Mechanical Test Engineer - Engineering Resource Group

Description

• Permanent position for a Mechanical Test Engineer to design, build and operate pneumatic test equipment aircraft pneumatic components and subsystems.
• Design test equipment to create, control and measure temperature, pressure and flow.
• Support component, system and drive testing for production, R&D, and qualification testing.
• Responsible for the functional status, calibration, and readiness of test equipment and instrumentation.
• Support test planning, setup, data collection, and documentation
• Design, modify, or develop test stands, equipment, and test processes for specific projects.
• Plan, schedule and test complex hydraulic and pneumatic control systems and components.
• Working knowledge of MIL-STD-810 and DO-160.
• Develop quotes, select labs and supervise outside lab testing.
• Analyzes product or equipment specifications and performance requirements to determine designs that can be produced by existing manufacturing or processing facilities and methods.
• Evaluates engineering test data to determine feasibility of product proposals.
• Creates comprehensive test procedures and prepares detailed test reports.
• Developing operating procedures for test equipment and test equipment validation.
• Work with technicians to set up equipment, test articles and facilities for test execution.
• Assist design engineers in executing tests and manage test safety throughout testing.
• Install, configure, and calibrate instrumentation used for data recording for drive testing.
• Integrate and debug test and data acquisition systems.
• Develop software tools to collect test measurements.
• Verify tests are conducted according to test plans & regulating bodies and document discrepancies.
• Document test setup information for test reports, including conformity/discrepancy records.

Requirements

• BS Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 5 years' experience in test engineering for mechanical systems.
• Experience developing data acquisition programs in LabVIEW & MATlab, Python, VBA or similar software.
• Experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD software. Experience in aerospace or automotive testing a plus.
• Experience conducting development and certification testing of mechanical or electrical hardware a plus.
• Familiarity with ASTM, SAE or FMVSS testing and documentation a plus.
• Experience operating typical mechanical and electric test equipment a plus.
• Experience with multimeters, oscilloscopes, soldering stations, load cells, tensile testing machine(s), etc. a plus.

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