Mechanical/Test and Development Engineer - 521

DSM-H Consulting; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-H Consulting seeks a qualified engineer to support design, development, testing, and analytics for drivetrain components at the Mossville, Illinois Technical Center. The role emphasizes hands-on inspection of hardware, development of test methods, and data reduction to drive recommendations for NPI and CPI projects.

You will collaborate with global teams to plan tests, execute procedures, and ensure instrumentation accuracy, with 0–2 years of experience in mechanical engineering and

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Master’s degree acceptable but not required
• Internships accepted as job experience
• Titles like test engineer, development engineer or project engineer provide comparable background

Responsibilities

• Support test, inspection, analysis and provide conclusions/recommendations from results
• Assist pre- and post-test evaluation of hardware
• Help plan and budget projects with clients
• Develop and refine test procedures and safe job procedures
• Support ISO 17025 lab requirements for instrumentation and equipment
• Verify instrumentation and data collection throughout testing

Skills

Self-starter

Independent worker

Engineering fundamentals

Hands-on inspection

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Master’s degree acceptable

Tools

Micrometers

Surface profilometers

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Performs design, development, testing, analysis and supports analytics and commercial activities for drivetrain components. Specially, the majority of the work performs support transmissions and axle and brake component development.

This individual to be familiar with helping, setting up some tests to get familiar with pre and post test hardware assessment as well as developing new test methods to replicate failure modes that are new and not necessarily scripted. So they will be support a fair amount of hands on inspection of parts before and after testing.

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.

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