Mechanical Test Engineer Job Description

Mechanical Test Engineer Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Mechanical Test Engineer to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop test fixtures that will fully exercise various sensors and integrated hardware;
  • Develop instrumentation maps and work with various data acquisition systems to collect the required data;
  • Execute mechanical and environmental testing (e.g. shock, vibe, thermal, etc.);
  • If needed, work with design teams to conduct failure analysis, develop, implement and validate any required mitigations;
  • Analyze test results and write detailed test reports;
  • Set up data acquisition for monitoring test, and analysis of this data after testing;
  • Coordinate with in-house and out of house resources as needed;
  • Establish and oversee safe operating procedures and test fixtures utilization;
  • Establish and oversee safe operating procedures and test fixtures utilization.

Requirements:

  • A degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or similar;
  • Network protocols like CAN, LIN, and Ethernet;
  • Experience with environmental test and durability testing;
  • Understanding of electrics vehicle subsystems and powertrains is a plus;
  • Experience with 3D CAD software (Solidworks or CATIA preferred);
  • Basic programming skills to support setup of data acquisition and analysis tasks.