Electrical Engineer - Safety - Plymouth, MI

Intertek , a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world's top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Transportation Technology team in our Plymouth, Michigan office. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Transportation Technologies!

Intertek's Transportation Technologies team offers Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered consistently with precision, pace and passion, enables our customers to power ahead safely. Our automotive, battery and energy storage, and related transportation industry testing and certification expertise is recognized by leading manufacturers worldwide for evaluating how their products and services meet and exceed quality, safety, sustainability and performance standards.

What are we looking for?

This position is responsible for performing electrical 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.

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: Independently conduct on and off site evaluation of products to determine compliance with applicable standard(s). To do this, Project Engineer must: Read and determine applicability of national codes and standards clauses for the EUT (equipment under test); Read and understand client-provided or otherwise published performance or product safety standards; 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; Set up and operate EUT; perform and document simple repairs on EUT as needed; Conduct thorough construction review, or sample inspection as needed; document results; Perform testing of products in accordance with standards. Core tests include, but are not limited to: Battery Cycling (Charge/Discharge), Vibration, Temperature/Humidity soak or cycle, durability cycling, Voltage and Current measurement, dielectric, pressure, abnormal and fault condition simulation, rain, dust, corrosion. Mentor less senior technical personnel. Supply information for quotes such as length of project, site needed, rental equipment, samples, and standards that will be used. Provide more specialized "expertise" in one product category, i.e., become reviewer, resident expert, or obtain and maintain advanced product knowledge. Develop and set up test plans. Set up and operate standard test equipment including, but not limited to: Temperature/Humidity Chambers; Vibration Test Controllers; Programmable Power Supplies; PLC or other controllers; pneumatic, hydraulic or electric actuators; AC/DC power supplies and loads; oscilloscope; multi-meter; dielectric strength tester; ground continuity tester; digital multi-meter; surge generator; over-voltage tester; environmental condition chamber; and articulated probes. Use hand tools to build/calibrate test fixtures. 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 sales support such as attending client visits. Communicate project status and test results to client, sales personnel, and management throughout testing. Provide on-going support to clients as needed. Within policy guidelines, identify, properly document, and recommend