Understands and applies appropriate Company and department rules and guidelines to work and to systems; participates in the maintenance of quality procedures.
Develops and conducts training programs; provides counseling, mentoring, and coaching.
Serves as company representatives in various capacities to customers, suppliers, and outside agencies. Interacts effectively with all of employees throughout the company.
Exercises independent decision-making and initiative in determining what needs to be done and planning and implementing the needed activities; performs problem solving, creative technical and analytical work, budget management, and hands-on applications; coordinates programs including planning, scheduling, ordering, and tracking.
Demonstrates adaptability and responsiveness to changing work needs and willingness to undertake new tasks as they become evident; initiates, develops, leads, and participates in improvement projects. Knows and complies with all safety policies and procedures.
Demonstrates confidentiality as required.
Shares work with exempt and other OCU employees as required.
Manages own work and maintain a flexible schedule in order to meet the demands of priority work; participates in self- and team-audits and associated corrective action; plans and engages in continuous learning in order to be prepared for changing work demands.
Travels as required by the position.
Performs other miscellaneous duties, as required, to get the job done.
To be successful in this role you will need the following
Health and Safety Fundamentals - Champions and models proactive health and safety behaviors by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety in order to build an interdependent culture and contribute to an injury-free workplace.
Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Manages complexity - Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
Data Acquisition - Prepares samples, verifies equipment calibration and performs tests according to an approved standard procedure or work instruction in a manner which ensures, and results in, data that can be trusted and delivered to the engineer or customer.
Data Reporting - Prepares documentation in a manner which clearly organizes and presents testing methods, instrument settings, the data and analysis to allow the engineer and customer to understand the results and form accurate conclusions and recommendations.
Product Function Test System Design - Interprets test equipment specifications from test standards or lab customer requirements; selects and integrates appropriate equipment, instrumentation and software to control boundary conditions and collect measurement data; assesses capability of the lab equipment against the requirements and support infrastructure.
Test Setup and Configuration - Interprets test plan to determine optimal location and orientation within a test space in accordance with local safety and environmental requirements and fabricates required system with appropriate materials.
Test Article Build - Assembles test articles according to test requirements, including all necessary installation or accommodations for instrumentation, in a manner that allows the test articles to successfully undergo product functional test.
Preventative and Predictive Maintenance - Interprets machine and tool maintenance records and data to develop and execute preventative and predictive management strategies to drive continuous improvement within the manufacturing process.
Data Quality - Identifies, understands and corrects flaws in data that supports effective information governance across operational business processes and decision making.
Problem Solving - Solves problems and may mentor others on effective problem solving by using a systematic analysis process by leveraging industry standard methodologies to create problem traceability and protect the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; identifies the systemic root causes and ensures actions to prevent problem reoccurrence are implemented.
Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Education, Licenses, Certifications
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent required with Department of Labor Certification OR Associates degree from an accredited program in a related field and at least two years of relevant experience OR Bachelors degree in a related field.
- Experience:
- Department of Labor Certification OR four year experience/education requirement accomplished through either Bachelors degree in related field OR associates degree in related field and at least two years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Support of X-platform system teams, including air handling, lube and cooling, power cylinder, and fuel system integration.
Testing Support
Supports and troubleshoots engineering testing in multiple locations including test cells and vehicles.
Manages schedules and organizes tests and issues; provides input to the prioritization process for testing.
Independently creates mapping test plans according to existing standards or the needs of the project.
Provides support to resolve test issues; leads the test/measurement and issue resolution process; may lead the development and execution of customer/supplier agreements with engineers.
Supports issue resolution via FIRG/7-step process as an issue owner or support team member.
Performs data analysis and documents in Technical Reports; presents test findings.
Support engine teardown activities including, but not limited to: part inspections, PAL updates, presentation of findings, support of off-site team members (photos, inspections), part tagging and disposition.
Knows and complies with all safety policies and procedures.
Interacts effectively and cross-functionally with all employees throughout the company.
Effective use of site specific work order systems including labs, machine shop, and OneMove
Competencies
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel
Effective communication (both written and oral)
Basic understanding of
Matlab
Calterm and Cyflex
RV&S (requirements, DVP&R, FIRG, and test article management)
Windchill: pulling CES, EPs, and prints, publishing CTRs
Pulling data: DARTs, Logger data, vehicle data
Print reading, including GD&T
Solid foundation in Physics and Mathematics
Physics: statics, dynamics, fluid dynamics, basics of thermodynamics/heat transfer
Mathematics: geometry, trigonometry, basic understanding of calculus
Advanced understanding of
Engine systems, including sub-system interactions, engine performance, troubleshooting
Test cell set up and capabilities
Engine/vehicle integration
Expectations
Full time on-site support.
Core work hours to match engineering (8-5)
Independent and self-motivated
Present findings from testing, FIRG, etc. to cross-functional audiences
Attendance of platform/program specific meetings as necessary
