Engineering Lab Technician

Job Summary

This role supports new product project engineers, application engineers, and in some instances the quality department.

Essential Job Functions

·       Manage and complete requested caster and wheel testing.

o     Testing to Industry Standards

o     Customer requested testing

o     Continuous/Quality requested testing

·       Maintain and improve the test lab and testing equipment; assure calibration schedules are maintained, and preventative maintenance activities are established and performed.

·       Develop new testing equipment and fixturing where needed.

·       Convert customer testing into equivalent testing for our current equipment to approximate actual results.

·       Keep up to date on requirements for current industry standards.

·       Create detailed records for tests including test parameters and performance.

·       Provide summarized reports based upon basic analysis of testing results and maintain test report standards.

·       Develop and maintain lab test scheduling and status communication processes.

• Identify opportunities for automated data collection and analysis; propose and implement solutions.