Senior Test Equipment Engineer

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Job Title

Senior Test Equipment Engineer

Pay Grade

T3

Job Description

Primary Purpose of Role

As the Engineering Operations Senior Test Equipment Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting Product Engineering by designing powertrain test setups that meet testing needs. After test equipment is installed, you will be responsible to support Facility Technicians in troubleshooting, servicing, and maintaining equipment. The Senior Test Equipment Engineer is responsible for maintaining inventory of currently owned test equipment (i.e. dynamometers, inertia wheels, hydraulic systems, cooling systems) and understanding current test capabilities and developing specifications for the purchase of new test equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Having a strong understanding of the capabilities of test equipment and utilizing existing hardware to create test setups that meet the needs of Product Engineering.

• Working with Test Engineers to understand test requirements.

• Making recommendations on how testing should be completed.

• Directing the work of Technicians and Skilled Trades support to execute test setups and repairs.

• Acting as a resource to Test Technicians in troubleshooting test equipment faults/failures

• Designing and approving test cell layouts and partner with design development for proper documentation setup

Key Performance Measures

• Meeting customer needs and deadlines

• Minimizing downtime for test equipment

• Creating unique solutions to test request with minimal cost implications

• Maintaining inventory of test equipment

Qualifications

Required

• 5+ years of relevant experience in automotive powertrain testing

• Bachelor's in Engineering or Engineering Technology (ME, MET, EE, EET) or equivalent experience with a Vocational Degree

• Proficiency in both oral and written business communication

• Strong knowledge of automatic transmission operation, clutches, controls (both hydraulic and electrical), hydraulics, and gears

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

• Solid mechanical aptitude

• Proficiency with computer operation, including Microsoft Office tools

Preferred

• Data collection and script development

• Experience with dynamometers, inertia wheels, hydraulic systems, and cooling systems

• Experience with industrial controls

• Experience with SAP ARIBA spend management software

• Basic Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing interpretation and application

Competencies and Behaviors

• Demonstrating the Highest Standards in Everything We Do by being widely trusted by others and serving as a subject matter expert.

• Drive the Customer Experience by establishing effective relationships with customers and peers by thinking through safety implications and consequences of unsafe actions or test setup.

• Improve the Way the World Works by identifying and implementing solutions to complex test setups.

• Leverage the Power of Teamwork by stepping up to lead peers when needed and encourages collaboration with others within and outside of function.

Scope Factors

• Keeping capital projects on-time and within budget, approximately $500,000.

• Forecasting preventative maintenance repairs and associated costs.

• Works within the function and cross functionally with peers and leaders on new test equipment to understand the specifications and potential impacts to the test department.

Travel

• 10% or less for travel. Most travel would be local, potentially regionally.

Primary Location

Indianapolis, IN

Additional Locations

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

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Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

Allison Transmission is the world's largest manufacturer of commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Our products are specified by more than 300 of the world's leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in a range of market sectors-from bus, refuse and emergency to construction, distribution and defense.

Allison was founded in 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the company's global headquarters is still located. We have approximately 1,400 dealer and distributor locations, employ more than 2,700 people around the world and our international presence spans more than 80 countries.

Allison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran requiring assistance and/or reasonable accommodations reviewing any of the careers information, please contact us at ~~~.

Please note that Allison Transmission will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Allison Transmission will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.