Product Functional Test Instrumentation Tech

Performs routine and repetitive tests, set-ups, and calibrations in support of Instrumentation Engineering activities. The role involves understanding engine test plans, preparing instrumentation, and ensuring data quality through diagnosis and preventive maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE):

• Ensure safety during work, including risk assessment preparation and LOTO.
• Comply with HSE standards, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Promote interdependence by looking out for one another.
• Engage in HSE training and report any work-related injury, illness, incident, or hazard.

Quality:

• Perform routine and repetitive tests, set-ups, and calibrations.
• Install, calibrate, troubleshoot, and repair gauges, transducers, heat exchangers, cooling systems, smoke meters, fuel systems measurement, and oil consumption test rigs.
• Operate data acquisition systems and use general tools such as digital multimeters, soldering irons, function generators, and frequency generators.
• Read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams.
• Execute written test plans and report on test results in a specified format.

Delivery:

• Prepare scripts for running auto test cycles and interfacing with various equipment like Indiset, smoke meters, FCUs, and CCUs.
• Perform PID tuning of controllers with valves to achieve required set points.
• Diagnose problems and breakdowns to ensure data quality.
• Calibrate pressure and temperature sensors.
• Conduct preventive maintenance of test cell equipment.

Teamwork:

• Communicate effectively with the assigned team and all support teams.
• Participate in improvement projects and self and team audits.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, engineers, and other functions.

Experience:

• Requires some work experience and intermediate-level knowledge obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Understand engine test plans and prepare instrumentation for the test.
• Awareness of engine testing software at test cells like PUMA and Indicom.
• Awareness of ECM test cell harness wirings.
• Awareness of engine ECM software like Calterm, ASAM, and License Configuration Tool.
• Troubleshooting ECM fault codes.
• Ensure safety during work, documentation, and analysis of data.
• Good communication skills and knowledge of Microsoft tools.

Qualifications:

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• High school diploma, certificate of completion of secondary education, or equivalent experience in an appropriate STEM field is required.
• Regionally applicable certification or a two-year Associates Degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field of study may be required.
• This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Competencies:

• Data Acquisition: Prepares samples, verifies equipment calibration, and performs tests according to approved standards.
• Data Reporting: Prepares documentation that clearly organizes and presents testing methods, data, and analysis.
• Product Function Test System Design: Selects and integrates appropriate equipment, instrumentation, and software for testing.
• Test Article Build: Assembles test articles according to test requirements.
• Test Setup and Configuration: Interprets test plans to determine optimal setup and configuration.
• Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and challenges with urgency and enthusiasm.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers clear communications tailored to different audiences.
• Decision Quality: Makes good and timely decisions.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex information to solve problems effectively.
• Health and Safety Fundamentals: Champions proactive health and safety behaviors.
• Preventative and Predictive Maintenance: Develops and executes maintenance strategies to drive continuous improvement.
• Values Differences: Recognizes the value of diverse perspectives and cultures.