Consulting Engineer - ICT / A&E Product Safety

Consulting Engineer - ICT / A&E Product Safety – Arlington Heights, IL

Intertek is searching for a Consulting Engineer - ICT / A&E Product Safety to join our Electrical team in Arlington Heights, Illinois. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in the consulting field. 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.

What are we looking for?

The Consulting Engineer - ICT / A&E Product Safety position offers independent advice on engineering, science and/or other related topics to companies and government organizations. The Consulting Engineer position assists in providing efficient services to clients and independently conducts on and offsite evaluation to customer specific requirements.

Salary & Benefits Information

The base wage or salary range for this position is $100,000 to $150,000 per year. Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons. In addition to competitive compensation packages, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, medical plan options, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tuition reimbursement, and more.

What you’ll do:

• Drive various ICT / A&E client programs and certifications end to end, concept to launch.
• Support domestic and global radio compliance requirements for the ICT consulting team
• Support holistic programs utilizing US Labs and Global Market Access processes and procedures in the ICT and A&E space. 
• Create partnerships with various Intertek labs and third-party labs to execute assurance-led testing.
• Understand and provide customers with RF and EMC Support for certification submission requirements.
• Work with a client’s teams and regional organizations to ensure product’s meet wireless regulatory requirements and certifications.
• Conduct thorough design review, risk mitigation services, root cause analysis, document results.
• Independently conduct on and off-site evaluation to customer specific requirements. Including but not limited to:
  • Research, read and determine applicability of national codes and standards.
  • Read and understand schematics and manufacturing instructions.
  • Validate the project scope and sample applicability.
  • Under scope of the project, identify required testing and develop test plans.
  • Conduct thorough design review, document results.
• Coordinate and lead client meetings/discussions.
• Work closely with customers to gain an understanding of needs.
• Supply information for quotes such as length of project, scope, resources and samples required, and standards that will be used.
• Provide sales support for any and all product requirements including direct customer presentations.
• Identify project needs and sample deliveries for effective resource planning and meeting of client’s expectations.
• Perform technical assessments and analysis of specifications of projects and implement necessary solutions
• Provide more specialized "expertise" in various product categories, i.e., become subject matter expert, or obtain and maintain advanced product knowledge for emerging ICT market categories.
• Management of subcontracted work.
• Communicate project status and test results to client, sales personnel, and management throughout project. Provide on-going support to clients as needed.
• Play a variety