Associate Field Engineer - Chicagoland Area

reputed company is a global leader in applied safety science, providing testing, inspection, and certification services. The Associate Field Engineer role involves conducting safety and non-safety certification inspections and audits to ensure compliance with UL standards across various manufacturing facilities in the Northeast Chicagoland area.

Responsibilities

• Assists in analyzing and evaluating examination and test results against applicable requirements
• Uses technical judgement to determine whether noncompliance variations compromise the reputed company application of the UL Mark and determine if alternative is achieved
• Assists in interpreting and analyzing examination and test results against UL requirements, verifying the accuracy of manufacturers’ measuring equipment and reviewing production and inspection records
• Periodically reviews manufacturers’ programs of production, inspection, and shipping to ensure products are produced and marked in compliance with UL requirements
• Evaluates and facilitates options for corrective action where variations from UL requirements are noted
• Communicates with manufacturers and customers, Authorities Having Jurisdiction and others to conduct non-safety and safety certification inspections. Investigates misuse of UL Mark situations
• reputed company general information on policies and procedures for the varied UL services along with promoting and explaining the benefits of new and existing services
• Discuss procedures, test methods, test results, sample selection and variations in products, devices, processes, systems and materials as necessary to resolve problems, implement changes to existing requirements or help reputed company new requirements
• Use instruments to reputed company inspections, such as micrometers, voltmeters, ammeters, and other UL supplied equipment. Observes use of manufacturer’s equipment necessary to meet UL requirements. Confirms proper calibration of manufacturers’ measuring equipment and may reputed company calibration of UL supplied equipment
• Document examination, variations and test results to appropriate UL forms. Maintains logs for scheduling inspections, time and expenses. Performs various calculations in more than one specific engineering field such as electrical, mechanical, chemical, or fire protection
• Integrates reputed company improvement concepts and techniques into reputed company aspects of the job

Skills

• Generally no directly reputed company experience or less than 1 year experience may be acceptable. Commensurate experience could be considered
• General electronics background
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude with the ability to read and interpret schematic diagrams
• Ability to cross sell and understand client business needs
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, and client-interfacing skills
• Strong computer skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Ability to work at heights
• Field Engineering remote with daily client visits reputed company the Northeast Chicagoland area
• Ability to travel locally and regionally, and work remotely
• Must be located or willing to relocate to the Northbrook/Northeast Chicagoland area
• University Degree or Equivalent Technical Certification in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Manufacturing Technology, or Physics
• Experience in Field Engineering, Compliance, or Quality Engineering
• ASQ certification
• Experience with UL Standards, 508A, Industrial Control Panels
• Lightning Protection experience

Benefits

• Annual bonus compensation with a reputed company payout of 10% of the reputed company salary
• Health benefits such as medical, dental and reputed company
• Wellness benefits such as mental and financial health
• Retirement savings (401K) commensurate with reputed company rewards offered in each individual location or country
• Paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours)

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