Test Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to achieve and maintain customer-specified test conditions using new and existing equipment.
• Identify test-environment hazards and work with EH&S to mitigate risks.
• Develop expertise in temperature, pressure, flow, and vibration instrumentation and DAQ systems.
• Design test setups and program sensors and DAQ software for accurate, reliable execution of test plans.
• Execute repeatable procedures to support reproducibility, data integrity, and reliable long-term outcomes.
• Troubleshoot equipment that cannot achieve desired inputs or outputs; participate in root cause analysis and communicate findings.
• Build, maintain, modify, and upgrade test equipment; coach and support laboratory technicians.
• Research and implement new products and technology in test laboratories.
• Work with manufacturing engineering and maintenance to maintain equipment and efficiently use utilities.
• Create and maintain lab quality documents, including MSA, NCARs, and work instructions.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering.
• Three to five years of test or validation engineering experience; HVAC, refrigeration, or industrial equipment production experience is preferred.
• Hands-on product testing experience and strong attention to detail.
• Familiarity with instrumentation and control wiring.
• Working knowledge of ControlLogix or similar DAQ/PLC programming.
• Strong problem-solving, project management, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to safe work practices in a laboratory environment.

Additional asset

• Working knowledge of 3D CAD software is an asset; no specific software is named.