R&D Test Engineer

Chart Industries, Inc.; New Prague (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chart Industries in New Prague, MN is seeking an engineer to help design, test, and validate cryogenic equipment from concept through installation. You will work in a production factory and engineering lab, with travel up to 10% for validation and testing.

The role requires hands-on lab work, data analysis, and collaboration across departments to ensure safety, quality, and compliance with ISO and IATF standards.

Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering (mechanical preferred) or equivalent technical background.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant engineering and test experience.
• Motivated, independent self-starter with initiative.
• Strong problem solving and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent data management, processing, and reporting abilities.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Customer service orientation and teamwork mindset.
• Experience with experiment methodology and laboratory procedures.
• Hands-on capabilities with lab setups up to 50% of time.
• Understanding heat transfer, vacuum insulation, and fluid flow.
• Familiar with cryogenic liquids, compressed gas, and properties.

Responsibilities

• Review product specs and research test methods.
• Instrument products to acquire real-world service conditions.
• Utilize data acquisition systems and collect data.
• Prepare test specimens and assemble prototype parts.
• Set up experiments per project requirements.
• Install test instruments and wiring; transfer cryogens.
• Compile and analyze data to identify critical events.
• Design and fabricate test fixtures and bench tests.
• Schedule and manage test programs.
• Document methods and results in technical reports.
• Develop DVP&Rs from DFMEA outputs and ensure ISO/IATF compliance.
• Observe safety procedures and collaborate with interdepartmental teams.

Skills

Problem solving

Oral and written communication

Data management

Analytical thinking

Multi-tasking

Team player

Hands-on lab work

Heat transfer knowledge

Vacuum insulation understanding

Cryogenic systems familiarity

Education

BS degree in engineering (mechanical preferred)

Engineering discipline acceptable for mechanical orientation

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

JD Edwards / ERP

Data acquisition systems (DEWESoft, SCADA, Red Lion, Allen Bradley)

CAN bus knowledge

Lab instrumentation (transducers, RTDs, thermocouples)

Matlab / nCode / imc FAMOS

Job description

Location: New Prague, MN, United States, 56071

Company: Chart Industries

Ensuring Chart’s Success… Cooler By Design‑ Chart’s principal focus is the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment; so you can see where we get our tagline from, right? Well, yes and no – see, we think the stuff we design and build is pretty cool too. What’s more, we’re problem solvers. Customers don’t come to Chart with an equipment specification, they come to Chart with a challenge. That’s where you come in, because someone has to figure it out, all the way from conceptual design to installation and commissioning of equipment at site. The applications we service are pretty diverse (and cool) too – from solutions for launching rockets into space; to providing low carbon energy for vehicles, industries and even entire communities; to the preservation of critical human and animal tissue. Pop into a well‑known fast food outlet and it’ll likely be Chart equipment supplying your carbonated beverage. If nitro coffee or nitro ice cream is your thing – well, that’s Chart technology too (and it’s also cool)! Interested to learn more? Take a tour ofChart Cityto get a feel of how Chart equipment solutions impact our daily lives.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, sitting, walking and computer work.
• Frequent lifting up to 25 lbs., occasional heavier lifting.
• Hands on to include working on different types of systems.

Work Environment

• Production factory support and office environment.
• Engineering Lab and Hydrogen Test Site include indoor and outdoor testing, all year round.
• Work related travel within the US and possibly Europe may be required (approximately 10% maximum).
• Laboratory and production floor environment will involve possible exposure to materials with rough edges, temperature extremes, moving mechanical parts, occasional flying debris, chemical cleaning solvents and their odors.
• Working with cryogenic products will involve possible exposure to pressurized flammable gas, pressurized oxidizing gas, pressurized inert gas and very low temperatures (-423º F).

What Will You Do?

• Review product specifications and research test methods.
• Instrument products to acquire real world service conditions.
• Utilize data acquisition systems.
• Prepare test specimens and assembling prototype parts.
• Set up and performing experiments based on project requirements.
• Install test instruments and connecting instrumentation wiring.
• Transfer liquid cryogens by various means.
• Compile, analyze, and reduce data to critical events.
• Design and fabricate test fixtures and prepare simulation bench tests where necessary.
• Schedule and project manage test programs.
• Document methods & results in technical reports.
• Develop and manage DVP&R’s based on the output of the DFMEA’s
• Observe and practice safety procedures and policies.
• Work with interdepartmental teams to ensure continuous compliance to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards.
• Identify testing and validation requirements to develop test protocol with minimal information.
• Propose design changes based on test data results.

Your Experience Should Be...

• BS degree required in engineering (mechanical preferred), or other engineering disciplines also acceptable for a mechanically oriented person.
• 3+ year of relevant engineering and test experience.
• Must be motivated, independent & self-starter: identify what needs to be done & go do it.
• Excellent problem solving, oral and written communication skills.
• Strong data management, processing, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage multiple tasks.
• Customer service orientation and a team player.
• Experience with experiment methodology and laboratory procedures.
• Strong mechanical aptitude both mentally and hands‑on.
• During a test witnessing something that is not expected and adjusting accordingly.
• Hands‑on capabilities is imperative, up to 50% of time may be lab set‑up and configuring.
• Understand heat transfer, vacuum insulation, and fluid flow.
• Basic understanding of cryogenic liquids, compressed gas, and their properties.
• Familiar with CAN (Controller Area Network) bus communication technology.
• Heavy truck, automotive, or diesel engine experience, particularly fuel delivery and electrical systems a plus.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Exposure to JD Edwards, or similar ERP.
• Experience with AutoCAD / Inventor and/or SolidWorks.
• Experience with data acquisition systems such as DEWESoft, Red Lion, Allen Bradley or other PLCs, SCADA systems.
• Instrumentation & electrical experience with low voltage DC, 4-20 mA transmitters, 0-10v transducers, pressure and differential pressure, RTDs, thermocouples, flow meters, etc.
• Experience with data processing software such as imc FAMOS 6.3, Matlab, nCode, or similar.
• Experience with ASTM, SAE, ISO and/or ANSI Standards. Familiar with APQP a plus.
• Experience with FEA or CFD a plus.

Our Benefits Package...

Chart Industries is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicants because of his or her race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, military status, marital status, genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law. Additionally, it is and shall continue to be our policy to provide promotion and advancement opportunities in a non-discriminatory fashion. Chart complies with applicable local, state, and federal statutes governing “equal employment opportunity” and nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leave of absence, compensation and training.