
Coordinate projects with 3rd party certification bodies such as UL, CSA, MSHA, and DEKRA to obtain global hazardous locations approvals (Class 1 Div 1 and Zone 0, intrinsically safe) on portable gas detection equipment
Support and resolve certification related technical support questions and internal customer requests
Maintain current certifications for ISC products and review proposed changes to products to ensure that they remain compliant
Participate in standards development activities that are relevant to ISC products
Support the global design team of mechanical and electrical hardware to receive agency approvals (UL, CSA, ATEX, ANZEx, INMETRO, MSHA, etc.)
Develop, update, and maintain technical documentation for submission to certification bodies
Support quarterly certification audits internally and externally
Follow, enforce, and mature the company engineering processes
Domestic and internation travel to certification locations to assist in successful completion of certifications (travel less than 10%)