Test Engineer

Harley-Davidson•Milwaukee, WI

23d•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 Test Engineer. We are seeking a highly motivated Test Engineer to support the planning and execution of meaningful testing that validates designs, verifies analysis methods, and evaluates failure modes. In this role, you will collaborate across teams and levels within Product Development Engineering to advance systems engineering, testing, and quality initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related engineering discipline is required.
Typically requires 3 years of experience in a related engineering field.
Proficiency with test, evaluation, and analysis tools such as fatigue, vibration, data acquisition systems, transducers, and reliability testing.
Understanding of servo-hydraulic or electro-dynamic control systems used for replicating vehicle structural inputs and responses.
Experience analyzing time-history data for time or frequency domain replication.
Ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to technicians, engineers, managers, and hourly employees.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with systems such as MTS, Unholtz-Dickie, nCode, eDAQ, and Dewetron (preferred).

Responsibilities

Execute technical tests on motorcycles and components using established procedures and practices in laboratory and proving ground environments.
Analyze, compile, and report test results to engineering teams with guidance from senior staff.
Improve testing processes and reduce product development time through effective communication, problem solving, and progress reporting.
Deliver high-quality test data through strong understanding of transducer design, limitations, calibration, and usage.
Independently apply instrumentation tools and techniques to support test activities.
Develop skills in fatigue, vibration, and thermal analysis.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to execute component verification/validation methods and analyze results.
Innovate new test techniques and enhance existing processes to improve data collection efficiency and accelerate development cycles.
Provide guidance on data acquisition systems and methodologies to engineers and technicians.
Design and fabricate custom transducers to support complex data acquisition and testing needs.
Troubleshoot technical challenges using structured problem-solving methods and coordinate support across engineering and test teams.