Product Verification And Validation Engineer

Join Cerebral Staffing, LLC on site at our client John Deere in Fuquay-Varina, NC as a Product Verification & Validation Engineer!

Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC

Duration of Role: 1+ years

Pay: $42.00 - $45.00 / hourly

Hours: 1st shift

Visa sponsorship is not available, now or in the near future, for this position.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

A Product Verification & Validation Engineer ensures that prototype components and machines meet durability and performance requirements at key stages of the Product Development Process.

·       Decides upon appropriate tests to ensure durability and performance of new designs, developing new tests when necessary.

·       Executes test plan by conducting simple tests and assigning in-depth work to mechanics, lab engineers, field test sites, and structural analysts.

·       Leads the team through root cause investigations and data gathering when prototypes fail tests.

·       Applies mechanical and electrical engineering aptitude to assist design engineers, participate in design reviews, gather the right data, and design tests.

·       Learns company products and develops customer understanding to become a “voice of the customer” and plan tests that accurately represent customer usage.

·       Benchmarks performance and capabilities of company products against competitor products.

·       Remains highly organized while managing multiple tasks and data streams.

·       Interacts effectively with technical professionals across a variety of job roles and backgrounds, including teammates across the country or across the world.

·       Communicates technical and non-technical information clearly and concisely with peers and leadership in written and verbal forms.

REQUIRED:

·       4-year engineering degree or equivalent work experience

·       Hands on skills and aptitude with mechanical, hydraulic and/or electrical systems

·       Strong problem solving skills

·       Strong leadership and people skills

·       Basic engineering design experience using CAD (Creo/ProE preferred)

·       Understanding of the importance of each phase of product development (scoping, design, analysis, testing, customer feedback, and manufacturing)

·       Ability to analyze complex data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations

·       Ability to communicate within a cross functional team across multiple sites and drive result

·       Ability to write clearly and concisely to document test procedures and communicate results

·       Willingness and ability to travel domestically to support field tests, loads collection, etc.

DESIRED:

·       Industry experience with mechanical systems, electrical systems, or data analysis

·       Industry product development experience and knowledge of the process

·       Project management experience (planning and execution)

·       Experience with digital data acquisition systems and sensors (e.g. thermocouples, strain gauges, pressure sensors, etc.)

·       Experience with statistics or Six Sigma

·       Experience with commercial mowers, riding mowers, golf course maintenance equipment, or tractors

Additional notes:

Business casual dress code. Safety shoes required (internal metatarsals with no flap over laces) for the first day.