Test Engineer - Electric Drive Unit

Goken • Foster City, CA

18h • $68,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role will support test and validation for the Powertrain Validation in the team working with suppliers and testing partners to ensure that Validation targets are satisfied. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ultimately deliver a safe, well-tested and robust product.

Requirements

• BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or related relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience testing Electric Drive Units including Motors, Inverters, Power Electronics.
• Experience working with DFMEAs and root cause analysis.
• Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion or equiv.).
• Experience with a wide variety of lab and measurement equipment including but not limited to: Cyclers, CANalyzer, DAQ, Power supply / E-load, Oscilloscope, Accelerometers and Thermocouples.
• Experience with Project Management tools such as JIRA and Kanban methodology.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Design Validation Plan and Reports (DVP&Rs) to validate the Powertrain components such as Electric Drive Unit, Inverter, Battery Balance Box, DCDC and HV Harnesses for Mechanical, Environmental, Performance, Compliance and abuse testing.
• Execute the Validation testing as outlined in the DV plan.
• Collaborate with design engineers to ensure that requirements are clearly defined and captured within the validation plan.
• Manage the supplier owned testing by conducting weekly cross functional DVP meetings with suppliers and provide testing progress updates to stakeholders internally.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for DVP&Rs, Test Procedures, RFQs and Test Reports.
• Travel to the test facilities to review the test setups to ensure flawless execution of the Validation tests.
• Identify appropriate test assets and accessories, data acquisition systems, and sensors to ensure high-quality test data.
• Assist in teardowns and analysis.
• Analyze test data to create the graphs, charts, tables, calculations etc provide clear and concise reporting of test results.
• Clearly communicate test findings to stakeholders and support issue resolution.
• Conduct Preliminary root cause in case of a test failure to verify the test procedure and execution, test setup, conditions etc were as expected.
• Manage validation schedule to ensure appropriate test assets are available and critical path items are identified.

Benefits

• competitive compensation structure
• benefits that support professional growth and personal well-being
• culture built on high performance, collaboration, continuous improvement, and ongoing professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level