Job Title: Instrumentation Engineer
Location: Bradenton, FL 34202 (ON SITE)
Job Pay Rate: $38 – 40.71 /hour on W2
Job Type: 2+ years Contract role
Shift: 1st Shift 08AM to 05PM Monday to Friday
Job Description:
We are currently looking for a Lab 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.
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 analog testing equipment such as multi-meters, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
“Russell Tobin offers 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.”
