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Mechanical Test Engineer
San Jose CA
Contract to Hire - 1st Shift, 9/80
Hours: 5:30am - 3pm
Pay Rate: $42.55/Hr.
Benefits: overtime, medical, dental, vision, 401k
Travel: 25%, Domestic - Camp Roberts, CA
REQUIREMENTS: Mechanical Test Engineer
US Citizenship
Typically, a bachelor's degree in engineering. We may consider additional experience in lieu of a degree.
Core engineering background in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace.
Initiative and leadership.
Mechanical aptitude with hands-on abilities and strong troubleshooting skills.
Must work well independently and as part of a team.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to provide clear direction and guidance and/or execute on given direction from others.
Ability to travel for a month at a time.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Mechanical Test Engineer
Our client is hiring an entry level engineering position at their Combat Mission Systems (CMS) in the Integration and Test organization in San Jose, CA. This is a hands-on engineering position and includes traveling to support field tests. This position supports product development, integration and testing to verify requirements on tracked and wheeled military vehicle platforms. The broad variety of responsibilities and skills include: test requirements analysis, decomposition and test plan development; test environment design and set-up (including fixtures, control systems, monitoring tools and instrumentation); test execution; data analysis and troubleshooting with recommendations; and test reporting. Vehicle (system) level testing includes software/hardware verification testing in a lab environment and field testing for vehicle performance, durability, navigation, targeting and weapon system testing. Component level testing includes engineering, development and qualification tests for vibration, shock, thermal, hydraulic, airflow, electrical, limit/ultimate loading and cyclic tests. Advanced skills to be developed include vibration and shock expertise, custom instrumentation setup, lab and on vehicle operational testing, data analysis and reporting. This position supports a variety of tests conducted in the Vehicle Technology and Integration Lab (VTIL); at Camp Roberts, CA; and in the Mechanical Component Lab (MCL).
PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS: Mechanical Test Engineer
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
System or component level integration and testing experience including instrumentation and data acquisition setup, and data analysis.
Experience with CAN Bus and/or MIL-STD-1553 Bus, and familiarity with monitoring and analysis tools.
Test fixture design using CREO/Pro Engineer and/or other physical based modeling skills.
Advanced data processing, analysis, and presentation (MATLAB, VBA, etc).
Experience with Vibration, Shock, ESS and HALT testing skills and/or MIL-STD-810 Environmental Testing with programming and operations of electrodynamic shakers.
Training in spectral analysis relative to vibration testing, mechatronics skills, automotive design, or related test experience are preferred.
Ability to obtain a security clearance.
Veterans with applicable training/experience are highly encouraged to apply.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mechanical Test Engineer
The purpose of travel is to support field testing of vehicles at Camp Roberts, CA which is a CA National Guard Base approximately 2 hours of driving from our clients San Jose Facility. Field testing is on an as needed basis and there are typically 6 to 12 events per year. You will not be expected to support all events. Typical field tests are two weeks in duration, but four weeks is not unusual. For longer duration tests, we will rotate personnel for support on a 3-to-4-week basis. Travel by car back to San Jose on the weekends is possible, but many people choose to spend their weekends in the Paso Robles (which is where we stay) area.
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