Test & Validation Engineer, Electrical

Full-time - Entry Level

Ottawa, IL

5,001-10,000 employees

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

Kalmar is moving goods in critical supply chains around the world, with the vision to be the forerunner in sustainable material handling equipment and services. The purpose of the position is to oversee, track and/or perform engineering test and validation tasks related to New Product Development (NPD), Advanced Engineering (AE), Product Care (PC) and Customer Engineering (CE) projects related to Kalmar Terminal Tractors (TT) globally based on customer needs, legislation, internal requirements, and according to business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Create test plans to ensure verification and evaluation of a design before product launch.
• Participate in project gate review meetings to ensure product quality standards are met prior to gate passage.
• Help define and uphold quality standards for Terminal Tractors in coordination with management and product safety and standards engineer.
• Work with product support and warranty teams to mitigate future warranty events from future product launches.
• Perform required testing of truck systems and components per test plan.
• Coordinate and witness testing as required.
• Assist and train prototype technicians on test set-up, equipment initialization test procedure, and data acquisition.
• Create written test reports.
• Design test fixtures as required.
• Liaison with TT Engineers and component suppliers to coordinate installation audits and ensure supplier installation guidelines are followed for maximum warranty coverage.
• Follow project schedules and complete tasks to meet business goals.
• Recommend / identify test equipment to be procured for Test Projects.
• Maintain test equipment logs and recalibration requirements.
• Ensure that components and systems meet specified technical customer demands, product safety, legislations requirements and internal durability demands for Terminal Tractor products (TT).
• Plan and perform activities according to specified requirements and time schedule.
• Be a technical resource for the overall product and application of Kalmar Terminal Tractors.
• Perform all other job duties as assigned and delegated by supervisor.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science required.
• 2-5 years in electrical/software design and/or test preferred.
• Automotive industry experience.
• Experience with mobile equipment preferred.
• Theoretical and applied knowledge of electrical systems (low and high DC voltage).
• Strong aptitude toward electrical and control system design.
• Working knowledge of software unit testing.
• Strong background working in a project based product development environment.
• Good organization skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good problem solving skills.
• Fluent in English both spoken and written.

Benefits

• Opportunity to realize your potential and become an important member of our global team.
• Work in close collaboration with customers.
• Diverse workforce focused on equity & inclusion.