Certification Engineer Job Pittsburgh area,Pennsylvania USA,Engineering

Certification Engineer

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The people at Industrial Scientific are committed to ending death on the job by 2050, and we need your help. We hire smart, motivated people, give them world-class tools in a supportive environment, and we let them do their job. In return, our team is highly engaged, creates quality solutions and delivers outstanding customer service. Our leaders understand the critical elements of breakthrough performance: bringing out the best in people;

creating a climate of trust, openness, and high performance; fostering candor; and treating people fairly and with dignity. Industrial Scientific provides the environment, leadership and support that enable our team members to exceed their career expectations consistently.

The Certification Engineer is a highly skilled engineering professional who provides expertise within the engineering team. This position is responsible for submitting, maintaining, and providing certification guidance on New Product Development projects as well as existing product enhancements. This role will serve as a subject matter expert in engineering projects related to development of ISC products while maintaining the highest quality standards.

This person is expected to work closely with various groups to fully assure a properly designed product is released to production.

The duties may include but are not limited to:

Participate in the coordination of all aspects of the certification process within ISC
Participate in cross functional team meetings and design reviews to provide standards and regulatory input for product specification and scoping
Coordinate projects with 3rd party certification bodies such as UL, CSA, MSHA, and DEKRA to obtain global hazardous locations approvals (Class 1 Div 1 and Zone 0, intrinsically safe) on portable gas detection equipment
Support and resolve certification related technical support questions and internal customer requests
Maintain current certifications for ISC products and review proposed changes to products to ensure that they remain compliant
Participate in standards development activities that are relevant to ISC products
Support the global design team of mechanical and electrical hardware to receive agency approvals (UL, CSA, ATEX, ANZEx, INMETRO, MSHA, etc.)
Develop, update, and maintain technical documentation for submission to certification bodies
Support quarterly certification audits internally and externally
Follow, enforce, and mature the company engineering processes
Domestic and international travel to certification locations to assist in successful completion of certifications (travel less than 10%)

Reports directly to Manager, Certification & Sensors

Skills & Work Traits:

Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
Ability to work independently and in a cross-functional team
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Ability to complete tasks accurately with close attention to all aspects of work

Required Experience /

Competencies:

1-2 years of experience as a degreed Electrical Engineer with a focus on product certification
Awareness or knowledge of products designed for Intrinsically Safe Hazardous Environments
Familiarity with the following hazardous locations standards:

IEC/EN/UL 60079-0
IEC/EN/UL 60079-1
IEC/EN/UL 60079-11
UL 913
CSA 157

Preferred Experience /

Competencies:

Familiarity with the following wireless, EMC, ordinary location, and gas performance standards:

CSA 152 / CSA 22.2 60079-29-1
IEC 60079-29-1
EN 45544
EN 50271
EN/UL 61010
EN/UL 62368
EN 300 489-1
EN 300 328
EN 300 330
IEC/EN 62479
IEC/EN 62311
IEC/EN 61000
IEC/EN 50270

Experience working with 3rd party offshore teams for new product and product life cycle maintenance.
Strong experience using solder equipment and mechanical tools
Experience working with battery operated low-power designs.
Some working knowledge of wireless communication protocols (BLE, WiFi, Cellular, etc.)
Experience working with gas detection instrumentation
Proficiency in using Windchill PLM, Oracle EBS, and JIRA
Demonstrated understanding of Stage-Gate and Agile development processes
Experience with simulation tools, electronic…