Product Validation Engineer

Shift Type

Job Classification

Salaried

Job Title

Product Validation Engineer

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Location

TS Tech Americas, Inc. - Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 US (Primary)

Pay Grade

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Category

Corporate R&D

Exemption Type

Job Type

Full-time

Travel

Job Summary

TS Tech Americas, Inc. ( is the regional corporate headquarters, research and development, and strategic center for 17 locations throughout USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. These locations manufacture and sale automotive and powersports seats, interior parts and accessories. Our commitment to quality has resulted in the organization winning the prestigious JD Powers award for seat quality.


Our focus is on delivering customer satisfaction, protecting the environment, and actively supporting local community initiatives and organizations. This position will be located at our facility in Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


We are unable to sponsor employment visas for this position.


At this time, we are focusing on direct applications and kindly ask that recruiters and employment agencies refrain from submitting candidates. Applications sent through recruiters or agencies may not be considered.


Position summary:

Support design verification and product validation activities for automotive seating and interior products throughout the product development lifecycle. Under the guidance of experienced engineers, translate customer, regulatory, internal, and supplier requirements into test plans; prepare and conduct physical tests; evaluate test and CAE results; document findings; and support resolution of technical concerns. Work with customers, design engineers, test technicians, suppliers, manufacturing, quality, and other cross-functional teams to help ensure products meet safety, performance, quality, cost, and schedule requirements.

Qualifications/Essential Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Materials, Industrial, Manufacturing, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Typically, 0-3 years of relevant engineering experience. Engineering co-op, internship, Formula SAE, laboratory, research, capstone, or comparable hands-on project experience may satisfy part of the experience expectation.
• Foundational understanding of engineering mechanics, materials, measurement, data analysis, and structured problem solving, with the ability to apply these fundamentals to defined assignments with guidance.
• Interest in learning standards and test requirements applicable to automotive seating and interior products, including FMVSS, CMVSS, UN/ECE, IIHS protocols, OEM customer specifications, ASTM/SAE standards, and internal company requirements.
• Ability to support creation and maintenance of DVP&R schedules, including test conditions, samples, acceptance criteria, timing, status, and reporting requirements, with review by an experienced engineer.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, customer specifications, test procedures, and technical data with guidance, and to identify questions, missing information, or conflicting requirements.
• Ability to review CAE and physical test results with guidance, recognize likely failure modes, and support root-cause investigations and countermeasure evaluations with Design Engineers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. Clear technical writing, organization, communication, attention to detail, teamwork, curiosity, and willingness to ask questions and escalate concerns are required.

General Job Requirements:

• Support creation, maintenance, and communication of Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&R), including validation scope, test conditions, sample quantities, acceptance criteria, responsibility, schedule, status, risks, and results.
• Review customer, regulatory, internal, and supplier specifications with guidance. Identify missing, conflicting, or unclear requirements and promptly raise them to the responsible engineer.
• Prepare test requests, sample plans, fixtures, instrumentation, check sheets, and other documentation needed to execute validation activities.
• Set up, conduct, monitor, and document physical product testing after applicable qualification and safety training. Operate authorized test equipment and data-acquisition systems within established procedures.
• Coordinate day-to-day work with test technicians, suppliers, prototype groups, outside laboratories, Design Engineers, manufacturing, and quality personnel to support safe and on-time completion of assigned activities.
• Collect, organize, graph, and analyze test data. Check data quality, document observations and failure modes, compare results with acceptance criteria, and prepare draft technical reports for review.
• Review CAE reports with guidance to understand assumptions, boundary conditions, load cases, acceptance criteria, results, and differences between analytical and physical test results. Communicate questions and required follow-up.
• Participate in root-cause analysis and countermeasure evaluation. Use evidence from testing, measurements, drawings, and specifications to support conclusions. Seek review before changing test methods, acceptance criteria, sample quantities, or final technical conclusions.

Reporting to this position:

• No Direct Reports
• No Indirect Reports

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Environmental conditions - Primarily an open office and engineering laboratory environment. May be exposed to moderate noise levels, test equipment, prototype components, and manufacturing or supplier facilities.
• Vocal Communication - Required to clearly and promptly exchange technical information with coworkers, customers, suppliers, technicians, and other stakeholders.
• Hearing Perception - Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and recognize normal workplace and laboratory signals.
• Sensory Utilization - Prepare, review, and analyze written information, specifications, reports, computer data, test data, and physical products.
• Physical Activities - Required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to handle test articles, tools, and equipment; and occasionally reach with hands and arms. May be required to lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Visual Acuity - Ability to review detailed drawings, specifications, computer data, instrumentation displays, test setups, test articles, and product conditions.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the job may differ from those outlined above and other duties, as assigned, may be part of the job.