Senior Project Engineer - EMC

Senior Project Engineer – EMC – Lexington, KY

Intertek is searching for a Senior Project Engineer - EMC to join our Electrical team in our Lexington, Kentucky. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Electrical. 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 Senior Project Engineer - EMC 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 position is also responsible for providing local expertise in one or more product categories and mentoring and training less senior technical personnel. 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 test).

• Read and understand 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.

• Develop and set up test plans.

• Set up and operate EUT; perform and document simple repairs on EUT as needed.

• Set up and operate standard test equipment including, but not limited to spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, multi-meter, signal generators, amplifiers, surge generator etc. Basic use of hand tools as needed.

• 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.

• 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. 
• Train and mentor less senior technical staff. 
• Provide local technical expertise and maintain reviewer status in one or more product categories. 
• 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. 
• Provide quotations for a large array of standards and complex projects and products. 
• Actively represent Intertek by participating on standards/industry committees and/or associations. 
• Perform preliminar