Vehicle Performance Test Engineer - Data-Driven R&D

PACCAR; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Pension plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision plans

FSA/HSA

Disability insurance

Life insurance

EAP services

Holiday gift

Job summary

PACCAR's Peterbilt Motors Company is seeking an experienced Vehicle Performance Test Engineer to join the Vehicle Properties and Performance group in Denton, TX. You will conduct performance testing on Peterbilt and competitor products, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop concepts and prototypes.

The role emphasizes testing for temperature, fuel economy, noise, vibration, and subjective driver evaluation, with collaboration across engineering teams and occasional travel to

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Previous testing experience or strong desire as career interest required.
• Previous experience instrumenting and de-instrumenting test articles required.
• Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL-A) or strong desire to obtain required.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and/or participate in the planning and execution of test plans.
• Instrument and de-instrument test articles.
• Conduct research, concept development, and evaluations for product improvement.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to reveal root causes, generate reports, and present findings to management and others to initiate changes for improvement.
• Advocate for product improvements utilizing various methods.
• Develop, utilize, and maintain test methods, procedures, and equipment as necessary.
• Support definition and establishment of performance targets.
• Travel to customer sites to collect data and resolve performance concerns when necessary.
• Up to 10% travel to customer sites to collect data and resolve performance concerns may be required.

Skills

Test planning

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor degree in Engineering

Tools

DEWESoft

UniCAN

CANoe

Kvaser

SCADAS

LabView

Head Acoustics

Siemens Test Lab

Larson Davis

Job description

PACCAR's Peterbilt Motors Company is seeking an experienced Vehicle Performance Test Engineer to join the Vehicle Properties and Performance group in Denton, TX. You will conduct performance testing on Peterbilt and competitor products, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop concepts and prototypes.

The role emphasizes testing for temperature, fuel economy, noise, vibration, and subjective driver evaluation, with collaboration across engineering teams and occasional travel to