Product Engineer, Testing

John Deere John Deere · Industrial · Horicon, WI +1 · Product Engineering (CA)

Product Engineer, Testing role at John Deere focused on planning and coordinating lab testing for design projects, analyzing data, and providing technical support. Requires experience in product design/testing and understanding of product development processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Operate in a team environment within PV&V (Product Verification and Validation) and the Design Engineering community
  2. Analyze and determine testing procedures which must be completed for product validation to satisfy product requirements
  3. Develop and manage the execution of component and/or machine-level lab durability or performance testing in a lab environment.
  4. Organize lab test plans and be able to work with wage technicians to complete lab tests on schedule supporting PDP milestones.
  5. Analyze complex data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations

Skills

Required

  • 2 or more years technical experience, design and/or testing of products
  • 1 or more years of experience with PDP and knowledge of the overall process
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to facilitate meetings, and knowledge sharing
  • Experience planning and executing multiple tasks to project goals and milestones
  • Demonstration of being a self-directed individual with excellent organizational, root cause analysis, and problem solving skills
  • Ability to interpret, analyze, and present technical information using practical judgment

Nice to have

  • 2 or more years technical experience with powertrain, vehicle systems development and/or test
  • Knowledge of Utility Vehicle &/or Riding Lawn Equipment industries and their applications
  • Experience with product verification/validation testing with utility vehicles or automotive-similar systems
  • Experience utilizing data analysis techniques to draw appropriate, actionable conclusions that support decision-making processes.
  • Knowledge of systematic corrective action process (8D, 5 Why, etc.)
  • Knowledge of John Deere systems (NCCA, Vision, etc.)