Job Description

Staff Safety Service Engineer

• Business Unit: Draeger, Inc., Job-ID: 1384
• Location: Houston
• Function: Service
• Work Location: Hybrid
• Employment Type: Permanent

The Job Responsibilities

Draeger is hirirng a Staff Safety Service Engineer to work hybrid out of our Houston, TX office.

The Staff Safety Engineer is responsible to manage engineering design, applications and quotations development for relevant applications for pre-sales activities. Specific responsibility to work closely with Business Development, Regional Sales, Manufacturing Reps, and End-Users and to design complete complex process applications in a variety of vertical markets to include Oil & Gas, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals, and Food & Beverage.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work within a team of engineers to produce high-quality deliverables during the develop life safety solutions, enhancements, and improvements by working with sales and interacting with end users to gain an understanding of end-user processes, hazards, occupancy, and alarm actions in order to design a compliant life safety system that meets or exceeds local code requirements. Independently diagnosed problems. Provide technical leadership to quotation teams.
• Coordinate activities of other engineers and guide the successful, timely completion of quotations, proposals and other key deliverables. Operates as a leader of the cross-functional Draeger teams (e.g. engineers working on quotations), working toward common goals to solve problems and gaining support for product modifications in support of general customer needs,
• Responsible for making sure that our solutions meet or exceed the technical requirements of the customer. Leads the process for review and understanding of end-users Fire and Gas philosophy and “Cause & Effect” matrices and translate them into the appropriate solutions.
• Designs and develops products and solutions working independently. Handles all but the most significant projects with no direct supervision. Maintain technical ownership of the process along with other members of the Engineering Department. Ensures process discipline and produce results on schedule. Support scheduling & planning of assigned subsystem prototype builds, verification, and validation. Accomplish project responsibilities on time and with quality.
• Contribute technical insight and expertise to program planning, strategic planning and department-wide process improvement initiatives. Specifically, responsible for the final review and sign off on final system configuration drawings and documentation to support submittals to the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
• Assist in team building and mentoring junior engineers by providing on-going technical guidance, review and assessment of development assignments.
• Comply with all internal SOPs and F&G industry regulations. Develop and/or improve development processes, procedures and protocols.
• Lead design reviews for related systems to the products involved. Work closely with relevant engineers to produce accurate quotes, drawings, and other deliverables in order to support the sales objectives.
• Perform other duties as needed and assigned.

Your Qualifications

• BS Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science; preferred is a similar degree with a greater focus on FGDS (e.g. Fire Protection Engineering); Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years relevant work experience; 10+ years preferred in a technical or sales environment. Also requires demonstrable specific experience in all or most of the following:
• • Experience working directly with end customers is strongly desired
• • Experience in product development for regulated environments (e.g.; EN61508 SIL, FDA, IEC 60601 and other IEC standards, UL, CE, CSA, etc.)
• • Experience with safety related regulations
• • Experience with the development of gas detection systems is a significant advantage, but not required
• • Experience with globally distributed R&D organizations is desired

While Draeger values diverse global talent, this role requires current and ongoing work authorization in the United States. Unfortunately, Draeger is unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Draeger is a federal government contractor. If this position requires access to federally restricted information, the individual’s eligibility for and attainment of federally required licensing is a condition of employment.

Dräger Benefits

At Draeger, Technology for Life means supporting our people in every aspect of their lives. We offer a competitive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life, short- and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Over 4 weeks of paid time off, plus holidays and parental leave
• Flexible spending accounts and employee assistance program

Select locations also offer free parking, an on-site gym, cafeteria, and game room.

Talk to your Draeger recruiter to learn more!

Who we are

We’re hiring! If you want your contributions to make a real difference, check out this new career opportunity with us at Draeger where we are led by the guiding principle “Technology for Life”.

Draeger has several sites located across North America as well as field-based sales and service positions. Our North America headquarters is located in Telford, PA just north of Philadelphia. We also have US sites in Andover, MA, and Houston, TX. Our Canada site is located in Mississauga, Ontario.

Draeger is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Interested?

Please, apply directly through our career portal.

We look forward to receiving your application.