Position Summary
The Product Safety Engineer, Renewable Energy performs testing and evaluation on a variety of products for conformance to U.S., Canadian and other international product safety standards, writes reports and communicates with clients. This is a full training role for a recent graduate or early-career engineer: under the guidance of a more senior engineer, this role builds a foundation in core product safety testing while training toward supporting the lab's renewable energy program, including inverters, battery energy storage systems and EV equipment.
Employee Standards
- Support department objectives and company goals.
- Be a team player.
- Sustain a positive, enthusiastic and professional attitude.
- Accommodate requests with a can do, let me see what I can do attitude.
- Adhere to manager directives.
- Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor.
- Arrive on time, properly dressed and prepared to work.
- Perform all duties in a timely, accurate, honest and professional manner.
- Communicate with customers professionally and in accordance with customer service standards, while maintaining confidentiality.
- Be receptive to and accepting of guidance from others.
- Ability to deal with difficult people and problems.
- Ability to multi task and prioritize assignments.
- Travel as needed, up to 15%.
Tasks/Responsibilities
- Read and determine applicability of national codes and standards for the equipment under test (EUT).
- Validate project scope and sample applicability.
- Set up and operate the EUT; perform and document simple repairs on the EUT as needed.
- Perform testing of products in accordance with applicable standards.
- Complete preliminary design reviews (PDR), both on and off site, as experience grows.
- Develop, set up and follow established test plans.
- Compile test results during construction review and testing. Compile data and product description and prepare the final report using the established report shell. Submit the report to a reviewer for approval.
- Communicate project status and test results to clients, sales personnel and management throughout testing.
- Provide ongoing support to clients as needed.
- Within policy guidelines, identify, properly document and recommend engineering judgments.
- Cross train on renewable energy testing disciplines as the program develops, working alongside the Senior Product Safety Engineer, Renewable Energy team.
- Perform other work as required.