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Diesel Production Test System Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design new and trouble-shoot existing total test cell environment for production diesel engines including test data post-processing. 

• Ensure future customer needs are understood and addressed

• Ensure equipment is available and capable. This includes measurement system analysis, troubleshooting and improvement of key systems:

  • Understanding of all the factors that cause variability in the production testing of engines (such as fuel, lubricants, ambient conditions, etc.) and how to control

  • Understanding physical characteristics of the engine that impact on the time it takes an engine to "settle" in production test (such as cylinder liner finish, clearance "stack-ups", fuel system quirks, etc.) to achieve faster testing.

  • Post test, statistical analysis of production data to identify trends, spot production problems and do failure analysis

  • Optimization of test cycles, design of test cells, fixtures and physical handling equipment (such as carts, match-plates, master-disconnect systems, etc.)

  • Automated data acquisition and control systems

  • Safety systems

• General Engineering Support:

  • Documentation of systems

  • Provide training to peers and customers.

Requirements

• Functional/Technical Skills:

  • BS or MS in Engineering or Engineering Technology

  • 5 years experience in production test environment

  • Familiarity with measurement, instrumentation and data acquisition systems is required

  • PC skills (e.g. Word, Excel, Lotus Notes, etc.)

  • Ability to apply a wide range of technical skills including: mechanical systems; measurement; instrumentation and controls; PLC's and PC computers.

  • Analytical and problem solving capabilities

  • Taguchi Methods (desired)

  • Design of Experiments (desired)

  • Computer hardware, software and networking (desired)

• Familiarity with or willingness to learn the following:

  • Calibration strategy

  • Statistical Process Control

  • Capability Analysis

  • Measurement System Analysis

  • Statistical and Six Sigma tools including process mapping, statistical process control, process FMEA and work flow analysis

  • Mistake proofing

• Willingness to travel - up to 50% including overseas.

Location

Columbus, Indiana

April 12 ,2009