Test Development Engineer

AKWEL

MAIN MISSIONS

The Test Development Engineer defines and performs investigation tests required for a product and/or system development. He/She carries out the validation of products and/or systems in compliance with Quality, Cost and Delivery objectives.

Product Design & Industrialization Process

Measuring Control Process  

• Defines, suggests and validates experiments and instruments deemed as necessary for understanding our products’ functioning (in laboratory, on vehicle, by correlation). 
• Defines, suggests and validates tests enabling to meet the addressed issue while respecting the enforced standards and specifications. 
• Formalizes the testing protocols. 
• Defines the used measuring equipment and the means required for the proper organization of tests.
• If required, puts into practice the specific testing tools which are to be created for its requirements.
• Analyzes and interprets the results and sums up the conclusions. In the event of non-conformity or a performance lower than the expected, he/she supervises the actions necessary to the investigation of causes (reviewing the testing method, launching additional tests, disassembly if reversible for metrological analysis…) and suggests products improvements addressing the requirements.
• Submits and ensures a regular reporting to his/her management.
• On the basis of expert testimony, may be required to move to the customer or a supplier’s premises.
• Is able to ensure all the assignments entrusted to a Validation Technician.

SKILLS PROFILE

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree; preferably Chemical or Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, strengthened by min. 3 years of experience in the field of testing in industrial laboratory and testing / measuring. 

Professional abilities:

• Team work skills, rigor, critical and analytical skills,
• Ability to record in writing testing methods,   
• Synthetic thinking skills,
• Command of English is appreciated

Technical knowledge:

• Command of physical measures and testing tools ; 
• Knowledge of tools pertaining to the Products Line.  Example:

1. Materials    
2. Software: LabView, Matlab, Embarcadero de Delphi, CANoé, SVN, etc.
3. Hardware: power supplies, oscilloscopes, various probes/sensors, National modules* Instruments
4. Electronics

• Command of computer tools: PDM, Portal, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc…