Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer/Technician

Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer/Technician Job Description

Description:

Our Engineering and Product Development team at Industrial Scientific is inviting applications for a Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer/Technician to assist in the design and development of next generation industrial safety products and solutions. Industrial Scientific is an industry leader in this space with a range of award-winning Internet of Things / Connected products and recurring revenue business models. For example, our iNet Now Live Monitoring software and Radius BZ1 Area Monitor recently won platinum awards in the Occupational Health and Safety Industrial Hygiene Awards. As we innovate the future in this space, we will emphasize end-to-end solutions that drive experience, connectivity, and data analytics. It all starts with our hardware products that are certified for rugged environments, easy to use and loved by the users whose lives they protect and connected by default. These hardware products have generated almost 100M lifesaving alerts to protect industrial workers in dangerous situations.

The Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer/Technician is a skilled engineering engineer/technician professional who assists the engineering team with the design of large-scale mechanical engineering projects. This person acts as a hands-on technician working to ensure one or several engineering projects are completed successfully in a required time frame while maintaining the highest quality standards.

As a Senior Engineer/Technician you would be held to high standards of performance in all areas, both technical and professional, serve as a role model to other technicians and fostering collaboration throughout the entire company.  You would be joining a team and organization that embraces open collaboration and teamwork, undertakes agile development, supports an inclusive and diverse workplace, provides opportunities and learning and growth – all while enjoying the mission focused work on eliminating death on the job by 2050.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for testing components and designs throughout the Product Development life cycle.  This position is expected to work closely with various groups to fully assure a properly designed product from concept to production.

The duties may include but are not limited to:

• Conducting sub-system tests and completing appropriate technical reports.
• Collaborates on test plans, understands requirements, and leads review of test outcomes. Able to execute problem-solving strategies when a test is not working within parameters.
• Recording test results and presents data with a clear and professional appearance to be reviewed with the Designing Engineer.
• Applies experience and skills to construction and evaluation of prototype designs.
• Participates in design reviews.
• Investigate test failures and work with the design Engineer towards resolution with moderate supervision and assistance.
• Reads and understands schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Utilizes and adapts conventional techniques to problem solve and troubleshoot.
• Ensure test equipment is ready and calibrated, inventory gas cylinders, influence lab safety procedures, maintain chambers and equipment, and handle environmental management including recycling and hazardous waste.
• Participates in testing teams on project activities.
• Participating on cross-functional product development teams.
• Maintaining a clean and orderly lab environment.

Required Qualifications:

• BE, BTech or Diploma from an accredited engineering college or university or equivalent experience.
• Developed skills in the usage of laboratory test equipment (i.e. EMC & OTA equipment, oscilloscope, etc.)
• Developed mechanical assembly and electronics skills.
• Developed soldering skills.
• Able to work independently or in team environments with limited supervision.
• Able to use Oracle/iProcurement/Mobus/Windchill/JIRA/JAMA.
• Able to commit to and work under deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strict adherence to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Significant depth in 3 technical specialties– Gas testing, EMC, drop, vibration….
• Experience with environmental testing (Temperature /Humidity)
• Experience with product meeting UL, CSA, IECEx, CE and ATEX approvals.
• Experience working wireless communication devices.