Job title: Instrumentation and Control Engineer
Location: Bradenton, FL
Duration: 24 months
Pay range: $35-40/hr
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Support the Development, Calibration and Maintenance of our test equipment and maintenance of our Colorado and Florida lab sites.
- Design, build and control test lab test equipment and Instruments
- Work with the Instrumentation Engineers to incorporate 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.
MUST HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering electrical, electronics, software, mechanical engineering/technology, or any related fields
- 3+ years of design experience as an Instrumentation or Controls engineer preferably as an instrumentation lab engineer.
- Must have experience with LabView; other programming software are preferred (C++, Python. Etc)
- Ability to use hand and powered tools
- Proficient using digital and analogue testing equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes, and logic analysers
- 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 macros in Excel)
Pride Global and its affiliates - including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, and Pride Now - offer eligible employees comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.
