Certification Engineer, North Branford

Required Skills & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field.
Experience running electrical tests in a laboratory environment.
Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
Experience with new product development.
Strong problem-solving skills: prioritize, identify root causes & take corrective action.
Ability to learn and utilize lab equipment and relevant software.
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
Experience working in a certified UL DAP, FM LABQUAL, or Intertek Satellite test lab.
Experience testing fire safety products.
Experience with relevant certification agencies: UL/ULC, ETL, FM
Engineering product development or design validation experience.
Job Description:
Insight Global is looking for an Advanced Hardware Test / Certification Engineer.
The preferred candidate will be highly motivated with demonstrated initiative and have a fundamental understanding of product compliance methodologies within a regulated global environment.
Responsibilities:
• Set up a new electrical product test lab for testing safety standards to perform regulatory testing according to applicable standards
• Revise existing and create new test and quality procedures for the new lab with assistance of regulatory manager
• Act as regulatory technical expert to support compliance with new & existing Fire projects
• Interpret regulatory standards and advise engineering teams so they meet product requirements
• Clarify necessary document changes and guide technical publication team to mitigate concerns
• Define product approval strategy in the areas of design, functionality and documentation
• Prepare test plans, setup systems, coordinate testing and obtain approval results with agencies
• Perform software & hardware testing to identify performance gaps & improvement opportunities
• Analyze task risks, deadlines & priorities to help management derive realistic project schedule
• Resolve ongoing compliance concerns with engineering, marketing & technical publication teams
• Utilize quality control procedures and approval guides to perform responsible test executions
• Direct group of global team members on test methodologies to comply with local requirements
• Develop standard works, implement best practices and train engineering team members
• Utilize resources and optimize strategies for fastest way to execute projects
• Identify test failure root causes and work with engineers on corrective action to resolve failures
Compensation: This opportunity is on a 12-month contract to hire basis (health, vision, dental, and 401k benefits provided).
The pay rate is $*****/ hour based on years of experience.