Validation Engineer |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Description: | Main Purpose of the Job:
The Validation Engineer is responsible for planning and executing test campaigns to ensure that company seat systems and components meet reliability, customer and governmental requirements.
Main Duties/Activities:
� Prepares and maintains the DVP&R test plan based on program requirements and program timing.
� Keeps up-to-date on customer, governmental, and professional association test standards.
� Reviews customer and internal technical specifications and procedures.
� Develops internal test procedures when required.
� Understands pass/fail criteria for testing.
� Executes the test program to meet program timing through:
- Verifying seat content and proper assembly.
- Coordinating test scheduling with the labs. Ensures the accuracy of the lab�s work by giving them clear, complete technical direction.
- Writing shippers / purchase orders / test requests.
- Receiving invoices for completed work.
- Reviewing test set-ups and test reports for accuracy.
- Analyzing test data.
- Root causing non-conformances and assisting in developing design recommendations.
- Participating in design and program reviews when required.
- Acting as the liaison between the customer and the program team for all test related topics.
- Communicating and presenting test program status and issues to the program team and the customer.
- Working closely with Quality and FEA to assure understanding of test procedures and requirements.
� Assists management in efforts to reduce overall test costs through:
- Internal test productivity improvements.
- Outside test cost reductions.
- Minimizing the number of tests by using statistical analysis (reliability and confidence).
- Reducing the number of parts needed through sample reuse.
� Maintains understanding of testing facility capabilities.
� Assists product engineers with completion of the DFMEA.
Specific Responsibilities:
� Maintains and updates DVP&R Plans.
� Maintains a strong familiarity with specific customer and governmental test specifications.
� Has a working knowledge of Customer requirements, test specification and methods.
Skills and Know-How:
� Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
� Knowledge in the design of seat components and mechanisms
� Working knowledge of statistics / Reliability & Confidence methods / Weibull Analysis
� Strong familiarity with automotive test methods, standards, and regulatory requirements � US & International
� Good oral and written communication skills
� Good interpersonal skills
� Per salary training plan matrix.
� Drug and Background Check Required.
All candidates must be legally eligible to work in the U.S., and able to pass background investigation through reference checking and drug test. Please submit resume as a Word attachment and include salary history and geographic flexibility with your submission. Refer to Job Code in subject of email. |
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