About Quest Global

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.
We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.
As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

Essential Job Functions

• Mechanical testing on the Generator parts including bending, shear, thermal expansion, and friction coefficients analyses.
• Collaborate with clients, reviewed specifications, and used engineering principles and knowledge of test equipment capabilities to develop a test plan to meet the objectives.
• Configure computer-based data acquisition system for laboratory data gathering and equipment control.
• Mechanical and electrical specifications for systems and components for new products against requirements
• You will need analytical skills to perform analysis on deviated parts to understand acceptability.
• You will need coordination skills to interfacing and supporting manufacturing, suppliers, and business partners to assure that design and test intent from conceptual definition to finished product is achieved.
• You will need to have wide latitude for independent action, judgment, and decision making. The role requires qualities to integrate successfully into a global team of engineers.
• You will need to be a team player to take direction from other members of the design team and actively take on independent actions for testing and data analysis.
• Design test fixtures using 3D modeling software and derived 2D drawings and customized new specialized test fixtures for mechanical and electrical tests.
• You will need to develop mechanical solutions, including design calculations, to meet stator armature product and service needs.
• In conjunction with Non-Metallics lab, develop mechanical, and testing plans for components and assemblies and oversee or perform actual tests as needed. Interpret test results and recommend appropriate actions.
• You will need experience to work on RCA investigations for performance and warranty issues on generator components.

Qualifications

• BS/MS Mechanical Engineering with 3 to 5 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to understand operation and functions of the power generator.
• Ability to navigate component and assembly drawings and identify parts in a bill of material (BOM).
• Ability to interpret Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Strong analytical, experimental, statistical aptitude.
• Ability to do operations with Microsoft office tools like Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to be a cross-functional team leader with good interpersonal skills.
• Work from Schenectady, NY

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Substantial amounts of telephone and computer work. 
• Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.
• Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.
• Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9 AM to 4 PM

Location: Schenectady, NY (No remote or hybrid)
Travel: Minimal < 5%
Compensation type: Salary Exempt with a competitive package dependent on level of experience
Reports to: Project Manager
Contact: TAT_NA@quest-global.com