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Testing and Validation Engineer-Development Acceleration Team

The Development Acceleration Team exists to accelerate Intralox's ability to identify, evaluate, and mature new product opportunities. We operate with the mindset of an internal startup, moving quickly from idea to reality through prototyping, experimentation, and customer-driven learning. Our success is measured not by how many projects we complete, but by how quickly and accurately we determine which opportunities deserve future investment.

As a Test Engineer on this team, you will help shape the future of conveyance technology by transforming bold ideas into real-world solutions. Working at the intersection of engineering, experimentation, and customer needs, you will design and execute rapid tests that uncover what works, what doesn't, and what could become the next breakthrough product. You will collaborate closely with a highly autonomous team to build prototypes, challenge assumptions, analyze performance, and gather insights from actual applications in the field. Every project is an opportunity to solve complex material handling challenges, push the limits of innovation, and influence the direction of Intralox's future technology portfolio. If you are energized by curiosity, hands-on problem solving, and the chance to bring new ideas to life, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

The ideal candidate enjoys working with incomplete information, takes action quickly, and understands that prototypes are tools for learning rather than finished products. These designs will help to inform real engineering requirements that downstream teams need to create robust products.

Intralox is a division of Laitram, L.L.C., with an extensive portfolio of innovative conveyance solutions and services that improve lives and optimize businessesworldwide.

Our global workforceof over 3,000 employees in 20+ countriesconsist of reliable problem solvers, continuously developing and directly delivering solutions that have driven our customers’ growth worldwide for more than 50 years.

Intralox was founded on the principle of doing the right thing, by treating customers, employees, and suppliers with honesty, fairness, and respect. We invest heavily in these values and aim to practice our business philosophy principles every day, which is why we have been consistently recognized for innovation and workplace excellence. We believe in the power of a good idea no matter where it comes from, using trust as the foundation to how we work, and that self-managed people are our greatest asset.

We listen objectively, think creatively, and deliver results. To learn more about our company culture, philosophy, and benefits, please visit our company page.

This position is not eligible for work authorization or sponsorship.

Key Responsibilities

• Design experiments to validate technical and commercial assumptions.
• Develop test plans, success criteria, and evaluation frameworks.
• Conduct customer interviews and field observations.
• Analyze prototype performance and testing results.
• Identify risks and opportunities early in development.
• Generate recommendations for continuation, pivot, or termination.
• Support development of business cases for promising concepts.
• Maintain a knowledge base of lessons learned across projects.
• Work intimately with the controls engineers, project engineers, and mechanical engineers as one cohesive unit, generating ideas, improving others ideas, and making decisions on what the next steps are.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Product Development, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in product development, testing, validation, or R&D.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience designing and executing experiments.
• Ability to synthesize technical and business insights.
• Excellent computer skills with some exposure to 3D CAD; Inventor preferred.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs and climb ladders.
• This position is located at our Hanover, MD location and will be in office 5 days a week
• Travel will be required(10-30%) as needed to investigate customer issues that drive ideas or to support on site testing of prototypes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean Startup or Design Thinking experience.
• Experience working directly with customers.
• Statistical analysis and data analytics skills.

Success Metrics

• Speed of concept validation.
• Quality of decision recommendations.
• Reduction of development risk.
• Percentage of concepts accurately assessed before major investment.

Intralox’s benefit program is a major part of an employee’s total compensation from the company. Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including health, dental, vision, and disability insurance, paid time off, 401K, flexible spending account, life and AD&D insurance, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and additional voluntary benefits.

The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Intralox considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training and key skills. Therefore, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of their salary expectations.

The position is eligible for one of the following: commissions, discretionary incentives, or production incentives according to the terms of those plans.