Electrical Instrumentation Engineer

Job Number: 3848

External Description:

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role

Carrier is a leading provider of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, building controls and automation, and fire and security systems leading to safer, smarter, sustainable, and high-performance buildings. The Fire, Safety, and Security Products group within Carrier is a global organization dedicated to providing product and technology designed to protect people and property.

Are you detail oriented? Are you looking for a way to truly save lives by driving well-orchestrated testing of technical components of fire and gas detection products? If the answer is yes, then this might be the role for you. Kidde is a world leader in fire and safety products that go into our homes. You might have one of these products, in fact, keeping you safe right now. We are currently looking for an Electrical Instrumentation Engineer who can design and build the equipment needed for the precision testing of our fire and CO detection products. In this role, you will also support the maintenance and calibration of our equipment, at both of our Colorado and Florida sites, in addition to overseeing the Florida facility and its maintenance. You will use a wide variety of skills to keep the lab operational and continuously becoming more efficient and effective. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking for a mixture of design and hands on work. Join us today and be a part of a world leader in Fire, Safety, and Security Company.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering/Technology, Firmware, Software or Computer Science.
• 2+ years of design experience as an electrical engineer
• 2+ years of experience using LabView or other programming software (C++, Python..etc)
• 2+ years of experience in test sensors (ex. Transducers, photo-voltaic cells)

Preferred Qualifications

• Worked in the fire and gas industry with knowledge of regulatory standards such as UL268/217/521/2034/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
• 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

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Job Number: 30128827

Community / Marketing Title: Electrical Instrumentation Engineer

Location_formattedLocationLong: Florida, US