Company Description
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 93,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.
We aim to be the most competitive and the most productive service organization in the world. Our core competencies in inspection, verification, testing and certification are being continuously improved to be best-in-class. They are at the heart of what we are.
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Engineer - Intrinsic Safety
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 per week
Job Location: Buxton
Benefits / perks:
10% annual bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria), Private Medical Cover, 4-8% matching company pension contributions, 4x Life Assurance, Electric Vehicle Leasing Scheme, 24 days Annual Leave (increasing with service) plus bank holidays, Birthday Leave Scheme, Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay, Length of Service Awards, Health & Wellbeing initiatives, Christmas Vouchers.
Key Accountabilities
Assess the design of, and examine and test prototype equipment in accordance with requirements in published standards and relevant procedure documents.
· Prepare assessment, certification, examination or test reports in accordance with the relevant procedure documents.
· Assess any drawing, photographic and/or descriptive documentation required to completely specify the equipment for compliance with the relevant standards.
· Prepare Certificates to describe in sufficient detail the equipment being certified, together with any acceptable variations in the design, including reference to any assessed documentation.
· Certification and Testing work with respect to UKCA, ATEX, IECEx and North American schemes.
· Communicate with and, when necessary, have face to face discussions with manufacturers or their agents.
· Estimate the cost of carrying out an assessment, testing and/or certification exercise.
· Specify the sample equipment, together with any special requirements necessary to enable the complete assessment, testing and/or certification exercise to be carried out.
· Provide specialist advice and guidance to government departments and to manufacturers and users of equipment of a type which may be subject to certification by SGS.
· Reviewing, Checking and countersigning the work of others in specific areas of work.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Essential
Technical qualification gained through higher education in Electronics engineering.
Desirable
Degree level qualification in electronic engineering discipline.
Experience
Essential
Experience in an engineering environment of drawing office practice, factory production and quality control methods or systems.
A personal record of experience and competence is maintained and updated regularly to show progression.
Experience in the application of Ex standards and the relevant testing protocols, and in applying professional judgement on compliance and the significance of non-compliance.
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