Hose Testing Specialist - Validation & Data Analysis

ProPulse®—a Schieffer Company; Peosta (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

ProPulse®—a Schieffer Company in the Midwest seeks an Engineering Technician to perform performance, durability, and qualification testing of thermoplastic and rubber high-pressure hoses and assemblies, following SAE, ISO, and customer specs.

You will operate and maintain test equipment, collect data, document results, and communicate findings to engineering, supporting design validation, production verification, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct testing on thermoplastic and rubber high-pressure hoses and hose assemblies including proof, burst, impulse, leakage and environmental tests.
• Perform dimensional, visual, and physical inspections of hoses, fittings, and assemblies.
• Execute product qualification, design validation, production verification, and failure investigation testing.
• Cut and crimp hose assemblies and evaluate test specimens, documenting failures, deformation, leakage, and abnormalities.
• Assist engineering with prototype testing, new product development, design changes, and process improvements.
• Follow approved test procedures and SAE/ISO standards, including customer-specific requirements.
• Set up, operate, and monitor hydraulic, pneumatic, hydrostatic, impulse, burst, and other test equipment.
• Prepare fixtures, connections, fittings, instrumentation, and specimens according to procedures.

Job description

ProPulse®—a Schieffer Company in the Midwest seeks an Engineering Technician to perform performance, durability, and qualification testing of thermoplastic and rubber high-pressure hoses and assemblies, following SAE, ISO, and customer specs.

You will operate and maintain test equipment, collect data, document results, and communicate findings to engineering, supporting design validation, production verification, and process improvements.