Job Information
Vermeer Corporation Engineer I - Functional Test Design in Pella, Iowa
Who We Are
Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global, driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources, connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture, we demonstrate agility, we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business.
Work Shift
1 - First Shift
Job Summary
The Engineer I - Functional Test Design leads the specification, design, commissioning, troubleshooting, upgrading, and maintenance of equipment used to test, verify, and record the functional capabilities of Vermeer equipment during and after production.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Exhibit the Vermeer characteristics of caring culture, demonstrating agility, customer focused, and stewardship while modeling the associated behaviors.
Work with key stakeholders to identify machine functions and capabilities to be tested or verified; determine the best way to verify and capture machine capabilities; develop processes to maintain and enhance test capabilities.
Train operators, engineers, and others on test principles, test methodology, and test analysis.
Document and establish best practices and standard work for in-process testing, end of line testing, and sub-assembly testing.
Improve and supplement existing test functionality through an agile, continuous delivery/continuous improvement process.
Work within the production environment to understand how Vermeer equipment is assembled to develop tests that verify machine capabilities both during and after assembly.
Education and/or Experience
4-year college degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Computer, Hydraulic, Agricultural, Aerospace or Systems engineering.
Or other 2 or 4-year college degree with a minimum of 4 years related experience.
Experience with Access, Excel, SolidWorks, and programming a plus.
Other Skills and Abilities
Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate between projects to meet established deadlines in conjunction with but not limited to Manufacturing, Quality, New Product Engineering, Tooling, Welding, and Facilities.
Ability to work effectively in a fast paced and rapidly changing work environment.
Ability to provide informative and professional assistance to project stakeholders, test users, and data consumers.
Knowledge of assembly and troubleshooting processes, just in time manufacturing, and statistical process variation.
Ability to read and understand mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic drawings.
Ability to understand on machine communication systems (CAN, J1939, and ISO Bus).
Ability to understand embedded systems, Human-Machine interface, and machine actuation.
Travel
Up to 15% domestic and/or international travel by car or plane may be required.
Work Location
ONSITE: A team member’s day-to-day work is best done on a Vermeer campus. If work content can be occasionally completed at an offsite location, discuss potential arrangements with your manager.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Vermeer Corporation, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other status protected by the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact Team Member Solutions at (641) 621-8767 or at hr@vermeer.com .
Interested? We’d love to get to know you.