Vehicle Test Engineer

Blue Chip Talent is currently looking for a couple of Vehicle Test Engineers to work onsite in Wittmann AZ. We are looking for someone who has experience in testing EVs (Electric Vehicles). Candidate must have a bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5 years of experience in testing automotive components.

Responsibilities:

• Track, support and execute field tests across multiple engineering fleets in local and remote locations to identify vehicle-level concerns.
• Software, ADAS, and other feature data collection and testing
• Assist in the execution of high-level timing plans, budget for vehicle resources, staff, and logistics to maximize the uptime and maintenance of the test vehicle fleet.
• Coordinate quotations and purchase orders with external vendors and internal accounting.
• Review and distribute test documentation including test instructions, specifications, drawings, inspection intervals, and verification plans.
• Prepare and update test units (hardware, software) and document condition and performance pre / during / post-test for multiple attributes (NVH, Performance, Body / Chassis Structural Durability, others).
• Execution and documentation of full vehicle, sub-systems, and component-level testing within the DVP&R.
• Drive vehicles at Proving Grounds and other off-site locations including public drive routes, under varied conditions such as cold/hot weather, off-road, remote urban, overseas, etc.
• Perform subjective and objective evaluations to identify system failure modes and potential attribute target risks.
• Assist in root cause analysis for failures and issues, including hardware failure and software bug tracking; document and track using JIRA.
• Update tracking metrics regularly and communicate to program leads.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related science from an accredited university with 5 years of applicable experience in the automotive or a related industry.
• Thorough understanding of primary vehicle systems, with experience running and maintaining a variety of vehicle-level and component-level tests
• Proven experience conducting tests at both proving grounds and remote public road test sites with the ability to develop and implement fleet vehicle-level validation protocols and procedures
• Familiarity with work management systems similar to JIRA, JAMA, or Confluence for test planning, coordination, execution, and issue tracking
• Experience with software related to CAD, vehicle-level instrumentation, calibration, data logging, and data acquisition systems