Test Engineer

Dynamic Manufacturing•Hillside, IL

110d•$65,290 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Dynamic Manufacturing is searching for a Test Engineer to join our growing team! The Test Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining testing strategies, sequences, and machines for automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts. The Test Engineer is expected to have a demonstrable understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, and electrical concepts. They should also be able to analyze test result data, suggest and execute changes to testing procedures and limits, design and conduct testing experiments, and collaborate with product engineers, operations, and root cause technicians to improve performance metrics.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Engineering or equivalent experience (8-11 years)
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of data acquisition systems such as NI hardware, Measurement and Computing and PLCs (Automation Direct family brands, Allen Bradly, Siemens Omron…), Arduino, Raspberry pi.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of Noise Vibration and Harshness sensors and analysis.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of designing and implementing industrial machines for testing purposes.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of drawing and reading electrical schematics using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical and Visio.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of creating and reading mechanical drawings using Inventor.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of creating pneumatic and hydraulic drawings.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic principles, as well as parts selection and operations.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of Bauer, WMA, and VMC testing software and hardware systems.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of PLC, HMI programming (Ladder Logic or other).
Experience programming and interfacing with LabVIEW, CVI, C, and Teststand.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of industrial signal conditioners such as Dataforth and Analog Devices.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of best practices for wiring, shielding, grounding, and signal noise cancelation.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of PCB design.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of creating user-friendly PC-based Graphical Interfaces and HMIs.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of SQL Databases, datafiles, recipes, and test results.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of maintenance of Electrical, Mechanical, and Industrial equipment.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of DC and three phase Motor selection and control for the application.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of VFD selection, wiring, control, and programming for the application.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of control via relay circuit and selection of safety relays and circuits for the application.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of motion control.
Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of industrial communication protocol such as Ethernet and Modbus.
Ability to understand regular operation of equipment with minimal documentation.
Strong communication skills, Lean and continuous improvement mindset.
Organized, skilled in project management, technical writing, and thorough in documenting work.
Problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain testing strategies, sequences, dynamometer test stands, solenoid and valve body calibration and test machines, and EV battery end of line test.
Mentor less experienced Test Engineers.
Responsible for testing equipment capability, capacity, and performance.
Be an expert on, or be willing and able to learn the components and functionality of automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts.
Leverage understanding of physics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical, and electrical concepts.
Advise on, design, and lead testing experiments to validate products and testing sequences.
Develop applications for analyzing testing procedures, test results, and test limits.
Lead the effort on machine throughput, capacity, performance, maintenance, and calibration, root cause analysis, and testing KPIs.
Use knowledge of programming languages and database structures to facilitate testing.
Lead PPAP activities related to test engineering functions.