Senior 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.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior 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.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES

The duties may include but are not limited to:

• Support New Product Development and sustaining projects through certification feasibility & investigation of new standards as applicable
• 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 internation travel to certification locations to assist in successful completion of certifications (travel less than 10%)

ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT

• Reports directly to Manager, Certification & Sensors

QUALIFICATIONS

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

• 10 years of experience as a degreed Engineer with a focus on product certification
• Knowledge of products designed for Intrinsically Safe Hazardous Environments
• Experience managing work of 3rd party offshore teams for new product and product life cycle maintenance.
• Familiarity with the following hazardous locations and gas performance standards:
  • IEC/EN/UL 60079-0
  • IEC/EN/UL 60079-1
  • IEC/EN/UL 60079-11
  • UL 913
  • CSA 157
  • CSA 152 / CSA 22.2 60079-29-1
  • IEC 60079-29-1
  • EN 45544
  • EN 50271
  
  

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE / COMPETENCIES

• Familiarity with the following wireless and EMC standards:
  • EN 300 489-1
  • EN 300 328
  • EN 300 330
  • IEC/EN 62479
  • IEC/EN 62311
  • IEC/EN 61000
  • IEC/EN 50270
• 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 lab tools, including power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multimeters

EDUCATION

• Bachelors in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering, from an accredited college/university or equivalent degree/experience

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About Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985, we have pioneered numerous technologies, including the first 3-gas detector, 6-gas detector, wireless gas detector, and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle.Today, we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time, bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position is (in local currency): Pittsburgh: $65,100 - $120,900

Is this role subject to ITAR?
The essential duties of this position require adherence to U.S. Government export control regulations. Accordingly, candidates must either be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or be prepared to collaborate with the company in securing the necessary U.S. government export authorizations. While the company encourages all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that ongoing employment is dependent upon obtaining the appropriate government export authorizations.

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985, we have pioneered numerous technologies, including the first 3-gas detector, 6-gas detector, wireless gas detector, and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle.Today, we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time, bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.

The essential duties of this position require adherence to U.S. Government export control regulations. Accordingly, candidates must either be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or be prepared to collaborate with the company in securing the necessary U.S. government export authorizations. While the company encourages all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that ongoing employment is dependent upon obtaining the appropriate government export authorizations.The salary range for this position is (in local currency): Pittsburgh: $65,100 - $120,900This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.