Test Technician — General Safety (Product Safety & NRTL Certification)

Role summary

The Test Technician — General Safety is responsible for performing electrical and mechanical testing and evaluation on a variety of products to the provisions of U.S., Canadian, and other International product safety standards, writing reports, and communicating with clients.

Responsibilities

• Perform product safety testing against standards such as UL 62368-1, UL 60730-1, IEC 61010-1, UL 508/UL 61800-5-1, UL 972, and related vertical/end-product standards.
• Setup and Execute test plan authored by Project Engineer - including dielectric withstand, ground bond/continuity, abnormal operation, temperature rise, and mechanical strength/impact testing.
• Prepare and coordinate test samples; responsible for sample readiness for testing - logistics, quantity, EUT utility requirements.
• Obtain and record test data in accordance with applicable standards; perform basic analysis of test data and routine calculations.
• Author Work Instructions for complex test setup
• Support RFQ scoping and certification proposals, helping determine applicable standards, test scope, and realistic timelines for new client programs.
• Conduct factory/field follow-up inspections as needed to support ongoing certification surveillance.
• Maintain equipment and facilities; may draft technical reports and perform other work as required.

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

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Electronics Engineering, or equivalent education or practical experience.
• 1–4 years of hands-on experience in product safety testing, compliance engineering, or a technical field
• Comfortable with standard lab instrumentation: soldering/desoldering, dielectric testers, ground bond testers, thermocouples/data loggers, leakage current tester, oscilloscope and mechanical test fixtures or related.
• Must have a valid unrestricted driver's license and safe driving record.
• Ability to travel up to 10–15% as business needs dictate.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written; strong technical writing for and client-facing correspondence.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment with strong organization and time management skills.
• Microsoft Office software experience required.
• Must be customer-focused and quality-driven.

Nice to have

• exposure to hazardous-location/explosion-protection standards functional safety or risk assessment methodologies (ISO 12100Safety of Machinery - Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction. The foundational machinery safety standard establishing risk assessment methodology and the hierarchy of risk reduction. Read more, FMEAFailure Modes and Effects Analysis: a bottom-up method cataloging how components fail and what effects those failures produce. Read more); exposure to battery-powered or power-electronics-adjacent products or related.
• Working familiarity with any of the following: UL 62368-1, UL 60730-1, IEC 61010-1, UL 508, UL 972, UL 1081, UL 1559. Experience in IEC 60601-1 is a plus.