eDrive Test Engineer en RLE International

Company Information:

RLE INTERNATIONAL is one of the world�s leading engineering and consultation service providers to the international mobility and energy industries. Based on our engineering development and methodological expertise, we claim thirty years of experience creating innovative and effective solutions for our international customers. RLE believes in providing excellence in Engineering Services and supporting our customers in developing mobility solutions worldwide. Locations in Europe, North America, Australia, India, and China allow us to remain close to our customers. Our 2,100 employees play an active role in shaping the future of our company by continuously increasing their personal and technical development.

Position Description: - eDrive Test Engineer

• Test electrical machines or subcomponents and inverter systems
• Prepare test articles and test setups including hands-on test article instrumentation and assemblies, fabrication for wiring harnesses, building various fixturing and mobile test equipment.
• Handle operation of test cells with dynamometers, variable frequency drives, battery simulators, active/passive loads, oil conditioning units, air and coolant chillers, thermal chambers, NVH chambers and data acquisition systems
• Operate and interface microcontrollers including control unit tuning and calibration
• Configure data acquisition systems to measure temperature, voltage, current, electrical and mechanical power, speed, torque, vibration, pressure, etc.
• Operate equipment such as oscilloscopes, power scopes, power analyzers and integrated DAQ systems
• Configure and execute manual and automated tests by following test plans, user guides and safety protocols
• Follow test lab operation processes and complete test requests from requesting engineers with support of technicians and facility services in the test setups
• Operate and build data post processing tools and generate test reports
• Work in small or larger scale lab projects for new or upgraded equipment
• Develop test processes and procedures, project engineering and work instructions for engineers and technicians
• Design test setups for standard or custom test methods including interaction with fabrication shops and part vendors
• Share and present work to multi-functional teams and leadership

Skills Required:

• Test Engineering

Experience Required:

• 3+ years of experience in test laboratories
• 1+ years of experience with electric motors and/or inverters
• 1+ years of experience with power tools and hand tools for building wiring harnesses, fixtures and completing other assemblies and teardowns.
• 1+ years of experience with dynamometer control systems (examples include but not limited to - ADACs, REPS, AVL systems, Horiba, Siemens, Webasto )
• 1+ years of experience with data acquisition systems (examples include but not limited to -. ATI, IMC measurement, NI, AVL, Yokogawa)
• 1+ years of experience with test data post processing and simulation using numerical computational tools (examples include but not limited to - Matlab, Scilab, GNU Octave, Python, Labview

Experience Preferred:

• 3+ years of experience with electric machines, motor drives, motor controls and calibration, motor and inverter cooling systems and electromechanical interaction of electric drives
• 3+ years of experience related to testing motor drive systems including: design verification testing, thermal testing, durability testing and test automation
• 3+ years of experience in diagnostics/solving problems in test lab environment including work with EMI, power circuit sizing, test alarm systems and automated test sequencing
• 3+ years of experience with test and measurement equipment such as data acquisition, oscilloscopes, motor controllers, test automation and variable frequency drives
• Understanding the theory of permanent magnet and induction machines and variable frequency drives
• Experience with CAN/Ethernet/ASAP3 based communications and related API concepts
• Familiarity with energy control-power lock out, arc flash and high voltage safety training/practices
• Ability to build and interpret CAD drawings, wiring diagrams and other schematics
• Knowledge of ISO test equipment calibration requirements/practices and quality standards
• Knowledge of 5D and FMEA methods
• Proficient using software and controllers such as Matlab, Scilab, NI LabVIEW/TestStand, AVL Puma/Lynx, IMC Dataworks, Accurate Technologies ATI Vision, Vector, ETAS INCA, Siemens SCADAS/SIMATICS, MS Visual Studio or Sublime Text or other code editor to build applications
• Excellent teamwork, communication and documentation skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Education Preferred:

• Master�s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Additional Information:

• ***POSITION IS FULLY ONSITE***