R&D Staff Engineer - Test (Mechanical)
Company: Stryker Corporation
Location: Portage, MI
Posted on: April 13, 2018
Job Description:
R&D Staff Engineer - Test (Mechanical) for Stryker
Corporation in Portage, Michigan to Responsible for mechanical test fixture design,
development, and refinement for testing components and subsystems (10%).
Serve as system expert on lab capabilities with respect to hardware
configurations and integration with software and data acquisition capabilities
(10%). Ensure designs meet functional requirements and design inputs by using
test and evaluation methods to assess durability, fatigue life, and
reliability of our products (3%). Design virtual and mechanical test fixtures
with input from design teams and test technicians (5%). Provide direction
and support to technical personnel with respect to fixture design,
fabrication, and data acquisition (5%). Develop and execute test plans with
advance quality, design, and test teams (5%). Work with Electrical/Software Test
Engineers to integrate software and hardware portions of test fixtures and
data acquisition (5%). Assist in designing and installing process
sampling systems, procedures, statistical techniques, testing mechanisms,
and equipment (5%). Evaluate, recommend procure and/or maintain
various actuation and instrumentation systems, sensors, and other
technologies for continuous improvements of testing systems, procedures, and
techniques (10%). Analyze test data and develop test reports in accordance
with company standards (5%). Conduct root-cause analysis
investigations in support of product reliability performance enhancement (1%).
Serve as an internal expert on test methods, industry standards and
regulations, and statistical/reliability tools, including design of experiments,
measurement system analysis, Weibull analysis, stress and strain analysis,
FEA, crash testing, and other testing methods as appropriate (10%). Conduct
use, misuse and abuse research in the field (5%). Lead individual
projects to ensure delivering on tasks supporting development of a product
or process (10%). Analyze acquired data and failures to provide
actionable information to help improve design quality and efficiency
(2%). Collaborating across functions, including R&D, Quality and
Test, to define product and testing requirements and complete verification
testing to those requirements, including testing and measuring electromechanical
systems, large mechanical products, or production equipment (4%). Operate
data acquisition and test control systems, program in LabVIEW,
program in Python, or design products using CAD software (5%). Requires:
Bachelor's degree or foreign education equivalent in Mechanical or
Aerospace Engineering plus four (4) years of experience testing and
measuring electromechanical systems, large mechanical products, or
production equipment. Specific skills/other requirements (quantitative
experience requirements not applicable to this section - unless noted):
four (4) years of experience operating data acquisition and test control
systems, programming in LabVIEW, programming in Python, or designing
products using CAD software; collaborating across functions, including R&D,
Quality and Test, to define product and testing requirements and complete
verification testing to those requirements; and leading projects to ensure
delivered results on tasks supporting development of a product or process.
Submit resume to Stryker Corporation, Nicole K. Benn, 1901 Romence Road
Parkway, Portage, Michigan 49002. Reference Position Number: 85
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