FM Approvals Advanced Electrical Engineer

FM Approvals is an international leader in third-party testing and certification services. We test property loss prevention products and services—for use in commercial and industrial facilities—to verify they meet rigorous loss prevention standards of quality, technical integrity and performance. How? By employing a worldwide certification process that’s backed by scientific research and testing, and over a century of experience.

The FM APPROVED mark is recognized and respected worldwide. Our certification instills confidence and commands respect in your marketplace.

As an Approvals Engineer you will be responsible for:

The person in this position will be responsible for planning, conducting and directing testing and analysis of electronic equipment used primarily in fire protection and explosion prevention systems submitted for FM Approvals.

Responsibilities include:

• Performing testing and analysis of manufacturers submitted product to determine conformance with industry standards, such as FM Approvals, EN and UL.
• Preparation of test plans, supervision of tests, project management, documentation of results, written reports and other complex tasks associated with third party certification.
• Administer project proposals which includes, defining the scope of the testing and analysis, cost for work to be completed and estimated timeframe for completion.
• Interpreting standards requirements for lab testing, including creating lab test plans.
• Providing instruction to lab personnel to perform necessary testing.
• Preparing technical reports; effectively interpreting and communicating tests results to clients and management team.
• Managing concurrently a portfolio of customer projects
• Interfacing directly with customers.
• Communicating with all levels of management both internally and externally. 
• The working environment includes both the office and laboratory. Overnight travel, to consult with customers, attend technical conferences and to conduct and monitor tests at test facilities, is typically less than 25%. 
• Role is based at FM’s Engineering and Research facility in Norwood, MA, with occasional travel to the state-of-the-art facility in West Glocester, RI, USA.