Vehicle Test Engineer

Job Description

Test Engineer – Data Analysis

• Greensboro, NC, USA
• Full-time
• Contract/country: Fixed Term
• Job family: Testing

Company Description

Do you want to shape the world of tomorrow and work on innovative projects? Then you’re a good fit for us! With our services, we are driving the topics of energy efficiency, climate protection and decarbonization and developing tech industries into new dimensions.

In the United States, the world of RAKHERE Technologies Experts revolves around industries such as automotive, software, energy and life sciences. As an independent player, we support OEMs and suppliers with personal engineering services. Take advantage of new opportunities and take on exciting tasks and attractive positions with direct customer assignment.

Job Description

• Product support through the planning, developing, scheduling and execution of project verification and validation engineering activities of varying scale and complexity.
• Provides technical guidance and direction to design engineers and technicians based on verification and validation expertise.
• Prepares and communicates testing cost estimations for assigned testing.
• Make decisions on types of testing, specifies test procedures, instrumentation and hardware used in the testing of designs.
• Responsible for performing data analysis to support testing conclusions, which are to be documented through engineering reports.
• Core Responsible Areas:
• 1) Outsourced Braking Performance Testing: Manage the coordination, execution, and results for brake performance testing with external test suppliers. Role will be a liaison between Test Supplier and Volvo.2) Articulation Testing: Perform suspension articulation testing to evaluate impacts of design and packaging changes to the complete vehicle3) Vehicle Weight Studies: Perform weight studies on vehicles to measure the impacts of new components to the total system4) Water Tightness Testing: Evaluate design changes or field issues by testing complete vehicle water tightness testing5) Misc Vehicle Testing/Measurements: Smaller scale test setups that will require knowledge of basic principals of instrumentation and data collection.6) Support coordination of other outsourced testing requests
• Support/Exposure Areas:
• 1) Support system functionality verification testing along side other Test Engineers in the following areas (as necessary, not core responsibilities): Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH), Vehicles Dynamics (Handling, Braking, Ride), Cooling Performance, and Fuel Economy

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar Engineering field
• 1-3 yrs of experience, automotive preferred
• Previous exposure to data acquisition equipment and data processing/analysis
• Great communicator (important for the outsourced coordination aspect of the job to keep everyone informed and aligned)
• Positive attitude and desire to learn and take on new tasks (self-learner)
• Enjoys hand-on work
• Preferred Baja or Formula SAE experience from college

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 – $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Automotive: 3 years (Required)
• Test Engineer: 3 years (Required)
• Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH): 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person