Test Engineer - Mahle

SUMMARY:

The Test Engineer is responsible for providing Engineeringsupport for equipment and facilities used in the validation testing of automotive Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) and engine cooling components. Position requires a multidisciplinary background of both electrical and mechanical concepts relating to the support of industrial and test equipment, process control and instrumentation. Responsible for ensuring data quality and adherence to validation test specifications for components and systems as part of the product development cycle to validate new component designs or applications for major automotive OEMs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installation and support of instrumentation and data acquisition systems for temperature, pressure and flow measurements. Ability to calibrate and ensure conformance of individual and system measurements.
• Installation and support of process control equipment including Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) and set-point controllers. Ability to tune process loops for optimum operating performance.
• Ability to properly size control valves, heat exchangers, pumps and other process equipment based on design requirements to meet specific testing conditions.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve issues with refrigeration systems and equipment. Fully understanding the principles of a refrigeration cycle and the function of all the components.
• Engineer test equipment and facility enhancements in areas of process control systems, data acquisition, instrumentation, and safety.
• Interact with test technicians to provide direction for troubleshooting of operational difficulties with test equipment, meeting of test specifications and recognition of data quality issues.
• Determines project specifications for new equipment based on product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical designs and preparing cost estimates.
• Develop and perform commissioning tests of new equipment ensuring conformance to project specifications.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Technology or Science Degree in an Electrical, Mechanical or similar field of study is Required
• Experience in support of industrial process or test equipment
• Knowledge of instrumentation, process controls, data acquisition, industrial electrical systems, variable speed motor drives, control valves
• Knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLC controls and HMI devices
• Familiarity with HVAC system, Thermodynamics and heat exchanger design principles
• Knowledge of Measurement System Analysis
• NFPA-NEC, OSHA, standards and requirements

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JORDAN.TAYLOR@MAHLE.COM