Position Description:
eDrive Test Engineer:
- Test electrical machines or subcomponents and inverter systems
- Prepare test articles and test setups including hands-on test article instrumentation and assemblies, fabrication for wiring harnesses, building various fixturing and mobile test equipment.
- Handle operation of test cells with dynamometers, variable frequency drives, battery simulators, active/passive loads, oil conditioning units, air and coolant chillers, thermal chambers, NVH chambers and data acquisition systems
- Operate and interface microcontrollers including control unit tuning and calibration
- Configure data acquisition systems to measure temperature, voltage, current, electrical and mechanical power, speed, torque, vibration, pressure, etc.
- Operate equipment such as oscilloscopes, power scopes, power analyzers and integrated DAQ systems
- Configure and execute manual and automated tests by following test plans, user guides and safety protocols
- Follow test lab operation processes and complete test requests from requesting engineers with support of technicians and facility services in the test setups
- Operate and build data post processing tools and generate test reports
- Work in small or larger scale lab projects for new or upgraded equipment
- Develop test processes and procedures, project engineering and work instructions for engineers and technicians
- Design test setups for standard or custom test methods including interaction with fabrication shops and part vendors
- Share and present work to multi-functional teams and leadership
Skills Required:
- Test Engineering
Experience Required:
- 3 years of experience in test laboratories
- 1 years of experience with electric motors and/or inverters
- 1 years of experience with power tools and hand tools for building wiring harnesses, fixtures and completing other assemblies and teardowns.
- 1 years of experience with dynamometer control systems (examples include but not limited to - ADACs, REPS, AVL systems, Horiba, Siemens, Webasto )
- 1 years of experience with data acquisition systems (examples include but not limited to -. ATI, IMC measurement, NI, AVL, Yokogawa)
- 1 years of experience with test data post processing and simulation using numerical computational tools (examples include but not limited to - Matlab, Scilab, GNU Octave, Python, Labview
- 3 years of experience with electric machines, motor drives, motor controls and calibration, motor and inverter cooling systems and electromechanical interaction of electric drives
- 3 years of experience related to testing motor drive systems including: design verification testing, thermal testing, durability testing and test automation
- 3 years of experience in diagnostics/solving problems in test lab environment including work with EMI, power circuit sizing, test alarm systems and automated test sequencing
- 3 years of experience with test and measurement equipment such as data acquisition, oscilloscopes, motor controllers, test automation and variable frequency drives
- Understanding the theory of permanent magnet and induction machines and variable frequency drives
- Experience with CAN/Ethernet/ASAP3 based communications and related API concepts
- Familiarity with energy control-power lock out, arc flash and high voltage safety training/practices
- Ability to build and interpret CAD drawings, wiring diagrams and other schematics
- Knowledge of ISO test equipment calibration requirements/practices and quality standards
- Knowledge of 5D and FMEA methods
- Proficient using software and controllers such as Matlab, Scilab, NI LabVIEW/TestStand, AVL Puma/Lynx, IMC Dataworks, Accurate Technologies ATI Vision, Vector, ETAS INCA, Siemens SCADAS/SIMATICS, MS Visual Studio or Sublime Text or other code editor to build applications
- Excellent teamwork, communication and documentation skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Education Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering