Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer - R004749

Allison Transmission; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Allison Transmission in Indianapolis, IN seeks a Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer to design and verify test stands and control systems that support world-wide production.

The engineer will lead development and deployment of equipment interfacing with factory, QA, and maintenance teams. The role requires hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley PLC/HMI, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, and project management, with weekend/on-call readiness.

Qualifications

• Education in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with final transmission functional test stand control systems.
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley control systems and HMIs.
• Experience with industrial networking and data communication.
• Project management skills and capital budgeting experience.
• Willingness to travel or work weekends/on-call as required.

Responsibilities

• Review and update system specifications for new equipment.
• Review quotes, prints, approvals, and control logic for conformity.
• Participate in equipment builds and runoffs for proper function.
• Develop and support infrastructure for factory floor communications.
• Support training of maintenance, quality, and production staff.
• Drive continuous improvement in assembly and test processes.
• Investigate trends and propose beneficial modifications.

Skills

Final transmission test stands

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Industrial control systems

Allen-Bradley PAC/PLC

Allen-Bradley HMIs

Industrial networks

Project management

Capital budgets

Troubleshooting controls

On-call / weekend work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Bauer Controls

Fanuc robotics

Siemens CNC

Atlas Copco

Balluff RFID

Unico drive systems

Ethernet/IP

Job description

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Job Title:

Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer

Job Description:

Summary/Objective:

The senior factory controls engineer develops technical & design specifications, tests, and oversees the implementation of new equipment to ensure the business unit's requirements are met and follow the company's standards. The engineer will support operations' maintenance, quality, and production personnel in the troubleshooting of functional problems and guide maintenance activities to eliminate functionality issues of equipment and systems throughout the entire company, including worldwide facilities. The engineer will design and guide installation activities to retrofit and improve functionality of existing equipment and systems. The engineer will specify and procure test stands, both end of line transmission functional and subassembly, and assembly equipment.

Essential Functions:

• Review and update system specifications to ensure that new equipment meets business requirements.
• Review machine quotes, prints, approval drawings, and control logic programming to ensure adherence to specifications and process requirements.
• Participate in equipment build process and runoffs to ensure proper system function and adherence to specifications.
• Develop, procure, implement, and support system infrastructure that will be used to communicate between factory floor equipment and business systems.
• Support the training of operations' maintenance, quality, and production personnel responsible for supporting equipment.
• Support continuous improvement activities within the assembly and test processes.
• Investigate system trends and suggest modifications that provide business benefit.

Education -- preferred:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience required.

Skills/Experience:

Required:

• Experience in final transmission functional test stand control systems.
• Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, both in troubleshooting and design.
• Experience with the development, implementation, and support of industrial control systems that perform control, monitoring, data acquisition, logging, and alarming functions.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PAC/PLC control systems.
• Experience with programming of Allen-Bradley HMIs.
• Experience with device communication networks including Allen-Bradley DH , DeviceNet, RIO, Ethernet IP, etc.
• Project management skills and experience involving complex projects.
• Experience monitoring & controlling capital budgets.
• Ability to diagnose/troubleshoot any controls system when required, regardless of having prior knowledge or experience.
• Willingness to work occasional weekends and holidays as project work requires.
• Willingness to be on call on a rotational basis.

Preferred:

• 7 years of experience within manufacturing.
• Experience with Bauer Controls.
• Experience with leak testing methodologies and systems.
• Experience with large drive systems, specifically Allen-Bradley and Unico.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley/Cisco industrial networking.
• Basic experience with Fanuc and Siemens CNC Control Systems.
• Experience with Fanuc robotics programming.
• Experience with vision systems used in assembly process.
• Experience with electric nutrunner fastening systems, specifically Atlas Copco.
• RFID system experience, specifically Balluff.
• Knowledge of best practices in automotive and equipment manufacturing.
• Familiar with lean manufacturing principles for machining and assembly operations.

Primary Location:

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Locations:

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at 317-242-5000.