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Test Engineer

**Department:** Operations - Quality & EHS

**Location:** Minneapolis, MN

Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp.

Minneapolis, MN

Position: **Test Engineer**

Department: Quality Department

Primary Objective of Position

A Test Engineer is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of Test Floor activities that support the production of large, multi-million-dollar electric motors and generators.

Major Areas of Accountability:

+ Develop and implement continuous improvement projects to improve safety and efficiency.

+ Research product and process related technology advancements and create training material for any that are implemented.

+ Provide troubleshooting assistance and technical support when needed.

+ Create test plans, develop test procedures, and organize the resources required to complete the testing.

+ Self-sufficiently interpret design, specification and verification data to establish and document compliance of product to customer expectation.

+ Crate and maintain company quality documentation such as Quality Procedures, Work Instructions, and Process Specifications.

+ Create, and/or approve Test reports to capture results of testing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Basic electrical technical skills with a desire to gain broad electrical motor experience including safety, controls, programming, design, verification and compliance with standards such as NEMA, IEEE, API, and ISO.

+ Excellent communication and writing skills required for presentation, reporting and training activities, with the ability to participate or lead multi-discipline teams in continual improvement programs.

+ Ability and willingness to learn test floor programs, software, and hardware, that is both mechanical and electrical.

+ Good problem-solving skills with the aptitude to think out of the box.

Education and Experience:

+ Degree in Electrical Engineering field is required.

+ Prior experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

+ Prior experience with LabVIEW, PLCs, and data acquisition programming desired.

+ Prior experience with vibration analysis strongly desired.

Physical Requirements

+ Physical ability to travel freely within manufacturing and office facilities. This requires climbing stairs and moving over, around, and about shop machinery.

+ Have the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds unassisted.

+ Physical ability to travel via public, commercial or personal transportation.

+ Must be able to legally drive a vehicle in the US.

+ Must be able to travel internationally.

Salary Range

$70,000 to $80,000

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