What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Test Engineer - Lift System position at Hyster-Yale Materials Handling?
Job Title
Project Test Engineer - Lift System
Job Category
Engineering
Job Description
Project Test Engineer – Lift System
Put a LIFT in Your Career! Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HYMH), a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented Project Test Engineer in the Portland, OR area.
HYMH designs, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts, marketed globally under the Hyster and Yale brand names. As one of the global leaders in the Material Handling industry, HYMH has been building relationships and partnering with our customers, suppliers, dealers, and employees for over 90 years.
The Lift System Team is committed to improving our customers’ work through excellence in visibility, durability, and reliability. As a Lift System Project Test Engineer, you will have responsibility for leading a team that ensures structural components, weldments, bearings, sensors, hydraulic cylinders, and valves are robustly validated.
Key Responsibilities
We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
Job Type
Permanent
Time Type
Full time
Work Hours
40
Travel Required
No
Primary Location
HY US Portland, OR
Address
4000 NE Blue Lake Road
Zip Code
97024-8710
Field-Based
No
Relocation Assistance Available
No
We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
Project Test Engineer - Lift System
Job Category
Engineering
Job Description
Project Test Engineer – Lift System
Put a LIFT in Your Career! Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HYMH), a world-class manufacturer of industrial lift trucks, has an outstanding opportunity for an exceptional and talented Project Test Engineer in the Portland, OR area.
HYMH designs, manufactures, sells and services a comprehensive line of lift trucks and aftermarket parts, marketed globally under the Hyster and Yale brand names. As one of the global leaders in the Material Handling industry, HYMH has been building relationships and partnering with our customers, suppliers, dealers, and employees for over 90 years.
The Lift System Team is committed to improving our customers’ work through excellence in visibility, durability, and reliability. As a Lift System Project Test Engineer, you will have responsibility for leading a team that ensures structural components, weldments, bearings, sensors, hydraulic cylinders, and valves are robustly validated.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute test plans (performance and durability tests) for systems and components.
- Create and execute design of experiments.
- Use statistical tools to calculate system and component reliability. Identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Implement data acquisition schemes/programs. Analyze and synthesize test data.
- Provide recommendations for design optimization via benchmarking, team design reviews and product tear downs.
- Identify and resolve development issues by working closely with design groups, internal stakeholders, and suppliers.
- Communicate within both informal and formal settings. Make presentations to Sr. Leaders. Create written reports for data and knowledge retention.
- Provide onsite supervision and mentoring to others, such as test engineers and test technicians. Motivate, Inspire. Prioritize and direct day-to-day work.
- Maintain up-to-date work priorities and project schedules that balance priorities, people, resources, and time.
- Troubleshoot field/service issues.
- Evaluate industry trends and implement new technologies and protocols that improve product design and validation.
- Take a leadership role by identifying and implementing processes that improve efficiency and quality of validation testing.
- Work hands-on in a shop environment and operate lift trucks, with training.
- Maintain a quality focus with a close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in design, testing, and documentation.
- BS/MS in Engineering with 6-10 year’s work experience in the product development and test engineering field.
- Knowledge/skill in vehicle, automotive, industrial equipment, materials handling, agricultural or similar technologies with emphasis on structural and hydraulic systems.
- Experience applying risk assessment tools (e.g., DFMEA, Boundary and Parameter Diagrams, Change Point, Use Case).
- Working experience performing reliability analysis using Weibull distribution to predict product life and failure rates.
- Experience with Data acquisition systems such as SOMAT EDAQ, Vector CANalyzer including knowledge of Automotive type CANbus communication.
- Troubleshooting and structured problem-solving skills using industry accepted principles and methods to resolve development issues w/focus on DMAIC and 8D.
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Red-X Journeyman certification.
- Certified Fluid Power Specialist (CFPS). Experience testing and troubleshooting hydraulic systems, pumps, valves.
- Experience with Siemens Teamcenter.
- Knowledge of Minitab, MATLAB or similar.
We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
Job Type
Permanent
Time Type
Full time
Work Hours
40
Travel Required
No
Primary Location
HY US Portland, OR
Address
4000 NE Blue Lake Road
Zip Code
97024-8710
Field-Based
No
Relocation Assistance Available
No
We are an equal opportunity employer with an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and life insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled
