Goken America LLC
Test Engineer - Electric Drive Unit
Foster City, CA · Senior
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About the role
- We also foster a culture built on high performance, collaboration, continuous improvement, and ongoing professional development.
- Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
- California Pay Range $68 - $75 USD Goken is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and engaging workplace across all global locations.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the Design Validation Plan and Reports (DVP&Rs) to validate the Powertrain components such as Electric Drive Unit, Inverter, Battery Balance Box, DCDC and HV Harnesses for Mechanical, Environmental, Performance, Compliance and abuse testing.
- Collaborate with design engineers to ensure that requirements are clearly defined and captured within the validation plan
- Manage the supplier owned testing by conducting weekly cross functional DVP meetings with suppliers and provide testing progress updates to stakeholders internally
- Create and maintain detailed documentation for DVP&Rs, Test Procedures, RFQs and Test Reports
- Analyze test data to create the graphs, charts, tables, calculations etc provide clear and concise reporting of test results
- Clearly communicate test findings to stakeholders and support issue resolution
- Manage validation schedule to ensure appropriate test assets are available and critical path items are identified
- This role will support test and validation for the Powertrain Validation in the team working with suppliers and testing partners to ensure that Validation targets are satisfied.
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ultimately deliver a safe, well-tested and robust product.
- We partner with OEMs and suppliers across the mobility space, as well as clients in non-mobility industries, to deliver innovative solutions and accelerate product development.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience testing Electric Drive Units including Motors, Inverters, Power Electronics.
- Experience working with DFMEAs and root cause analysis
- Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion or equiv.)
- Experience with a wide variety of lab and measurement equipment including but not limited to: Cyclers, CANalyzer, DAQ, Power supply / E-load, Oscilloscope, Accelerometers and Thermocouples
- Experience with Project Management tools such as JIRA and Kanban methodology.
- BS or MS in mechanical engineering, or related relevant field
Compensation
- California Pay Range $68 - $75 USD Goken is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and engaging workplace across all global locations.
Benefits
- Our Vision is to empower associates to drive innovation and lead meaningful change wherever it's needed, ensuring we stay ahead of the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
- Goken offers a competitive compensation structure and benefits that support professional growth and personal well-being.
Company info
- Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio (USA) with Engineering Centers in Pune, India and Yokohama, Japan, Goken is a global Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004.
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