PV&V Electrification Test Engineer

PV&V Electrification Test Engineer

  Not Disclosed

  Fargo, ND

  12.0 Months

  Not Disclosed

  Not Disclosed

  Manufacturing

Job Description

• Test engineer, this worker will need to understand how to use lab equipment and analyze data. This person will work with a cross-functional design team, particularly in power electronics to determine testing requirements for the client and OEM products.

• This person will perform, with some assistance, test procedures, motor characterization, battery testing JDQ tests and reports.

• Will perform tasks with one-on-one supervision to meet quality, delivery and cost goals. This position requires technical judgment, teamwork and independent thinking to solve problems and complete assigned projects.

Major Purpose:
• Plans, coordinates, performs product design, testing and/or analysis work for a complete project of moderate scope or for a significant portion or a sub-system of a major and diverse project. Operates in a team environment, providing input to design solutions and participating in design reviews. May assign, coordinate and review portions of the work to support personnel. Decisions are made within established guidelines and may be reviewed by supervisors.

Major Duties:
• Contribute to the analysis of information and the specification of the methods and process steps, as well as the plant, machinery, and equipment, required to design and continuously improve manufacturing or materials processes and process systems to deliver the end product within specified cost and quality parameters.
• Contribute to the development of, and implement feasibility testing of, proposed engineering solutions to provide feedback and data to validate the design.
• Contribute to the analysis of information, the drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards within own engineering discipline to inform engineering work in the organization and/or of its suppliers, contractors, and consultants.?
• Carry out inspections under the supervision of senior colleagues to evaluate the quality of engineering works and/or the integrity of existing installations or structures, and make recommendations to senior colleagues on the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements.
• Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them.
• Deliver small- or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.
• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Work collaboratively with other professional teams and over organizational boundaries to ensure service users experience cohesive and seamless support to meet their needs.
• Create and maintain complex technical and/or user documentation to a high standard, and back up files to ensure instant recovery if problems occur.

Duties:
• Gather and format test requirements from internal and external customers with assistance from others. Review and provide proper feedback about the requirements.
• Perform and oversee, with assistance, the performance of power electronic Product Verification and Validation testing performed internally or externally.
• Maintain accurate and up to date documentation of testing results and schedule progress. Communicate results and schedule progress to internal and external customers.
• Employ troubleshooting and debugging strategies; determine root cause with support from others and provide support in troubleshooting.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Work closely with other project team members as needed to ensure the testing is performed as specified in the product specifications.
• Travel as needed to accomplish the tasks required of this position, including meeting with customers to generate and/or revise concepts and product requirements. (Travel could be 1 or 2 times a year and would always be in the USA. No international travel.)
• Support other needs of the department as needed.

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on how to get results using new and advanced engineering technologies.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance as needed on executing engineering designs using the appropriate methods, tools, processes and software.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance as needed on achieving engineering development targets using appropriate methods, tools, processes and software.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on producing technical engineering specifications and related materials.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on testing, evaluating and improving engineering outcomes.
• Builds engineering solutions without supervision and provides technical guidance on these solutions as needed.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on implementing engineering designs, evaluating outcomes and then making improvements as needed.
• Manages and applies safe systems of work without supervision and provides technical guidance when required.
• Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas, requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on developing appropriate plans or performing necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on identifying, assessing, prioritizing and managing project-related risks.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on measuring and reporting progress toward intermediate targets to make sure a project stays on track to achieve its ultimate goals.
• Works with full competence to identify, verify, and manage changes to the scope of the project or program, utilizing the most appropriate approach. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
• Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on analyzing data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making.
• Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to manage projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters.
• Works at an intermediate level to build the structure and culture of the project team, and define roles and responsibilities within that structure to enable the achievement of project mission and objectives and the effective operation of key business processes. Typically works with guidance.

Education:
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level
• Minimum B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Ag Engineering, or Industrial Engineering from an accredited engineering program or equivalent.

Skills and Experience:
Required:
• Understanding of the basics of embedded controllers
• Understanding of safe higher voltage practices
• Understanding of motor control and system testing
• Understanding of the basics of design validation
• Good written and verbal communications skills (English)
• Good organization skills (multi-tasking)
• Good customer service skills

Desired:
• Experience with product development
• Understanding of motor control software (PU2)
• Experience with dynos
• Experience with development and debugging tools (e.g. oscilloscopes, multi-meters, etc.)
• Experience with microcontroller peripherals and systems (e.g. PWM outputs, boot loaders, A/D converters, serial and parallel interfaces, etc.)
• Experience with communication networks (e.g. CAN, Ethernet, RS-232/485, etc.)
• Experience with communication protocols (e.g. J1939, ISO11783, TCP/IP, etc.)

Note:
Onsite position
Metatarsal boots required for day 1
1st Shift
VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.