Overnight Powertrain Control Engineer Jobs in Hillside, IL

• Design, implement, and maintaintesting:
  1. Strategies
  2. Sequences
  3. Dynamometer Test Stands
  4. Solenoid and Valve Body Calibration and test machines
  5. EV Battery End of Line Test
• Mentor less experienced Test Engineers
• Responsible for testing equipment capability, capacity, and performance
• Be an expert on, or be willing and able to learn the components and functionality of automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts
• Leverage understanding of physics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical, and electrical concepts
• Advise on, design, and lead testing experiments to validate products and testing sequences
• Develop applications for analyzing testing procedures, test results, and test limits
• Lead the effort on machine throughput, capacity, performance, maintenance, and calibration, rootcause analysis, and testing KPIs
• Use knowledge of programming languages and database structures to facilitate testing 
• Lead PPAP activities related to test engineering functions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Engineering or equivalent experience (8-11 years)
• Practical experience and demonstrated knowledge of:
  1. Automotive transmissions, engines, drive units, valve bodies, EV batteries, torque converters, transfer cases, and other automotive drivetrain and powertrain parts
  2. Data acquisition systems such as NI hardware, Measurement and Computing and PLCs (Automation Direct family brands, Allen Bradly, Siemens Omron…), Arduino, Raspberry pi
  3. Noise Vibration and Harshness sensors and analysis
  4. Designing and implementing industrial machines for testing purposes
  5. Drawing and reading electrical schematics using AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical and Visio 
  6. Creating and reading mechanical drawings using Inventor
  7. Creating pneumatic and hydraulic drawings
  8. Hydraulic and pneumatic principles, as well as parts selection and operations
  9. Bauer, WMA, and VMC testing software and hardware systems
  10. PLC, HMI programming (Ladder Logic or other)
  11. Experience programming and interfacing with LabVIEW, CVI, C, and Teststand
  12. Industrial signal conditioners such as Dataforth and Analog Devices
  13. Best practices for wiring, shielding, grounding, and signal noise cancelation    
  14. PCB design
  15. Creating user-friendly PC-based Graphical Interfaces and HMIs
  16. SQL Databases, datafiles, recipes, and test results 
  17. Maintenance of Electrical, Mechanical, and Industrial equipment
  18. DC and three phase Motor selection and control for the application
  19. VFD selection, wiring, control, and programming for the application
  20. Control via relay circuit and selection of safety relays and circuits for the application
  21. Motion control
  22. Industrial communication protocol such as Ethernet and Modbus
• Ability to understand regular operation of equipment with minimal documentation
• Strong communication skills, Lean and continuous improvement mindset
• Organized, skilled in project management, technical writing, and thorough in documenting work
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills

WHY CHOOSE DYNAMIC?

Dynamic Manufacturing is a family owned and operated organization formed in 1955 by John Partipilo. Our organization specializes in the manufacture of automotive, off-road, industrial and racing powertrain products. This includes Torque Converters, Transmissions (Automatic, Manual, Hybrid models) and Transfer Case Assemblies. 

Our organization started with a single retail facility and a dream. Today, we serve the aftermarket and several OE customers. Our operations consist of almost a million square feet of floor space and 1,000+ extremely talented employees encompassing turnkey operations from engineering, total machining operations, through assembly and dynamometer testing.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws