Dyne Motor Lab Technician

Job Summary:

Our client in Carson, CA is looking for a Dyne Motor Lab Technician. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

• Perform Dyne and Motor Lab maintenance, repair, test setups and operation.
• Support Dyne and Motor Lab engineers in identifying potential improvements of test methods, practices.
• Supports a team of engineers on continuous improvement of automotive motor designs and testing.
• Design and fabricate Dyne and Motor mechanical fixtures and setups.
• Installs, operates and maintains shop and laboratory test equipment and instrumentation.
• Troubleshoot, root cause, document test data and report results from lab tests.
• Procure necessary tools, equipment and components for Dyne Motor labs.
• Ability to utilize standard tools such as drill motors, soldering, calipers, grinder, and multimeters with no direction.
• Ability to use instrumentation such as thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, pressure gauges, and flow meters.
• Ability to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and internet.
• Maintains good housekeeping, safety practices and supplies.

What You Will Need:

Basics:

• Mechanical experience.
• Automotive experience.
• Fabrication experience.
• 3+ years of experience working in the automotive field with experimental products, components and equipment where work duties follow established standards, specifications and instructions.
• Experience working with mechanical and electrical test equipment setups, testing and processes.
• Experience using common machine shop equipment and hand tools.
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willing to work flexible hours and passionate about getting jobs done.
• Hands-on approach. Proactively identifies and fills in gaps where needed.
• Safety is number one priority.
• Salary range: 42k – 60k annual.

Preferred:

• Electrical experience.
• 3+ years of experience performing Dyne and Motor testing and fabricating special test equipment for automotive powertrain systems.
• Strong understanding and experience in Dyne and Motor Lab operation. AVL / PUMA dyne experience.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future
• Communicate Honestly and Broadly
• Seek Technology and Business “First”
• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off
• Employee Discounts
• Free training on all Altair products