Drivetrain/Powertrain Test Engineer

Harvey Nash; Chillicothe (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking a Development and Test Engineer to support the Mossville, IL drivetrain testing lab. You will review test setups, start and monitor tests, collect data, perform data reduction, and generate test summaries and recommendations for internal and external stakeholders.

This role collaborates with design and analytics engineers worldwide to develop test plans, analyze results, and provide actionable insights to advance power density and electrification initiatives.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• Internships accepted as work experience.

Responsibilities

• Support test, inspection and analysis; produce test conclusions and recommendations.
• Support pre- and post-test evaluation of hardware.
• Assist with project/test planning and budgeting with clients.
• Develop and improve test procedures and safe job procedures.
• Verify instrumentation and data collection during testing.

Skills

Self starter and independent worker

Engineering fundamentals

Hands-on hardware inspection

Education

Mechanical Engineering or similar degree

Open to Master’s

No 2 year degrees

Tools

Micrometers

Surface profilometers

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Role is supporting development lab for drivetrain components, and includes daily support for testing (review/approve test setup, support startup and monitoring of testing and data collection, perform data reduction and analysis, generate test summaries and recommendations, and hold data/design reviews with internal and external clients and suppliers.

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:

• - This position will primarily contribute to development, test, and related data reduction & recommendations in support of NPI and CPI projects.
• - Focus is on development and testing of drivetrain components, developing and enhancing standard test, analysis, and safe job procedures.

Reason/motivation for request:

• - Increased project requests, as well as increased project velocity are the driving forces behind hiring this role.

Why Client?

“Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.”

Why this Role?

- This role provides development and test support to nearly all of Client's machines and OEM applications which utilize transmissions and axles. The components used in these applications are critical for advancing our products to meet evolving power density, autonomy, and electrification capabilities. Additionally, the components developed in this role require substantial testing and analysis to support improving Virtual Product Development tools and supplier quality related projects.

Typical task breakdown:

• - Support test and inspection & analysis, and produce engineering test conclusions and recommendations based on test results
• - Support pre-and post test evaluation of hardware
• - Support project and test planning and budgeting with Client internal and external clients
• - Support development of new/improved test procedures and safe job procedures
• - Support lab ISO 17025 related requirements for lab instrumentation and equipment
• - Verify instrumentation and data collection at start and throughout testing

Interaction with team:

• - Collaborate with our team’s design and analytics engineers located around the globe to develop test plans, execute tests, process and analysis test results, and draw conclusions/recommendations

Team Structure

- Team in the local area consists of design, analysis, analytics, and test/development engineers. This local team supports global projects with design and development engineers and global internal and external (3rd party) test labs

Work environment:

• - Work environment is within Client's Mossville, Illinois Technical Center for development and testing of Drivetrain components. There is occasional travel among local production and proving grounds facilities, and to support design and procurement projects
• - 50/50 office vs shop floor

Education & Experience Required:

• - Years of experience: 0-2
• - Degree requirement: Mechanical Engineering or similar technical engineering degree
• - No 2 year degrees
• - Open to Master’s
• - Do you accept internships as job experience: yes
• - Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: test engineer, development engineer, controls development engineer, project engineer, design engineer

Top 3 Skills

• - Self starter and independent worker who can observe project and test needs, and proactively own executing and reporting results
• - Use of engineering technical fundamentals to solve problems
• - Ability to perform hands‑on inspection of hardware and instrumentation to diagnose challenging component failure modes and to ensure instrumentation is functioning as needed

Additional Technical Skills

(Required)

• - Ability to use a variety of measurement instruments including micrometers and surface profilimeters
• - Ability to setup data acquisition systems and record data
• - Ability to perform data reduction and analysis
• - Ability to develop/design test methods and adapt testing according to findings
• - Ability to write technical reports and concise summaries and recommendations
• - Ability to efficiently research and review historical lessons learned to identify trends/comparisons
• - Ability to perform advanced data reduction including digital filtering and plotting, and performing engineering analysis

Soft Skills

(Required)

• - Collaborative team member
• - Self starter and autonomous worker
• - Willingness to contact clients via multiple methods (email, text, phone, etc.)
• - Persistent follow‑ups with internal and external team members to ensure projects complete efficiently
• - Avoid individuals who are not interested in performing physical inspections of pre- and post test parts to support design enhancements and failure mode identification