Test Engineer & Validation Engineer (Power Electronics) in , United States

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).

Maximise your chances of a successful application to this job by ensuring your CV and skills are a good match.

Current openings include:
Test Engineer
Validation Engineer
Validation Technician
Sr. Reliability Engineer

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

The Test Engineer requires strong Python development skills and 5 years of experience in HW test engineering. Including:
Ability to design test fixtures and hardware from schematic capture through build and safety checkout.
Ability to write test requirements and procedures, and to perform test coverage analysis against product requirements.
Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and component specification sheets.
Experience working safely around energized electrical systems up to 690 Vac and 1500 Vdc.

The Validation Engineer requires:
Minimum 5 years of experience in product validation, test engineering, power electronics, or related engineering roles, that includes:
Strong understanding of power electronics, electrical measurements, and engineering fundamentals. xsgimln
Ability to independently plan, execute, analyze, and document complex engineering test programs.
Hands-on experience with:
Oscilloscopes, HV differential probes, current probes, and DMMs
AC/DC power supplies, electronic loads, and regenerative 4-quadrant systems
Data acquisition systems, thermocouples, RTDs, and automated switching systems
Logic analyzers and communication/protocol analyzers
Spectrum analyzers, dynamic signal analyzers, and vector network analyzers (VNAs)
Statistical data analysis, reliability methods, and root cause investigation techniques
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.