EV Powertrain Test Engineer – Validation & Drive Systems

harbingermotors; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision

Early-stage Stock Options

Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA,

FSA

Generous PTO & Parental Leave

Annual Vacation Bonus

Wellness & Fertility Benefits

Cell Phone Stipend

Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

Job summary

Harbinger Motors in Garden Grove, CA is seeking a Powertrain Test Engineer to lead system-level testing of EV powertrains, design dynamometers and HIL rigs, and maintain test systems with data acquisition across multiple rigs.

You will analyze test results, develop robust testing methodologies, and document designs, software logic, and procedures for knowledge transfer within the team. California pay range is offered with strong benefits.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Mechatronics with at least 3 years of validation testing experience.
• Strong understanding of high-voltage EV powertrains and dynamometer systems.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and software systems in a lab.
• Hands-on with test instrumentation and data acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute component and system-level development and validation testing of electric motors and drive units within the lab.
• Design and architect electric motor and drive unit dynamometers and HIL systems for development testing of advanced concept projects.
• Source, troubleshoot, and maintain test rig equipment, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems across custom test rigs
• Leverage data analysis and advanced testing methodologies to reproduce and characterize failures for rapid issue resolution.
• Design, fabricate, and assemble a wide variety of fixtures, adapters, mounts, and tooling for instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and test devices.
• Design and construct electrical control panels (including power distribution, grounding, fuses, relays, terminal blocks, and safety interlocks) for automated test systems.
• Document system designs, schematics, software logic, and test procedures for compliance and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Dynamometer understanding

System integration

Data acquisition

Electrical testing

Software debugging

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

NI-XNET

NI-VISA

CAN/LIN drivers

RS232/RS485

Modbus/SCPI

Oscilloscope

Power analyzers

Job description

Harbinger Motors in Garden Grove, CA is seeking a Powertrain Test Engineer to lead system-level testing of EV powertrains, design dynamometers and HIL rigs, and maintain test systems with data acquisition across multiple rigs.

You will analyze test results, develop robust testing methodologies, and document designs, software logic, and procedures for knowledge transfer within the team. California pay range is offered with strong benefits.