Associate Engineer Validation

Textron; Windsor; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer based in Windsor, Ontario is seeking a Testing and Validation Engineer. The successful candidate will execute functional tests for automotive plastic fuel tanks and analyze customers' specifications. A Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering and testing experience is essential. Proficiency in data acquisition tools like LabView and Python is preferred. The role requires excellent communication skills in English and willingness to travel to support testing and validation processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering required.
• Experience in automotive testing and validation preferred.
• Willingness to travel for customer visits and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional tests for automotive components.
• Plan, coordinate, and document validation tests.
• Analyze SOWs and define DVP/PVP for automotive components.

Skills

Execution of functional tests

Data acquisition

Testing and validation experience

Fluid English

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

LabView

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

• Execution of functional tests for automotive plastic fuel tanks (refueling, volume characteristics, venting, environmental, ...) and Pentatonic Battery Housing (mechanical, environmental, ...).
• Analyze customers SOW´s for automotive components and definition of DVP/PVP.
• Definition and execution of sample and prototype build up and data acquisition.
• Test planning and set up, coordination, execution, evaluation and documentation of validation and development tests for automotive products.
• Ordering and supervision of external test.
• Creation of generic test standards and specifications in alignment with internal core functions, customer and suppliers considering vDVP.
• Product validation against internal and external specifications.
• Evaluation and interpretation of test results and definition of counter measures. Creation professional test reports.
• Reporting test results to the customer.
• Calculation of test and validation costs.
• Show robustness of products over lifecycle of development plans.
• Drive the customers buy in to follow generic development and validation (generic DVP/PVP, vDVP, HALT, ...).
• Technical link between Kautex development teams, validation and the customer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering (e.g., Electrical, Chemistry, Physics) from an accredited college or university.
• Testing and Validation Experience
• Professional experience in one of the following fields is preferred:
  • Data acquisition and measurement technology (LabView, Python,…)
  • Complex mechatronic systems, ideally Automotive
  • Statistical mathematics
  • Blow-/ Injection-/ Compression molding
  • Fluid dynamics
  • Thermodynamics
• Fluid English required
• Willingness to travel (customer visits, test drives, supplier development, testing in plants, exchange with other validation teams, method and equipment development)