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Product Verification & Validation Engineer

viva
Varina, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/17/2026
Description:

The client is committed to designing innovative, quality products that our customers depend on. But before any new products ever make it to customers, they must be tested according to rigorous specifications.

Be part of the client where we design, test, and manufacture world-class Commercial Mowing & Golf equipment. As a Product Verification & Validation (PV&V) Engineer at the client, you’ll ensure that prototype components and machines meet durability and performance requirements at key stages of the product development process.

Duties:
Manage test plans including virtual simulation, lab testing, performance evaluation, and field testing.
Support root cause investigations and data acquisition to understand failures and enable quick resolution.
Interpret test results and calculate reliability of prototypes, provide information for leadership decisions, and forecast warranty/failure rates.
Provide technical support to marketing, product engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply management across the product lifecycle.
Benchmark competitive products to inform design direction and identify performance opportunities.
Communicate technical and non-technical information clearly and concisely with peers and leadership in written and verbal forms.
Remain highly organized while managing multiple tasks and data streams.
Work effectively with diverse technical teams of design engineers, lab engineers, technicians, mechanics, field sites, and structural analysts.
Learn and operate client products. Develop user perspective to become a “voice of the customer” and plan tests that accurately represent customer usage.

What skills you need:
  • Basic engineering design experience using CAD (Creo/ProE preferred)
  • Basic statistics and data analysis experience
  • Hands-on skills and aptitude with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and/or software systems
  • Familiarity with phases of product development (scoping, design, analysis, testing, customer feedback, and manufacturing)
  • Leadership, communication, and people skills
  • Ability to analyze complex data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations
  • Ability to communicate within a cross functional team across multiple sites and drive results
  • Ability to write clearly and concisely to document test procedures and communicate results
  • Willingness and ability to travel domestically to support real-world tests, data collection, etc.
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Agricultural, etc.) or equivalent work experience with a technical degree

What makes you stand out:
  • Knowledge of commercial mowing or golf course maintenance equipment, or experience with the landscaping or golf course maintenance industry
  • Industry experience in product development, testing, analysis, or design
  • Industry experience with mechanical systems, electrical systems, or data analysis
  • Project management experience (planning and execution)
  • Experience with digital data acquisition systems and sensors (e.g. thermocouples, strain gauges, pressure sensors, etc.)
  • Experience with statistics or Six Sigma

Position details:
Business casual dress code
Mix of office work, indoor/outdoor work on equipment, and occasional travel to customer sites
Safety shoes required (internal met-guard, EH electrical hazard



Notes:
1st shift Hours: Core 8-4 but flexible
Onsite position

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status

Salary : $17 - $22

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