Senior Technical Specialist

Harley-Davidson•Milwaukee, WI

7d•$74,900 - $112,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center (PDC) located in Wauwatosa, WI is home to the mantra – You dream it. We build it. Join our team as a Senior Technical Specialist. The Dyno Lab Senior Technician is responsible for planning, executing, and reporting engine and chassis dynamometer testing to support development, durability, and regulatory requirements within Engineering. This role is responsible for instrumenting and configuring engines and test cells, operating and monitoring complex dynamometer systems, and delivering high quality, decision ready data through expert test execution and analysis. The position also owns test equipment maintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting, develops and improves lab procedures, and supports continuous improvement through 5S and CI practices.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Mechanical/Electrical or related technical area
Minimum 5 years related experience
Test Development & Execution (development, durability, and regulatory)
Developed new test methods to evaluate new failure modes or a new component/system.
Demonstrated ability to shorten test timing and prove correlated test results.
Test Instrumentation: Experience independently and successfully applying instrumentation tools and techniques during project execution.
Provided high quality test data through detailed understanding of transducer designs, calibration, limitations, and their appropriate usage.
Data acquisition systems and techniques: Demonstrated understanding of data acquisition systems and techniques through successful execution of testing projects.
Track record of consistently delivering quality decision ready data that meets customer expectations.
Analysis of test results to provide decision ready information: Developed tools to efficiently reduce & summarize test data in charts, plots, and diagrams for purposes of design analysis.
Has analyzed test data in both time and frequency domain.
Test Equipment Troubleshooting, Maintenance and Repair: Performed all maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and repair of test lab equipment and working knowledge of industrial HVAC systems, Basic PLC control systems.
Engine/chassis dynamometer testing and development: Experience Integrating/programming multiple systems within an engine test cell to operate in conjunction with one another.
Developed complex custom tests to achieve developmental goals and/or custom data acquisition requirements.
Demonstrated ability to proactively analyze, in real time, test results to determine test validity in the early stages, minimizing test verification time (i.e., data drop-out, spikes, etc.)
Fabrication of Test Fixtures: Ability to apply basic machining & welding techniques.

Responsibilities

Conduct and Support engine dynamometer testing activities including: Instrumentation of Engines, Engine Setup and Fixturing, Data Acquisition Setup, Test Execution & Monitoring, Test Data Review & Report Out
Conduct and Support required regulatory testing
Follow both in-house and regulatory calibration/preventive maintenance schedules
Conduct equipment diagnostics, repairs, and preventative maintenance (PM)
Create/modify work instructions/procedures
Perform installation & calibration of instrumentation
Adhere to the 5S concept and all other supporting CI (continuous improvement) methods