Engineer

SUMMARY:  Set up tests on vehicles and components, manage projects and designated clients as needed by performing essential duties and responsibilities.   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop, improve and oversee vehicle and tire traction testing accuracy, process, and usefulness. Interface with customers to determine shortcomings or potential opportunities for improvement and develop test parameters.
• Troubleshoot, correct and improve systems as needed.
• Direct and exercise control over operational, functional and performance phases of all applicable testing.
• Analyze and interpret test data and prepare technical reports for use by engineering and management personnel, including but not limited to traction testing and pass-by-noise.
• Manage calibration program including calibration of traction trailers according to reference standards.
• Communications – management, technicians, clients, etc. including status updates
• Keep projects on schedule and on/under budget, asks for help when needed.
• Design, participate, and direct personnel in fabrications and installation of testing, and test control apparatus and equipment.
• Design, participate, direct, and coordinate activities concerned with development, procurement, installation and calibration of instruments, equipment and control devices required to test, telemeter, record, reduce and report test data.
• Determine, communicate, and coordinate conditions under which tests are to be conducted, and sequences and phases of test operations.
• Confer with scientific, engineering, and technical personnel to resolve testing problems such as product or system malfunctions, incomplete test data and data interpretation.
• Develop or use computer software and hardware to conduct tests on products and systems and to appropriately manage test track data.
• Manage and communicate the client’s needs and requirements to the company, as well as the company’s needs to the client.
• Represent the organization in a professional manner.
• Provide leadership within the organization.
• Confer with management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, and budget and cost controls.
• Quality Coordinator- Assist in managing quality and safety systems including development of required documentation.
• Obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and delivery dates of test reports.
• Coordinate project activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, track facilities, machines, and equipment.
• Review and analyze technical, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of non-conformity with specifications and operating, or production problems.
• Promote organization in industry, manufacturing, or trade associations.
• Develop and implement operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve the quality of services provided.
• Make recommendations to management on new business opportunities.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
-Bachelor's degree in Engineering required, Mechanical Engineering preferred
-Past experience with Matlab and/or Python including abilities to produce user friendly GUIs
-Experience with commercial products such as Racelogic VBOX, MoTeC, AiM, Siemens LMS preferred