Lead, Instrumentation Tech Novi, Michigan

Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.

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The Lead Instrumentation Technician is responsible for leading all vehicle level and component level instrumentation activities for all engineering. This role requires advanced expertise in sensor integration, data acquisition systems, strain gaging, transducer calibration, fabrication, and sophisticated troubleshooting. The Lead Technician provides technical direction to the instrumentation team, collaborates closely with engineering groups, and ensures high quality data collection across global proving grounds.

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick‑up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

Instrumentation & Data Acquisition

• Manage all instrumentation requests for all engineering teams.
• Manage equipment inventory, calibrations.
• Process and store data from all testing
• Lead full vehicle and subsystem instrumentation for durability, structural correlation, and digital twin validation.
• Install, configure, and validate data acquisition systems for durability, structural load measurement, displacement, and acceleration.
• Ensure proper installation, routing, protection, and functionality of sensors including accelerometers, displacement transducers, load cells, pressure sensors, and straingage networks.

Strain Gaging & Measurement Systems

• Apply straingagestobodyinwhite, chassis, suspension, powertrain, and auxiliary structures.
• Performstraingagebonding, soldering, environmental protection, and bridge verification.
• Validate strain channels and compute principal stresses to ensure correlation with simulation and physical tests.

Transducer Calibration & Data Quality

• Perform calibration of transducers including:
  • Load cells
  • Force sensors
  • Displacement transducers (LVDTs, potentiometers, strings)
  • Accelerometers
  • Straingagebasedsensors
• Interpret andvalidatecalibration curves, sensitivities, offsets, and scaling factors.
• Develop andmaintaincalibrationdocumentation and ensure traceability.
• Possess deep understanding of force, displacement, and acceleration data to ensure correct test execution andhigh quality signal integrity.

Fabrication & Mechanical Work

• Fabricate Wheel Force Transducer (WFT) stator brackets, sensor mounts, and other custom hardwarerequiredto support instrumentation.
• Support mechanical disassembly and reassembly of vehicles or components for instrumentation access.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized fabrication and instrumentation environment.

Testing Support & Troubleshooting

• Support high load durability tests—including 329 durability tests—ensuring all measurement systemsremainreliable throughout test cycles.
• Possess advanced troubleshooting abilities …