Product Engineer - Electrical

Gtech Services•Livonia, MI

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About The Position

Test Engineer • Test electrical machines or subcomponents and inverter systems • Prepare test articles and test setups including hands-on test article instrumentation and assemblies, fabrication for wiring harnesses, building various fixturing and mobile test equipment. • Handle operation of test cells with dynamometers, variable frequency drives, battery simulators, active/passive loads, oil conditioning units, air and coolant chillers, thermal chambers, NVH chambers and data acquisition systems • Operate and interface microcontrollers including control unit tuning and calibration • Configure data acquisition systems to measure temperature, voltage, current, electrical and mechanical power, speed, torque, vibration, pressure, etc. • Operate equipment such as oscilloscopes, power scopes, power analyzers and integrated DAQ systems • Configure and execute manual and automated tests by following test plans, user guides and safety protocols • Follow test lab operation processes and complete test requests from requesting engineers with support of technicians and facility services in the test setups • Operate and build data post processing tools and generate test reports • Work in small or larger scale lab projects for new or upgraded equipment • Develop test processes and procedures, project engineering and work instructions for engineers and technicians • Design test setups for standard or custom test methods including interaction with fabrication shops and part vendors • Share and present work to multi-functional teams and leadership

Requirements

Test Engineering
3+ years of experience in test laboratories
1+ years of experience with electric motors and/or inverters
1+ years of experience with power tools and hand tools for building wiring harnesses, fixtures and completing other assemblies and teardowns.
1+ years of experience with dynamometer control systems (examples include but not limited to - ADACs, REPS, AVL systems, Horiba, Siemens, Webasto )
1+ years of experience with data acquisition systems (examples include but not limited to -. ATI, IMC measurement, NI, AVL, Yokogawa)
1+ years of experience with test data post processing and simulation using numerical computational tools (examples include but not limited to - Matlab, Scilab, GNU Octave, Python, Labview
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Nice To Haves

3+ years of experience with electric machines, motor drives, motor controls and calibration, motor and inverter cooling systems and electromechanical interaction of electric drives
3+ years of experience related to testing motor drive systems including: design verification testing, thermal testing, durability testing and test automation
3+ years of experience in diagnostics/solving problems in test lab environment including work with EMI, power circuit sizing, test alarm systems and automated test sequencing
3+ years of experience with test and measurement equipment such as data acquisition, oscilloscopes, motor controllers, test automation and variable frequency drives
Understanding the theory of permanent magnet and induction machines and variable frequency drives
Experience with CAN/Ethernet/ASAP3 based communications and related API concepts
Familiarity with energy control-power lock out, arc flash and high voltage safety training/practices
Ability to build and interpret CAD drawings, wiring diagrams and other schematics
Knowledge of ISO test equipment calibration requirements/practices and quality standards
Knowledge of 5D and FMEA methods
Proficient using software and controllers such as Matlab, Scilab, NI LabVIEW/TestStand, AVL Puma/Lynx, IMC Dataworks, Accurate Technologies ATI Vision, Vector, ETAS INCA, Siemens SCADAS/SIMATICS, MS Visual Studio or Sublime Text or other code editor to build applications
Excellent teamwork, communication and documentation skills
Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks

Responsibilities

Test electrical machines or subcomponents and inverter systems
Prepare test articles and test setups including hands-on test article instrumentation and assemblies, fabrication for wiring harnesses, building various fixturing and mobile test equipment.
Handle operation of test cells with dynamometers, variable frequency drives, battery simulators, active/passive loads, oil conditioning units, air and coolant chillers, thermal chambers, NVH chambers and data acquisition systems
Operate and interface microcontrollers including control unit tuning and calibration
Configure data acquisition systems to measure temperature, voltage, current, electrical and mechanical power, speed, torque, vibration, pressure, etc.
Operate equipment such as oscilloscopes, power scopes, power analyzers and integrated DAQ systems
Configure and execute manual and automated tests by following test plans, user guides and safety protocols
Follow test lab operation processes and complete test requests from requesting engineers with support of technicians and facility services in the test setups
Operate and build data post processing tools and generate test reports
Work in small or larger scale lab projects for new or upgraded equipment
Develop test processes and procedures, project engineering and work instructions for engineers and technicians
Design test setups for standard or custom test methods including interaction with fabrication shops and part vendors
Share and present work to multi-functional teams and leadership