What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test Engineer II position at Wacker Neuson?
The Test Engineer II is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing validation activities, with Technicians as required, on construction equipment and related systems throughout the product development lifecycle. This role leads the development of test plans, Design Verification Plan & Reports (DVP&R), prototype build activities, and performance validation efforts while collaborating with Cross Functional Teams (CFT).
The Test Engineer II works independently on moderately complex projects and serves as a technical resource for machine-level validation, ensuring products meet performance, durability, reliability, safety, regulatory, and customer requirements.
Test Engineers also develop test procedures; design, construct and install test fixtures and instrumentation; collect and manage test data, write test reports and maintain test report files related to new product development and competitive machine analysis.
Concept and Prototype Machine Builds:
For concept and prototype machine assembly that occurs in the Test and Validation department:
- Gather parts and assemblies from production, engineering, or prototype build stock and stage
- Maintain build schedules and Coordinate resources from Product Design, Manufacturing, and Test & Validation that will participate in the build
- Maintain discrepancy list and call attention to deviations or variations not anticipated during machine build
- For concept and prototype machine assembly that occurs in manufacturing: Assist as required
Machine Test and Validation
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for new product development and product improvements
- Create and maintain DVP&R documentation aligned with product requirements and engineering
- Develop new test procedures as required for repetitive tests.
- Design and develop test fixtures, data acquisition systems, and instrumentation for in-house testing
- Make recommendations for instrumentation, data management system, test equipment, and related capital expenses to meet business needs
- Set up mechanical, hydraulic and/or electrical testing devices and apparatus in accordance with engineering specifications
- Observe and detect failures during testing
- Analyze test results and provide conclusions, recommendations, and corrective actions.
- Generate clear technical reports documenting test methods, results, failures, and validation status.
- Benchmarking of competitive machines.
- Set-up and conduct machine field endurnce testing during product development as well as long-term post-development testing
- Ownership and accountability for use and update of prototype machines
Other
- Assist manager to achieve department goals.
- Test and data analysis: Identify design improvement opportunities, determine probable cause of malfunctions or failures, Make Constructive recommendations as to performance, malfunctions, failures or breakdowns