Vehicle Test Engineer II

ROUSH; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Roush is seeking a Vehicle Test Engineer II to support full-vehicle testing on track or road surfaces, planning and executing tests to verify durability, strength, fatigue, and customer usage. You will ensure test plans are adequate, vehicles are test ready, data meets requirements, and procedures are followed. This position is located in Whittmann, AZ.

Ideal candidates hold a B.S. in a related engineering field, 5+ years in automotive testing, and strong knowledge of powertrain and chassis

Qualifications

• Bachelor degrees in mechanical, automotive engineering or equivalent.
• U.S. citizen with ITAR compliance eligibility.
• 5+ years in automotive systems design, development or testing.
• Strong understanding of powertrain and chassis systems.
• Knowledge of fluid flow and heat transfer in systems.
• Basic programming and electronics troubleshooting.
• Proficient with Word and Excel in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support test planning with engineers to ensure vehicle configuration and procedures.
• Inspect vehicles to ensure instrumentation and readiness for tests.
• Participate in daily monitoring and escalate issues as needed.
• Maintain high-quality database records of issues and resolutions.
• Assist diagnosis by driving vehicles and consulting with design engineers.
• Provide repair direction to technicians with procedures and drawings.
• Support new diagnostics, safety, or test equipment upgrades.
• Identify needs for test hardware or software upgrades and support business cases.
• Maintain data analysis macros and programs.
• Compile test data, perform analysis, and report conclusions to customers.

Skills

Automotive testing experience

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Science in Automotive Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Automotive Engineering Technology

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe. At Roush, you're part of building the future. Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges? Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged? If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage.

We offer a full array of benefits to our full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Job Summary

The Vehicle Test Engineer II will support test procedure execution, for full vehicles, on test track or road surfaces, at the request of Program or Design Engineers, for attributes such as durability, strength, fatigue, or customer usage. Plan, implement, track, and document testing of full vehicles. Ensure test plans are adequate for intended system validation, ensure vehicles are test ready, that collected data meets requirements, and approved procedures are followed. Utilize a variety of data acquisition methods to support testing any vehicle subsystem. Analyze test data to form conclusions and develop test procedures. The Vehicle Test Engineer II will perform independent project tasks and collaborate with customers and team members. This position is located in Whittmann, AZ.

As a Vehicle Test Engineer II, you will:

• Support Design and Program Engineers in test planning, to ensure appropriate vehicle configuration and procedure for adequate system prove-out
• Inspect vehicles to ensure they are representative, properly instrumented, and ready to test
• Participate in daily monitoring, and initiate team communication when issues occur
• Maintain high quality database records of all issues found, and resolutions applied
• Support issue diagnosis and root cause by driving vehicles and consulting with Design Engineers
• Provide detailed repair direction to technicians as required, with engineering service procedures, and illustrations
• Support implementation of new diagnostic, safety, or test equipment/methods
• Identify needs for test hardware or software upgrades, and support business case requests
• Maintain data analysis macros and programs
• Compile test data, perform analysis, and provide feedback and conclusions to customers

To be considered a Vehicle Test Engineer II, you will need:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Automotive Engineering, Automotive Engineering Technology, or equivalent
• U.S. Citizen allowing for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in automotive systems design, development, or testing
• Good understanding of powertrain and chassis system principles
• Knowledge of fluid flow and heat transfer, systems, and components
• Knowledge of basic programming and electronics troubleshooting
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word and Excel

A successful candidate may also have:

• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with Engineering design or testing of powertrain, chassis, body, or electrical systems
• Basic proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. Visual Basic, MATLAB, Python, C++, etc.)
• Familiarity with control module flashing, calibration files, and CAN signal communication
• Ability to use scientific measurement equipment (transducers, strain gauges, accelerometers, emission benches, etc.)
• Good ability to read and interpret engineering illustrations and procedures

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