Vehicle Test Technician

Job Category: Manufacturing/Production/Operations Relevant Work Experience: 2+ to 5 Years Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Education Level: Vocational Reference Code: 5280 Parker Hannifin Corporation is an affirmative action/equal employment opportunity employer. With annual sales of more than $12 billion, Parker provides systematic, precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. Parker has more than 57,000 employees in 43 countries around the world. Vehicle Test Technician Position Summary:Evaluates products by designing and conducting a variety of performance, environmental, and operational tests to ensure customer design specifications are met.  Coordinates qualification and research and development test programs of diverse/difficult scope and complexity.  Generates reports and makes recommendations as required.  Scope/Supervision & Interaction -  ____ Has Direct Reports __X__ Does Not Have Direct Reports Provide assistance to Parker personnel.  Interacts with team members and other lab personnel and customers as required. Essential Functions:Determines test objectives and overall testing requirements of diverse/difficult scope and complexity by studying product characteristics, customer requirements, and government regulations, conferring with management and design teams.  Meets test objectives by determining testing methods, phases, and conditions.  Ensures customer test criteria is correctly interpreted and applied by writing development and qualification test procedures and preparing technical reports and data sheets.  Conducts appropriate performance, life tests, environmental, structural, and operational tests for major or new programs and customers to validate product performance to customer design specifications. May have frequent formal and informal interface with customers on status and results of testing. Reports complex test outcomes by collecting, analyzing, interpreting, summarizing, and displaying data and recommending test changes when required.  May be involved in setting test criteria and methodology for product transfer from research and development to production.  Provides test status and milestone charts to development teams and customers.  Interprets and analyzes test results.  Investigates and resolves testing problems (e.g. test equipment or process) and recommends alternative testing procedures or changes in methods.  Confers with management, Test Technicians, Project Engineers, and/or Customer Engineers on revisions to test objectives, methods, and standards. Consults with design engineers to solve complex problems in the development and qualification of new products.  Devises tests to establish root cause of problems; participates in design reviews; analyzes and evaluates test data and characterizes product performance.   Assures test readiness and customer satisfaction by reviewing and signing-off test fixture drawings, ordering special test equipment, and coordinating existing in-house test equipment.  May develop and propose new analytical methods and techniques. Interfaces with outside test lab facilities to provide technical support for tests in progress, test rescheduling, test coordination, test failures, and test reports. Refines and enhances products and process by applying continuous improvement and lean manufacturing/production principles and techniques to critical areas of production.  May lead special projects for a variety of products and processes. Administers and maintains a test information database to ensure efficient storage and retrieval of relevant data.  May develop information requirements and design criteria for information systems (e.g. a searchable electronic database of all test data). May provide leadership to others in department.  Acts as prime contact on high level projects.  Establishes goals and objectives required to complete projects.  Trains and mentors less experienced employees.  Shares specialized knowledge with others.  Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Work assignments may include cross-functional or project team responsibilities (e.g. continuous improvement).  Serves as the lead vehicle technician for Parker’s Energy Recovery Business Unit developing truck hydraulic hybrid applications. Performs tests, installs and maintains electronic and mechanical instrumentation, diagnoses issues, reports test results and interfaces with engineers, drivers, and mechanics as necessary.  A mechanical aptitude and self starting ability to perform with minimal supervision is a must.Experience with automotive electrical systems is desirable. Qualifications:- Bachelors degree (BS) in engineering or a related technical discipline preferred. - Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through six or more years of related experience. - Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications, benchmarking best practices, and/or participating in professional associations.  Additional Comments:The essential functions have been provided as examples of the type of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The Company reserves the right to modify the work assignments and/or to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions. The job description is not intended to be an all inclusive list of duties and responsibilities.  It is intended to describe the general nature of the position. Job Requirements: Job Code : 64127822 Division/Department : Parker Hannifin