Field Based Sr. Project Engineer - Electrical Safety, Remote, Northeast U.S.

Field Based Senior Project Engineer - Electrical Safety, Remote, Northeast U.S.

Intertek, a Nationally Recognized Testing Lab (NRTL) and leading provider of ATIC (Assurance, Testing, Inspection, and Certification) Services to many of the world’s leading brands and companies, is actively seeking a Remote Field Based Senior Project Engineer - Electrical Safety in the New Jersey area to join our Electrical team in Cortland, NY.

Working at Intertek means joining a global network of state-of-the-art facilities and passionate people who deliver superior customer service with a purpose of bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life. By joining Intertek, your contributions will be valued as we continue to help the world Build Back Ever Better. 

Intertek's Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection, and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world. 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. 

Position: Field Based Senior Project Engineer - Electrical Safety

Location: Remote - Northeast U.S.

The Field Based Senior Project Engineer is responsible for independently performing testing and evaluation on a variety of products to the provisions of U.S., Canadian and other international product safety standards; writing reports; and communicating with clients.  This Field Based Senior Project Engineer is also responsible for providing local expertise in one or more product categories and mentoring and training less senior technical personnel.

Salary & Benefits Information

The salary range for this position is $85K - $130K. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

When working with Intertek, you can expect salary and 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. In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays.

What you’ll do:

• Independently, conduct on and off-site evaluation of products to determine compliance with applicable standard(s). The Sr. Project Engineer is responsible for more complex projects. To do this, the Senior Project Engineer must: 
  • Read and determine applicability of national codes and standards clauses for the EUT (equipment under test). 
  • Read and understand mechanical and electrical 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. 
• Perform preliminary design reviews (PDR) both on and off site.
• Perform field labeling jobs.
• Provide local technical expertise and maintain reviewer status in one or more product categories. 
• Proactively develop and communicate test procedures and report shells for Cortland, NY office. 
• Investigate technical complaints and support accreditations efforts by performing technical audits locally. 
• Provide quotations for a large array of standards and complex projects and products. 
• Provide complex sales support such as giving presentations during client visits. 
• Communicate project status and test results to client, sales personnel, and management throughout testing. Provide on-going support to clients as needed. 
• Actively represent Intertek by participating on standards/industry committees and/or associations.
• Within policy guidelines