Open - Hardware Product Verification and Validation Test Engineer

RFA Engineering•Dubuque, IA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

RFA Engineering is seeking an experienced Hardware Product Verification and Validation Test Engineer (HW PVV Test Engineer) to join their engineering team. The selected candidate will work with experienced engineering staff using state-of-the-art engineering tools & processes. This position will operate onsite at our customer's world-class engineering and manufacturing facility. This is a full-time position with a full benefit package. The role involves creating and executing machine test plans and manual test plans for hardware testing on offroad construction and highway equipment. Responsibilities include determining requirements for product verification & validation, creating and driving Vision activities for connectivity projects, determining and driving testing activity priorities, and working with electrical hardware and sheet metal. The engineer will also act as the responsible owner for Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) activities, work with 3rd party suppliers, and serve as a liaison between hardware and product development teams. Analysis of connectivity and machine data using CAN, telematics, and diagnostic tools is crucial for validation, troubleshooting, and performance assessment. The role also supports validation and discovery of telematics and connectivity hardware solutions, and supports prototype, pre-production, and production hardware builds, including issue tracking and regression testing. The position allows for one day of remote work per week within commuting distance of the worksite.

Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field.
3 years (36 months) of experience using MATLAB Simulink to develop models, simulate, and analyze Control System Design and multidomain interactions.
3 years (36 months) of experience developing applications using C, C++, Python, SQL for off-road construction and highway equipment.
3 years (36 months) of experience validating integrated machine control functions on construction and heavy machinery.
3 years (36 months) of experience conducting testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of models and code on ADO Azure Dev Ops.
3 years (36 months) of experience creating and executing machine test plans and manual test plans on construction and heavy machinery: unit testing, Vehicle-in-the-Loop (VIL) testing, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), black-box, and boundary condition testing.
3 years (36 months) of experience developing automation environments including rest vectors and scripts to increase test coverage and reduce manual testing.
3 years (36 months) of experience using Jenkins to deploy CI/CD pipelines.
3 years (36 months) of experience utilizing Python, C++, C, MATLAB, MATLAB SIMULINK; SAE J1939; CAN communication; Simcenter STAR-CCM+, SolidWorks, and GIT for version control.
Experience may be gained concurrently.

Responsibilities

Create and execute machine test plans and manual test plans for hardware testing on offroad construction and highway equipment.
Determine requirements for product verification & validation related activities for the evaluation of hardware digital solutions.
Create and drive Vision activities for connectivity projects.
Determine and drive testing activity priorities.
Work with electrical hardware and sheet metal as a part of the on-machine engineering process.
Act as responsible owner for Enterprise Product Delivery Process (EPDP) activities for new hardware solutions for projects.
Work with 3rd party suppliers for pre-design investigation and attachment of hardware.
Serve as contact and liaison between hardware and product development teams.
Analyze connectivity and machine data using CAN, telematics, and diagnostic tools to support validation, troubleshooting, and performance assessment during bench and on-machine testing.
Support validation and discovery of telematics and connectivity hardware solutions.
Support prototype, pre-production, and production hardware builds, including issue tracking and regression testing.