Sr. Project Engineer - Electrical Safety - UL, CSA, NFPA

Sr. Project Engineer - Electrical Safety - UL, CSA, NFPA

Intertek is searching for a Sr. Project Engineer to join our Electrical team in our Arlington Heights, IL office.  This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Engineering!

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 Sr. Project Engineer position is responsible for independently conducting on and off-site evaluation of products to determine compliance with applicable standard(s). This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Salary & Benefits Information

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 (PTO), 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:

• Read and determine applicability of national codes and standards clauses for the EUT (equipment under tests
• Validate the project scope and sample applicability
• Conduct thorough construction review
• Perform testing of products in accordance with standards
• Train and mentor less senior technical staff.
• Proactively develop and communicate test procedures, new test fixtures and report shells for local office.
• Investigate technical complaints for the local office and support accreditations efforts by performing technical audits locally.
• Demonstrate enough product and/or standards knowledge to be considered an expert in multiple product categories for the local office.
• Follow sample handling procedures, ensuring that sample is logged in and out of the system.  Move equipment as needed through the facility. Properly package sample for shipment.
• 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.

What it takes to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 4+ years directly related experience 
• Ability to train entry level engineers
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form
• Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Excellent communication skills, in both verbal and written formats
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to travel, up to 75%
• A valid driver's license and reliable driving record
• Applicants will be required to complete an I-9 to verify their eligibility to work in the U.S.
• Applicants must reside in and be able to legally work in the United States.

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Demonstrated experience with U.S., Canadian, and other international product safety standards, i.e., ANSI, CSA, UL, EN, IEC.

Intertek Total Quality Assured

Intertek is a world leader in the Quality Assurance market, with a proven, high-quality business model and a global network of customer-focused operations and highly engaged subject matter experts. With passion, pace, and precision we work to exceed our customers’ expectations, while engaging with