Staff Engineer, Vibration Testing & Validation

polaris; Wyoming (MN); On-site; USD 109,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Polaris Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead vibration testing and laboratory validation for vehicles and components.

You will drive durability testing using electro-dynamic shakers and multi-axial simulation tables, translating customer usage into lab validation methods and developing accelerated tests. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years in durability or vibration engineering, with expertise in data acquisition, instrumentation, and fatigue analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in durability, vibration, test, or validation engineering.
• Experience with vibration testing, durability validation, data acquisition systems, instrumentation, signal processing, and fatigue analysis.
• Experience with electro-dynamic shaker and multi-axial simulation table testing is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead, perform, and oversee electro-dynamic shaker and multi-axial simulation table durability testing.
• Develop and execute vibration validation plans for vehicles, components, and subsystem assemblies.
• Create laboratory test profiles and accelerated durability methods using collected data and customer usage information.
• Lead and manage the design, development, fabrication, and implementation of test fixtures for vibration and durability validation activities.
• Plan and install instrumentation and collect data using accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples, and displacement transducers.
• Analyze test data using frequency-domain techniques, including power spectral density development and durability correlation.
• Investigate test failures, support root-cause analysis, and provide engineering recommendations.
• Prioritize and schedule test requests to support project timelines and business needs.
• Collaborate with design, computer-aided engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to support product development and validation.
• Lead the continuous improvement of test methods, laboratory capabilities, and validation standards.
• Direct technicians and provide technical mentorship and leadership for testing activities and laboratory operations.

Skills

Durability testing

Vibration analysis

Test planning

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

RPC Connect

nCode GlyphWorks

Vibration Research

LMS Test.Lab

MATLAB

Job description

Polaris Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead vibration testing and laboratory validation for vehicles and components.

You will drive durability testing using electro-dynamic shakers and multi-axial simulation tables, translating customer usage into lab validation methods and developing accelerated tests. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years in durability or vibration engineering, with expertise in data acquisition, instrumentation, and fatigue analysis.