Staff Vibration Test Engineer: Durability Lead

Polaris Inc.; Wyoming; On-site; USD 109,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing plan

Employee stock ownership plan

401(k) matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Polaris Inc. is seeking a Staff Test Engineer to lead electro-dynamic shaker and multi-axial durability testing for vehicles and components.

You will translate real-world usage into lab validation methods, develop accelerated tests, and provide technical leadership in instrumentation, data acquisition, and data analysis. The role requires 5+ years in durability/vibration engineering, plus experience with test fixtures, PSD development, and field-to-lab correlation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field
• Minimum 5 years in durability, vibration, test, or validation engineering
• Experience with vibration testing, durability validation, and data acquisition systems

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 PSD 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, CAE, manufacturing, and quality teams to support product development and validation.
• Lead 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 testing

Data acquisition

Instrumentation

Signal processing

Fatigue analysis

Project management

Laboratory 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 Test Engineer to lead electro-dynamic shaker and multi-axial durability testing for vehicles and components.

You will translate real-world usage into lab validation methods, develop accelerated tests, and provide technical leadership in instrumentation, data acquisition, and data analysis. The role requires 5+ years in durability/vibration engineering, plus experience with test fixtures, PSD development, and field-to-lab correlation.