Powertrain Field Test Engineer

PACCAR Technical Center; Mount Vernon (WA); On-site; USD 80,800 - 120,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with company match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Flexible spending accounts

Disability and life insurance

Wellness programs

Growth opportunities

Job summary

PACCAR is seeking a Customer Field Test Engineer to support the Powertrain Validation team at the PACCAR Technical Center in Mount Vernon, Washington. You will plan, organize, and monitor North American powertrain field tests, coordinate installations, and interface with customers and dealers to ensure correct component installation and maintenance.

You will travel up to 30% to customer sites and service dealers, compile results, assist in failure analysis, and provide on-call support during

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Excellent technical and communications skills.
• Experience coordinating technical work within and between organizations.
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle technologies and customer usage patterns.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-directed with high resourcefulness, initiative and innovation.
• Ability to manage personal workload and respond to shifting time and project demands.
• Mechanical aptitude and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, and conducts moderately scoped projects with minimal supervision, including analyzing requests, defining requirements, developing preliminary project plans, budgets, and schedules.
• Designs test fixtures and specifies required instrumentation, equipment, vehicles, loading configurations, and data-processing techniques, while also supporting test setup, verifying equipment readiness, and performing preliminary data checks.
• Leads and participates in data collection, analysis, field testing, and development of new or improved test methodologies, ensuring accurate results and continuous improvement.
• Prepares and presents reports, results, conclusions, recommendations, and performance or reliability observations to divisions or management as needed.
• Fosters strong communication and productive working relationships across departments and with all levels of management.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Coordination

Interpersonal skills

Self-motivation

Time management

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

PACCAR is seeking a Customer Field Test Engineer to support the Powertrain Validation team at the PACCAR Technical Center in Mount Vernon, Washington. You will plan, organize, and monitor North American powertrain field tests, coordinate installations, and interface with customers and dealers to ensure correct component installation and maintenance.

You will travel up to 30% to customer sites and service dealers, compile results, assist in failure analysis, and provide on-call support during