Project Engineer

Description

  

Project Engineer

 

Do you want to join our highly dedicated team that works together to provide our clients with the highest possible level of service in the industry? ICC NTA LLC is a well-established 3rd party building product evaluation organization. ICC NTA LLC has a new opportunity for you!
 

We are seeking a Project Engineer in our Certification Engineering department. This is a remote position. Candidate must be a detail-oriented engineer with strong technical aptitude, computer skills, and excellent communication skills.

  

Responsibilities Include:

•  Work with building product manufacturers to meet technical and quality requirements pertaining to certification.
•  Determine applicable loads for building components based on design standards, building code, and acceptance criteria.
•  Provide test plans, technical support, and report review services to the Test Lab pertaining to product certification testing.
•  Perform and document calculations and analyses in accordance with code-referenced building product design standards.
•  Extend test results through interpolation, equivalency analysis, and application of engineering principles and judgement.
•  Help clients develop quality control systems that ensure ongoing performance and compliance of their products. 
•  Promote clear communication among colleagues and with others throughout the Building Product Industry.
•  Work closely with ICC-ES staff engineers and Inspection Services to communicate and meet requirements and needs related to   certification and inspection programs.
•  Seek out opportunities to share expertise with colleagues and help them to excel.
•  Respond to clients’ technical and procedural inquiries on testing, analysis, and certification of building products.
•  Ensure that responses to internal, and external customers are completed in a thorough and timely fashion.
•  Oversee, organize, prioritize, and schedule all own work activities and assignments, seeking help as needed. 
•  Other duties as assigned by manager.

ICC NTA offers a competitive starting salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision insurance, company paid basic life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, paid vacation, sick leave, and 401k plan with generous company match.
 

Requirements

 Preferred Education: Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.) in engineering, science, or related technology. Professional license, EIT certificate, or willingness to work toward licensure.

 
Preferred Experience:

1. Two years of experience in building products 

2. Applying laboratory methods and devising test programs for building products with and without well-defined evaluation methods

3. Analytical design for strength and serviceability of building products and systems

Preferred familiarity with:

•  International Building Code/International Residential Code
•  Code-referenced design standards, including AISI, ASCE, and AWC
•  ICC-ES Acceptance Criteria
•  Environmental Product Declarations
•  ASTM Testing Standards, and other independent organizations with product testing standards.
•  State of Florida Product Approval, Quality Assurance Programs
•  Miami Dade, Notice of Acceptance, Quality Assurance Programs
•  CFR Part 3280, Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code)
•  Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS)

Valid Driver's License required