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Job Title: Product Verification & Validation Engineer (Electric Machines)
Location: Fargo ND
Duration: Long Term
Client: John Deere
Overview
Job Description:
In this role, you will:
Location: Fargo ND
Duration: Long Term
Client: John Deere
Overview
Job Description:
- Join a highly collaborative and innovative engineering team supporting Product Verification & Validation (PV\&V) for electric machines used across a wide range of heavy equipment —including tractors, construction machinery, turf and golf products, and more. This role provides exposure to multiple product lines, diverse laboratory environments, and opportunities to incorporate automation and AI into PV\&V workflows.
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to PV\&V of electric machines by creating PV\&V plans, defining activities, entering work in internal PV\&V application, tracking progress, and reporting Activity Completion Rating (ACR) to leadership.
- Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to define, execute, and deliver PV\&V activities using lab tests, field tests, and electric machine teardowns to validate safety, performance, quality, reliability, and cost.
- Interpret and implement relevant standards, specifications, and regulations as they apply to electric machines and their intended applications.
- Execute small- to medium-scale engineering projects while following established program management processes.
- Develop professional capabilities by participating in training, coaching, and development programs; maintain industry knowledge through ongoing education, conferences, and technical literature.
- Create and maintain high-quality technical or user documentation, ensuring appropriate file backup and version control.
- Work with geographically distributed testing resources, including labs in Fargo (primary), North Carolina, Waterloo, Dubuque, Mexico, and India. Travel approximately every 6–8 weeks (up to 20%).
- Minimum 2 years of experience creating PV\&V activities, plans, work requests, summaries, and scheduling PV\&V activities.
- Minimum 2 years of experience with rotating components, electric machine design, testing, or implementation.
- Knowledge of data acquisition equipment and instrumentation (accelerometers, thermistors, current transducers, vector network analyzers, etc.).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with scheduling and prioritizing PV\&V activities.
- Ability to travel up to 20%.
- Knowledge of electric drivetrain components (inverters, connectors, energy storage systems, etc.).
- Understanding of AI applications in PV\&V or test automation.
- Deep analytical knowledge of electric machine types and design, including:
- Continuous/peak load evaluation
- Electromagnetics
- Bearings & insulating materials
- Cooling approaches
- Manufacturability considerations
- Experience with accelerated test methods.
- Ability to work independently, providing technical guidance on testing, evaluation, and engineering improvements.
- Ability to track progress toward project milestones and proactively identify risks or delays.
- Experience managing projects with limited supervision.
- Experience with NEC, ISO, UL, and IEC standards related to electrical rotating components, including:
- IEC 60034-xx
- IEC 60529
- IEC 60664
- IEC 60068-xx
- IEC 60695-xx
- IEC 61180-xx
- IEC 61800-xx
- ISO 6469
- NEMA MG1
- UL 746C