Sr Engineer, Validation

Polaris Inc • San Angelo, TX

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About The Position

At Polaris Inc., we have fun doing what we love by driving change and innovation. We empower employees to take on challenging assignments and roles with an elevated level of responsibility in our agile working environment. Our people make us who we are, and we create incredible products and experiences that empower us to THINK OUTSIDE. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead planning and execution of vehicle certification within the Off-road team. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with the engineering, validation and compliance members, along with directing and execution of testing. Furthermore, you will be instrumental in future safety procedure development along with enhancements of the certification process and communication tools.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical or Electrical engineering or related engineering fields
• Excellent hands-on knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems
• Strong technical analysis and problem-solving skills
• Experienced with test planning and coordination
• Demonstrated understanding and experience of field and lab testing with reliability metrics and targets
• Strong people skills including collaboration and supervising others
• Quality and customer focused
• Self-motivated with attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the compliance certification for off road vehicle programs.
• Collaborate with engineering project teams, systems engineers, project validation engineers and product compliance to develop and execute the certification plan for new and planned change programs and components.
• Plan and execute certification testing.
• Manage compliance test requests and reporting.
• Manage certification test vehicles and tracking.
• Responsible for accurate documentation on test reports and within the compliance matrix.
• Direct compliance development and test technicians.
• Manage certification test equipment and facilities including procurement, calibration, maintenance and other tasks as needed.
• Drive efficiency and communication with continued enhancements in the areas of documentation creation, certification processes and procedures, certification matrix, task tracking and other reporting tools.
• Help develop new safety test procedures in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Training and onboarding for development and test technicians.
• Communication of the certification status to project team and management

Benefits

• Polaris is proud to offer competitive compensation, including a market-leading profit-sharing plan that is fundamental to our pay-for-performance culture.
• At Polaris, employees are owners of the company through company contributions to our Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases plan.
• Employees receive a generous matching contribution to 401(k), financial wellness education and consultation to plan for their financial future.
• In addition to competitive pay, Polaris provides a comprehensive suite of benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, gym & personal training reimbursement, life insurance and disability offerings.
• Through the Polaris Foundation and our Polaris Gives paid volunteer time off, we support employees who actively volunteer their time, efforts, and passions to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities in which they live, play and work.
• Employees at Polaris drive our success and are rewarded for their commitment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees