Test Engineer & Validation Engineer (Power Electronics)

Job Description

Our growing high-power electronics and motor control manufacturing client (since 1960’s) is creating a new dedicated testing/validation lab team at their Milwaukee region HQ. These are salaried direct employee positions w/ comprehensive benefits working onsite 5 days a week. They will consider candidates that prefer to be a contractor instead of a direct employee (W-2 via Acara).

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Current openings include:

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• Test Engineer

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• Validation Engineer

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• Validation Technician

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• Sr. Reliability Engineer

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Bachelor's degree required on all positions besides Associate's degree for the Technician.

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The Test Engineer requires strong Python development skills and 5 years of experience in HW test engineering. Including:

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• Ability to design test fixtures and hardware from schematic capture through build and safety checkout.

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• Ability to write test requirements and procedures, and to perform test coverage analysis against product requirements.

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• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and component specification sheets.

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• Experience working safely around energized electrical systems up to 690 Vac and 1500 Vdc.

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The Validation Engineer requires:

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• Minimum 5 years of experience in product validation, test engineering, power electronics, or related engineering roles, that includes:

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• Strong understanding of power electronics, electrical measurements, and engineering fundamentals.

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• Ability to independently plan, execute, analyze, and document complex engineering test programs.

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• Hands-on experience with:

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• Oscilloscopes, HV differential probes, current probes, and DMMs

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• AC/DC power supplies, electronic loads, and regenerative 4-quadrant systems

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• Data acquisition systems, thermocouples, RTDs, and automated switching systems

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• Logic analyzers and communication/protocol analyzers

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• Spectrum analyzers, dynamic signal analyzers, and vector network analyzers (VNAs)

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• Statistical data analysis, reliability methods, and root cause investigation techniques

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• Min 2 years of experience working safely with high-power electrical systems, including three-phase AC systems through 690 Vac and DC systems through 2000 Vdc.

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