Test Technician

500 Bailey Ave, New Hampton, IA 50659, USA

Posted Monday, January 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Starting Wage: $24.11 per hour

General Summary Statement

Responsible for performing tests as assigned to support projects, ongoing product testing (including FMVSS 206 and other periodically scheduled testing programs) and maintaining test lab equipment and materials. The individual shall setup equipment, facilitate test parameter compliance, document observations, communicate test results to Test Engineers, and perform other assigned activities.

The Test Technician should have the technical and mechanical aptitudes to understand test requirements, trouble shoot systems, and perform individual tests in a responsive, reliable, representative, and repeatable manner. The individual must also possess the necessary communication and organizational skills to provide test activity coordination and a systematic lab environment.

Through coordinating with the involved work group/team the incumbent needs to manage activities to ensure that testing is completed in a timely and effective manner.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

1. Follow all written policies, procedures, and other documentation of the Test Engineering Department to ensure consistent and proper testing activities.

2. Help maintain testing schedules and maintain personal work lists to ensure product development activities are not delayed. Test observations, logs, and data shall be documented and maintained in an organized fashion.

3. Provide information to Test Engineers so that a full understanding of testing activities can be maintained. This is to be achieved through verbal communication and written documentation. Written documents can include but are not limited to test engineering specifications, test engineering procedures, test reports, work requisitions, and memorandums. Windchill is utilized for test document storage and communication.

4. Communicate with all other Test Engineering personnel in a timely and professional manner to promote the coordination of different activities so that testing is accurate, representative, and responsive.

5. Recommend innovative test equipment, methods, and processes to promote current and future test capabilities and practices will satisfy immediate test requestor requirements and future needs of Test Engineering department.

6. Modify and program lab systems to meet all requirements of test request, procedures, and specifications, as needed for representative, repeatable, and reliable testing.

7. Trouble‑shoot test systems to determine critical factors and make adjustments to ensure optimum performance of lab systems.

8. Organize and maintain the test lab facilities, equipment, and supplies to promote responsive, systematic, and accurate testing.

9. Provide for systematic storage and retrieval of test fixtures, materials, examples, equipment, and documentation.

10. As a team representative of Test Engineering, complete assigned tasks, execute testing activities with test so that team objectives can be completed accurately and in a timely manner.

11. Participate in the Six Sigma Employee Suggestion program to either suggest or help implement suggestions.

12. The incumbent should have computer skills using Microsoft Office, PLC ladder logic software, Windchill and other pertinent software programs. Professional development plans or training will be directly oriented toward these skills.

13. This position supports the continual improvement and compliance of QMS and EMS.

14. Responsible to perform his or her job functions in a manner that supports Tri Mark's mission, vision, and values in order for the company to attain its strategic and growth goals.

Core Competencies

• Comprehensive understanding of Tri Mark product codes, groups and products within each code and group.
• Windchill - Comprehensive understanding of Windchill software, and ability to create, update and finalize Windchill data.
• FEA - Basic understanding of Finite Element Analysis in order to contribute in team meetings to provide valuable input.
• FMVSS standards - Basic understanding of all applicable FMVSS safety standards as it applies to Tri Mark product.
• Toler…