Senior Staff Engineer Job Listing at Intertek in Lexington, KY (Job ID 10520)

Description

Senior Staff Engineer – Lexington KY

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world's top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Senior Stafff Engineer to join our Connected World team in Lexington KY. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in [industry or career path name].

Intertek's Connected World solutions provide the services needed to launch and maintain secure, effective products and systems onto the Internet of Things (IoT), including the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other items that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and connectivity, allowing them to collect and exchange data. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world. We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for?

The senior staff engineer is responsible for engineering support and testing of EMC related items. This position will travel at least 25%. 

Shift/Schedule: Typical hours between 8 - 5.

Salary & Benefits Information

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more. 

What you'll do:

• Develop, lead, and/or support testing, inspection and certification programs. 
• Plan, coordinate and control progress of project work and keep the client informed. 
• Review project files for compliance with operating procedures.
• Make technical decisions relating to the interpretation of standards, applicability of standards and development of test programs. 
• Interact with clients, accreditors and/or AHJs to resolve issues and elevate issues to the next level of management when applicable. 
• Participate in technical committees and standards development. 
• May present and publish technical papers.
• Supervise, train and develop junior staff. 
• Make recommendations on capital expenditures and commission new test apparatus. 
• May serve as technical director for sub-stream or location. 
• Generate and approve engineering judgments in appropriate fields. 
• Final engineering review (signature authority) for final reports. 
• Provide input into quality assurance of programs in appropriate fields. 
• Organize resources for best utilization. 
• Follow, implement and ensure Company policies and procedures are followed. 
• Provide support to other departments or staff as required. 
• Promote new business directions consistent with Company objectives. 
• Accomplish special assignments as directed by management. 

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties. 

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in engineering
• Masters degree is preferred
• 10+ years directly related experience
• Advanced experience with U.S., Canadian, and other International product safety standards, i.e., ANSI, CSA, UL, EN, IEC

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Ability to apply principles of logic or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to deal with non-verbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables
• Ability to make technical decisions and engineering judgments independently where limited standardization exists
• Excellent communication skills, in both verbal and written formats
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to travel 25%

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 our employees to be 10X in their performance and professional growth.

Intertek is a drug-free workplace. As a condition of employment, certain positions may be required to pass a pre-employment drug test based on the type of work that will be performed.

We Value Diversity

Intertek's network of phenomenal people are our greatest assets, and the diversity they bring fuels our success. Intertek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that values inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

For individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodation, or who need assistance applying, please email hr.eeo@intertek.com or call 1-877-694-8543 (option #5) to speak with a member of the HR Department.

*Intertek does not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies and will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.