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Role summary

Confidential Client is hiring a Functional Vehicle Test Engineer to support on-highway diesel truck validation. This hands-on role focuses on vehicle, engine and powertrain testing, instrumentation, data logging, troubleshooting, and performance validation. The role involves significant seasonal travel for summer and winter in-vehicle testing (roughly 10–18 weeks per season, ~40% annual travel). Entry-level and early-career engineers (including interns) are encouraged to apply.

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Responsibilities

• Execute vehicle, engine, and powertrain testing for on-highway trucks
• Install, calibrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation (thermocouples, strain gauges, sensors)
• Log, analyze, and validate engine and system performance data
• Perform system-level troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Use Vector tools (CANape, CANalyzer, CANoe) for diagnostics and data capture
• Produce daily test reports, graphs, and validation documentation
• Communicate work orders and directions within a union environment
• Support remote/field testing during seasonal travel periods

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Must-have skills

• Vehicle, engine, or powertrain testing experience
• Hands-on automotive instrumentation and sensor installation
• Data logging, basic analysis, and validation workflows
• Experience with CAN tools (CANalyzer, CANape, CANoe)
• Self-starter who can work autonomously in field and shop environments

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Nice-to-have

• Experience with diesel engines and aftertreatment systems
• Chassis or towable dynamometer testing experience
• MATLAB, INCA, or similar data-analysis tools
• FMEA experience
• Truck or heavy-duty vehicle background

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Automotive, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Electronics, Controls Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Entry-level to early-career engineers and internship experience accepted
• Comfortable working in a union shop environment
• Willingness to travel approximately 40% annually (seasonal summer/winter testing windows of ~10–18 weeks)

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Work environment & compensation

• On-site engineering lab and vehicle test facilities with frequent field / in-vehicle testing
• Overtime during testing seasons (paid at straight rate)
• This is a heavy-travel, hands-on role (in-vehicle testing during seasonal campaigns)
• Estimated compensation: $51,044 per year (estimated)

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

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