Electrical Engineer
Location: Bradenton, FL
Job ID:
12 month contract
Pay Range: $24-27
Performs research, development, design, and testing of electrical components, PC Board Layout, Electronics Packaging equipment, facilities, systems, products and networks for commercial, industrial and governmental purposes.
Support the Development, Calibration and Maintenance of our test equipment and maintenance of our Colorado and Florida lab sites.
Design and build test lab test equipment and Instruments
Work with the Electrical Instrumentation Engineers to incorporate Electrical Instruments in new test equipment.
Work with the different cross
functional groups at Kidde to understand instrumentation projects needs and timelines; including but not limited to Mechanical, Electrical, Firmware, Product Test, Production, Quality and Project Management teams.
Communicate the progress of instrumentation projects to the Kidde team and leadership
Lead design reviews for test equipment development.
Collaborate with design team and test engineers to verify lab equipment meets testing procedures for fire and gas detection products.
Drive tasks closure to meet company and customer goals.
Review agency requirements to ensure equipment compliance to agency standards
Support team to become UL WTDP / DAP (witness test data program / data acceptance program).
Collaborate with the team and share ideas on process improvement
Ensure that all Kidde test equipment, at all sites, are correlated and produce similar test results.
Prioritize continuous improvement initiatives by focusing on the automation of test equipment and improving instrumentation projects processes.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering/technology or any related fields
- 2+ years of design experience as an electrical engineer preferably as an instrumentation engineer.
- Experience with LabView or other programming software (C , Python etc)
- Knowledge of test sensors (ex. Transducers, photo-voltaic cells)
- Experience building Radio-Frequency RF test set-ups/equipment is highly preferred
- Ability to use hand and powered tools
- Proficient using digital and analog testing equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
- Excellent self-task management/prioritization and documentation skills in a R&D or testing lab environment
- Understands how to read and interpret schematics, installation sheets, and bill of materials
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with little to no supervision
- Interpersonal skills to work with several departments, including engineering and production
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- General understanding of engineering equipment like soldering irons, hand-held power tools
- Expert on Microsoft Office (especially Excel and macros in Excel)
- Ability to stand for long periods of time and lift 50 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A. without restrictions
- The position requires up to 50% travel to our site in Colorado Springs, CO, during the first year, to learn and get familiar with the test equipment located at that location.
Preferred:
- Worked in the fire and gas industry with knowledge of regulatory standards such as UL268 EN54
- Experience with LabView or other programming software (C , Python etc) preferred
- Knowledge of test sensors (ex. Transducers, photo-voltaic cells)
- Experience building Radio-Frequency RF test set-ups/equipment is highly preferred
- Proficient using digital and analog testing equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
Benefits provided: 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law
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