Materials Engineer

Insight Global; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an engineer to support the testing and validation of automotive components, focusing on door liners, powersports seats, and material testing. You will coordinate testing activities across engineering teams, customers, and suppliers to keep projects on schedule.

You will review requirements, oversee execution, analyze results, and prepare final reports for internal teams and customers, while troubleshooting issues and ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• Experience with product testing and problem solving.
• Understanding of material property testing and engineering fundamentals.
• Strong communication and organization skills.
• Hands-on troubleshooting ability.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate testing activities between engineering teams, customers, suppliers, and technicians to ensure projects stay on schedule.
• Review testing requirements and oversee test execution.
• Analyze results and prepare final reports for internal teams and customers.
• Troubleshoot testing issues and ensure compliance with quality standards and regulations.
• Help improve testing processes and equipment.

Skills

Product testing

Data analysis

Problem solving

Strong communication

Hands-on troubleshooting

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Day to Day

This engineer supports the testing and validation of automotive components, with a focus on door liners, powersports seats, and material testing. They coordinate testing activities between engineering teams, customers, suppliers, and testing technicians to ensure projects stay on schedule. Day to day, they review testing requirements, oversee test execution, analyze results, and prepare final reports for internal teams and customers. They also troubleshoot testing issues, ensure compliance with quality standards and regulations, and help improve testing processes and equipment. The role combines hands‑on testing, project coordination, data analysis, and customer communication.

Ideal Candidate

Seeking an engineer with a strong technical foundation who enjoys product testing, data analysis, and problem solving. This person should be comfortable working with automotive materials and components, coordinating with multiple stakeholders, and turning test results into actionable recommendations. A background in materials, product validation, quality, or testing engineering would align well with this opportunity.

Skills and Requirements

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical experience
• mechanical, materials engineer, biomechanical engineer
• Understanding of material property testing and engineering fundamentals
• Basic knowledge of physics (statics, dynamics, kinematics)
• Experience with product testing and problem solving
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Mechanical aptitude and hands‑on troubleshooting ability

Plusses

• Automotive industry experience
• Experience testing plastics, metals, elastomers, or interior automotive components
• Experience with ISO 9001 or ISO 17025 environments
• Familiarity with PDCA problem‑solving methodology

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].