Test Engineer

Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc.; Hillside (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Competitive Pay (weekly)

Opportunities for Advancement

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc. seeks a Test Engineer to design, implement, and maintain testing strategies for automotive powertrain components including transmissions, engines, EV batteries, and drive units.

You will analyze results, suggest improvements, and collaborate with engineers and technicians to enhance performance. The role requires strong hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, and electrical knowledge, plus hands-on testing experience with various test equipment and data systems.

Qualifications

• Design, implement, and maintain testing strategies and equipment for automotive powertrain components.
• Experience with data acquisition systems, sensors, and test instrumentation.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain testing strategies, sequences, and machines.
• Calibrate and test dynamometer stands, valves, and EV battery tests.
• Mentor junior test engineers and lead testing KPIs
• Lead PPAP activities related to test engineering functions
• Develop PC-based interfaces and HMIs for test systems
• Collaborate with product engineers and operations to improve performance metrics

Skills

Test engineering

Data analysis

Strong communication

Project management

Lean/continuous improvement

Troubleshooting

Electrical/mechanical integration

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Engineering

8–11 years relevant experience

Tools

LabVIEW

TestStand

NI hardware data acquisition

AutoCAD/Inventor

PLC programming

Job description

Dynamic Manufacturing is searching for a Test Engineer to join our growing team! The Test Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining testing strategies, sequences, and machines for automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts. The Test Engineer is expected to have a demonstrable understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, and electrical concepts. They should also be able to analyze test result data, suggest and execute changes to testing procedures and limits, design and conduct testing experiments, and collaborate with product engineers, operations, and root cause technicians to improve performance metrics.

At Dynamic Manufacturing, we offer:

• Opportunities for Advancement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Competitive Pay(we pay weekly!)
• Generous Paid Time Off, and more!

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintaintesting:
• Strategies
• Sequences
• Dynamometer Test Stands
• Solenoid and Valve Body Calibration and test machines
• EV Battery End of Line Test
• Mentor less experienced Test Engineers
• Responsible for testing equipment capability, capacity, and performance
• Be an expert on, or be willing and able to learn the components and functionality of automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts
• Leverage understanding of physics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical, and electrical concepts
• Advise on, design, and lead testing experiments to validate products and testing sequences
• Develop applications for analyzing testing procedures, test results, and test limits
• Lead the effort on machine throughput, capacity, performance, maintenance, and calibration, rootcause analysis, and testing KPIs
• Use knowledge of programming languages and database structures to facilitate testing
• Lead PPAP activities related to test engineering functions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Engineering or equivalent experience (8-11 years)
• Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of:
• Automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts
• Data acquisition systems such as NI hardware, Measurement and Computing and PLCs (Automation Direct family brands, Allen Bradly, Siemens Omron…), Arduino, Raspberry pi
• Noise Vibration and Harshness sensors and analysis
• Designing and implementing industrial machines for testing purposes
• Drawing and reading electrical schematics using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical and Visio
• Creating and reading mechanical drawings using Inventor
• Creating pneumatic and hydraulic drawings
• Hydraulic and pneumatic principles, as well as parts selection and operations
• Bauer, WMA, and VMC testing software and hardware systems
• PLC, HMI programming (Ladder Logic or other)
• Experience programming and interfacing with LabVIEW, CVI, C, and Teststand
• Industrial signal conditioners such as Dataforth and Analog Devices
• Best practices for wiring, shielding, grounding, and signal noise cancelation
• Creating user-friendly PC-based Graphical Interfaces and HMIs
• SQL Databases, datafiles, recipes, and test results
• Maintenance of Electrical, Mechanical, and Industrial equipment
• DC and three phase Motor selection and control for the application
• VFD selection, wiring, control, and programming for the application
• Control via relay circuit and selection of safety relays and circuits for the application
• Motion control
• Industrial communication protocol such as Ethernet and Modbus
• Ability to understand regular operation of equipment with minimal documentation
• Strong communication skills, Lean and continuous improvement mindset
• Organized, skilled in project management, technical writing, and thorough in documenting work
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills

WHY CHOOSE DYNAMIC?

Dynamic Manufacturing is a family owned and operated organization formed in 1955 by John Partipilo. Our organization specializes in the manufacture of automotive, off-road, industrial and racing powertrain products. This includes Torque Converters, Transmissions (Automatic, Manual, Hybrid models) and Transfer Case Assemblies.

Our organization started with a single retail facility and a dream. Today, we serve the aftermarket and several OE customers. Our operations consist of almost a million square feet of floor space and 1,000+ extremely talented employees encompassing turnkey operations from engineering, total machining operations, through assembly and dynamometer testing.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws