Electric Motor Test Engineer

Job Title: eMachine PV&V

Location: Fargo, ND USA 58102

Assignment Length: 02 Years + (Possible Extension)

Position Type: Contract/ Contingent

Looking for Electric Motor experience, Inverter Experience, and General Electrification testing experience. Would like to see 2 years of testing electrical motor experience

Your Responsibilities

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  Contribute to the Product Verification & Validation (PV&V) of electric machines, including creating PV&V plans and activities in VISION, tracking activities in VISION, creating work requests and reporting out Activity Completion Rating (ACR) to leadership.
  Work collaboratively with both internal and external customers and stakeholders ensuring cohesive and seamless support to define, execute and deliver the PV&V plan and activities for electric machines using design analysis, simulation, lab tests, field tests, etc. to ensure the design meets the application requirements for safety, performance, quality, reliability and cost.
  Contribute to the interpretation and implementation of standards, specifications and regulations relative to electric machines as they apply to the product.
  Deliver small-scale or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan.
  Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
  Create and maintain complex technical and/or user documentation to a high standard and back up files to ensure instant recovery if problems occur.
  
  What Skills Are Needed
  2 years experience working with rotating components, electric machine design, test, or implementation. 2 years testing electronic motors. Electric Motor experience, Inverter experience, and general electrification testing experience.
  Knowledge of data acquisition equipment and instrumentation such as accelerometers, thermistors, current transducers and vector network analyzers.
  Strong written and verbal communications skills
  Ability to travel up to 25%. Driving to Labs in other locations. Will be a mix of driving and flying.
  Experience working in Windchill and Creo
  
  What Makes You Stand Out
  Knowledge of related electric drive components (inverters, connectors, energy storage, etc.).
  Knowledge in analytical details of electric machine types and design (continuous and peak load evaluation, electromagnetics, bearings, insulating materials, cooling and manufacturability).
  Experience in working across groups with co-workers to share knowledge and work toward common goals.
  Knowledge of accelerated test methods
  Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on testing, evaluating and improving engineering outcomes.
  Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on measuring and reporting progress toward intermediate targets to make sure a project stays on track to achieve its ultimate goals.
  Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to manage projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters.
  Knowledge and experience in virtual verification
  2 years experience with the VISION system creating activities, PV&V plans, work requests, ACR charts, and scheduling activities.
  
  Education Details
  Bachelor's of Science degree in electrical, mechanical, or a related field of study