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Job Description
Lead Technical Specialist – Energy Storage & Grid
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the top recognized brands and companies is actively seeking a Lead Technical Specialist – Energy Storage & Grid, to join our Electrical team in Plano, TX. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in facilitating international trade and regulatory product testing.
Intertek's Electrical team provides assurance, testing, inspection and certification for a variety of electric products, including appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical devices, information communications technology, HVACR, industrial, and energy transmission and distribution. Our dedicated professionals help ensure the quality, safety, and sustainability of electrical products used by people throughout the world.
The Lead Technical Specialist – Energy Storage & Grid position is responsible for independently performing testing and evaluation on Electric Vehicle Chargers and EVSE’s to the provisions of U.S., Canadian and other international product safety standards; writing reports; and communicating with clients. The Lead Technical Specialist position is also responsible for providing local expertise in one or more product categories and mentoring and training the less senior technical personnel.
Salary & Benefits Information
The base wage or salary range for this position is $110K - $150K. 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, Intertek employees are eligible for a variety of benefits including paid holidays. When working with Intertek, you can expect a benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k) with company match, generous vacation / sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.
What you'll do:
Independently conduct on and off-site evaluation of products to determine compliance with applicable standard(s).
Validate the project scope and sample applicability.
Develop, set-up and follow established test plan, including performing all required testing of product in accordance with the identified standards and established test plan.
Conduct thorough Preliminary Design Review’s (PDR), construction review; compile and document results.
Perform field labeling jobs.
Mentor less senior technical personnel.
Provide on-going support and guidance on technical issues, test procedures, and standards interpretations.
Research new standards, technologies, and trends in the industry
Represent Intertek on technical committees, code panels and/or associations
Provide ongoing sales support, including attending client meetings, project scoping and quoting
Provide on-going support to clients as needed
Communicate project status and test results to client, sales personnel, and management throughout testing.
Within policy guidelines, identify, properly document, and recommend engineering judgments.
Perform other work as required
Demonstrate enough product and/or standards knowledge to be considered an expert in multiple product categories for the local office.
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. Please refer to the physical job requirements questionnaire for detailed physical requirements.
