What are the responsibilities and job description for the FM Approvals Advanced Electrical Engineer position at Factory Mutual Insurance Company?
Overview
Factory Mutual Insurance Company's FM Approvals is a global leader in third-party testing and certification services. We test property loss prevention products and services for use in commercial and industrial facilities to verify they meet rigorous loss prevention standards of quality, technical integrity, and performance.
The FM APPROVED mark is recognized and respected worldwide. Our certification instills confidence and commands respect in your marketplace.
Responsibilities
As an Approvals Engineer at Factory Mutual Insurance Company, you will support the certification of electrical equipment for use in hazardous locations. This role involves working with large manufacturers around the world and gaining exposure to recognized industry standards.
You will be responsible for:
- Performing testing and analysis of manufacturers-submitted products to determine conformance with industry standards, such as FM Approvals, CSA, IEC, EN, and UL.
- Preparing project proposals, including defining the scope of testing and analysis, cost for work to be completed, and estimated timeframe for completion.
- Interpreting standards requirements for lab testing, including creating lab test plans.
- Providing instruction to lab personnel to perform necessary testing.
- Preparing technical reports and effectively interpreting and communicating test results to clients and management teams.
- Managing project schedules to ensure deadlines are met.
- Managing concurrently a portfolio of customer projects.
- Interfacing directly with customers.
- Communicating with all levels of management both internally and externally.
- Approximately 10-15% domestic and international overnight travel for on-site testing.
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electro-Mechanical Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years of related experience, preferably in product development or testing of electrical equipment.
- Experience in electrical circuit design or analysis.
- Experience with process and/or industrial control equipment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong managerial, organizational, client-facing, and customer service skills.
- Experience in project/time management and the ability to prioritize job duties and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications.
- Familiarity with third-party product certification and industry standards such as FM Approvals, CSA, IEC, EN, and UL is desirable.
Candidates may be considered for a Sr. Engineer, Advanced Engineer, or Engineer role based on experience and qualifications.
