Product Certification & Test Engineer
Location: Syracuse, NY
Client :ACL Digital /Eaton
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Product Certification & Test Engineer to support product certification, compliance, validation and test-lab activities for electrical and electronic products.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in UL/product safety compliance, certification testing, test planning, pre-compliance, reliability testing and production/test engineering. Experience with UL 60730-1 or similar product safety standards is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
Lead/support product certification and compliance activities for electrical and electronic products.
Perform compliance gap analysis and identify applicable safety and certification requirements.
Support UL/CSA product safety certification activities and coordinate with external certification/testing laboratories.
Develop certification strategies, test plans, procedures and test cases.
Support pre-compliance and formal certification testing.
Support End-of-Line (EOL) electrical testing and production test strategy.
Execute/coordinate electrical, functional, environmental and reliability testing.
Troubleshoot test failures and perform root-cause analysis.
Support PCBA and system-level verification and validation.
Support prototype bring-up, design verification and production transition.
Work with test labs, manufacturing and engineering teams during certification and production release.
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Support test fixture/jig development and production test setups.
Review technical documentation, test reports and certification requirements.
Collaborate with Hardware, Embedded, Mechanical, Manufacturing and Quality Engineering teams.
Required Skills & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or related discipline.
8+ years of experience in product certification, compliance, verification/validation or test engineering.
Strong hands-on experience with UL/product safety certification and compliance.
Experience with UL gap analysis, pre-compliance and formal certification activities.
Strong understanding of electrical/electronic product testing and troubleshooting.
Experience developing test plans, procedures and technical reports.
Experience working with certification/test laboratories.
Strong analytical and root-cause troubleshooting skills.
Experience supporting products through prototype → validation → certification → production lifecycle.
Preferred Skills
UL 60730-1 experience.
Knowledge of NEC requirements/codes relevant to electrical products.
Experience with test-lab engineering.
Experience with EOL electrical testing.
Industrial/electrical/embedded/controls product experience.
Manufacturing/test fixture development experience.
Familiarity with FCC/IC/CE or other regulatory requirements.
Reliability and environmental testing experience.
Experience supporting US-based manufacturing/engineering teams.
