Freelance Lab Test Engineer Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Ensuring Chart's Success...

"Cooler By Design" - Chart's principal focus is the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment; so you can see where we get our tagline from, right? Well, yes and no - see, we think the stuff we design and build is pretty cool too. What's more, we're problem solvers. Customers don't come to Chart with an equipment specification, they come to Chart with a challenge. That's where you come in, because someone has to figure it out, all the way from conceptual design to installation and commissioning of equipment at site. The applications we service are pretty diverse (and cool) too - from solutions for launching rockets into space; to providing low carbon energy for vehicles, industries and even entire communities; to the preservation of critical human and animal tissue. Pop into a well-known fast food outlet and it'll likely be Chart equipment supplying your carbonated beverage. If nitro coffee or nitro ice cream is your thing - well, that's Chart technology too (and it's also cool)! Interested to learn more? Take a tour of Chart City to get a feel of how Chart equipment solutions impact our daily lives. 

What Will You Do?

• Review product specifications and research test methods.
• Instrument products to acquire real world service conditions.
• Utilize data acquisition systems.
• Prepare test specimens and assembling prototype parts.
• Set up and performing experiments based on project requirements.
• Install test instruments and connecting instrumentation wiring.
• Transfer liquid cryogens by various means.
• Compile, analyze, and reduce data to critical events.
• Design and fabricate test fixtures and prepare simulation bench tests where necessary.
• Schedule and project manage test programs.
• Document methods & results in technical reports.
• Develop and manage DVP&R's based on the output of the DFMEA's
• Observe and practice safety procedures and policies.
• Work with interdepartmental teams to ensure continuous compliance to ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards.
• Identify testing and validation requirements to develop test protocol with minimal information. 
• Propose design changes based on test data results.

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require...

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent standing, sitting, walking and computer work.  
• Frequent lifting up to 25 lbs., occasional heavier lifting.
• Hands on to include working on different types of systems.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Production factory support and office environment.
• Engineering Lab and Hydrogen Test Site include indoor and outdoor testing, all year round.
• Work related travel within the US and possibly Europe may be required (approximately 10% maximum).   
• Laboratory and production floor environment will involve possible exposure to materials with rough edges, temperature extremes, moving mechanical parts, occasional flying debris, chemical cleaning solvents and their odors.
• Working with cryogenic products will involve possible exposure to pressurized flammable gas, pressurized oxidizing gas, pressurized inert gas and very low temperatures (-423 F).

Your Experience Should Be...

• BS degree required in engineering (mechanical preferred), or other engineering disciplines also acceptable for a mechanically oriented person.
• 3+ year of relevant engineering and test experience.
• Must be motivated, independent & self-starter: identify what needs to be done & go do it.
• Excellent problem solving, oral and written communication skills.
• Strong data management, processing, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage multiple tasks.
• Customer service orientation and a team player.
• Experience with experiment methodology and laboratory procedures.
• Strong mechanical aptitude both mentally and hands-on.
  • During a test witnessing something that is not expected and adjusting accordingly.
  • Hands-on capabilities is imperative, up to 50% of time may be lab set-up and configuring.
• Understand heat transfer, vacuum insulation, and fluid flow.
• Basic understanding of cryogenic liquids, compressed gas, and their properties.
• Familiar with CAN (Controller Area Network) bus communication technology.
• Heavy truck, automotive, or diesel engine experience, particularly fuel delivery and electrical systems a plus.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Exposure to JD Edwards, or similar ERP.
• Experience with AutoCAD / Inventor and/or SolidWorks.
• Experience with data acquisition systems such as DEWESoft, Red Lion, Allen Bradley or other PLCs, SCADA systems.
• Instrumentation & electrical experience with low voltage DC, 4-20 mA transmitters, 0-10v transducers, pressure and differential pressure, RTDs, thermocouples, flow meters, etc.
• Experience with data processing software such as imc FAMOS 6.3, Matlab, nCode, or similar.
• Experience with ASTM, SAE, ISO and/or ANSI Standards. Familiar with APQP a plus.  
• Experience with FEA or CFD a plus.

Our Benefits Package...

• Compensation range:  Annually

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Employer contributions to an HSA account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental individual, spouse and dependent child coverage
• Up to two weeks of paid family leave
• 401k retirement savings plan including a company match