Sr. Staff Engineer - HVAC Performance - Plano, TX

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Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer – HVAC Performance to join our Electrical team in Plano, Texas. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing. 

Intertek's Electrical business line applies more than 100 years of product testing expertise to quickly and efficiently help clients meet safety, performance, environmental and quality requirements for every market. Spanning a wide range of industries such as Medical, Lighting, Renewable Energy, HVACR, Appliances & Electronics, Hazardous Locations, Industrial Equipment, Life Safety & Security, IT & Telecom Equipment, Intertek's global network of laboratories employ world-class experts in their fields who deliver quality, accurate testing and certification that continually exceeds our clients' expectations and helps to clear a path for their product's success. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world. We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for?

The Sr. Staff Engineer – HVAC Performance is responsible for providing engineering expertise to evaluate conformance of products to standards, reviewing final evaluation reports, resolving technical and/or administrative issues, and directing and leading technical training and development. This position is also responsible for technical operations and for communicating with clients, management, accreditors and AHJs. This position will travel at least 25% of the time.

Salary & Benefits Information

Individual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.  

In addition to competitive compensation packages, when working with Intertek you can expect benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more. 

What you’ll do:

Interpret and apply UL, CSA, AHRI, ASHRAE, and DOE requirements to equipment under testing (EUT).
Develop, lead, and/or support testing, inspection and certification programs. 
Plan, coordinate and control progress of project work and keep the client informed. 
Review project files for compliance with operating procedures.
Make technical decisions relating to the interpretation of standards, applicability of standards and development of test programs. 
Interact with clients, accreditors and/or AHJs to resolve issues and elevate issues to the next level of management when applicable. 
Participate in technical committees and standards development.
May present and publish technical papers.
Supervise, train and develop junior staff. 
Make recommendations on capital expenditures and commission new test apparatus. 
May serve as technical director for sub-stream or location. 
Generate and approve engineering judgments in appropriate fields. 
Final engineering review (signature authority) for final reports. 
Provide input into quality assurance of programs in appropriate fields. 
Organize resources for best utilization. 
Follow, implement and ensure Company policies and procedures are followed. 
Provide support to other departments or staff as required. 
Promote new business directions consistent with Company objectives. 
Accomplish special assignments as directed by management. 
Perform other work as required. 
 

This position outline is a general guideline and does not represent all encompassing details. The position assumes that the incumbent has both the mental and physical requirements to carry out the above defined duties.   

Minimum Requirements & Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering 
Electrical Engineering degree considered with relevant experience
10+ years of experience in HVAC product design/testing, energy efficiency, and the regulatory landscape
Ability to read and interpret:
Electrical schematics & one-lines
Mechanical drawings
Piping Diagrams
Standards and technical specifications
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-project environment
Ability to apply principles of logic or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
Knowledge of Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
Advanced experience with U.S., Canadian, and other International Energy Efficiency standards, i.e., ASHRAE, AHRI, CFR, ISO
Ability to deal with non-verbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables
Ability to make technical decisions and engineering judgments independently where limited standardization exists
Excellent communication skills, in both verbal and written formats
Excellent leadership skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Must possess a valid unrestricted driver’s license and clean driving record
Ability to travel up to 25%, as business needs dictate
 

Preferred Requirements & Qualifications:

Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Experience with programming and operating psychrometric chambers
Experience diagnosing issues with HVAC Equipment and implementing resolutions
Familiarity with standards such as: 
AHRI 140
AHRI 210/240
AHRI 340/360
AHRI 840
AHRI 920
AHRI 1230
AHRI 1380
ASHRAE 37
Project coordination or customer-facing technical experience