Test Engineer General

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data
Test Engineer General Job Summary:

Our client in Sterling Heights, MI is looking for an Test Engineer General. This is a contract position.

• Use test stand WMA software to monitor test stand FTT and stand to stand correlation.
• Reports, QRs (Quality Reject) and FQAs (Final Quality Audit) issues.
• Track concerns and review initial test results/data from all relevant test equipment.
• Champion use of data to understand and resolve test failure root causes.
• Monitor failures and communicate multiple identical failures issues to appropriate management personnel and group leaders for resolution at source, (i.e. operator, vendor, process, etc.).
• Ensure that resolution of issues is addressed with the goal to drive In-Station Process Control (ISPC), Error Proofing, and improved Process Capability.
• Once suspect unit is returned, record any retest of defect testing data—along with analysis—then assist the Engineering and Quality team in determining root cause, and document improvement actions to test equipment.
• Conduct a monthly review of all critical test point variable trend charts. Verify test point trends and current limits. Investigate or notify correct personnel of any unusual trends.
• Ensure spare parts are available for test systems.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, quality and productivity.
• Lead and conduct process audits to ensure process discipline is consistent with Powertrain guidelines.
• Lead variability reduction and lean manufacturing initiatives and best practices.
• Ensure compliance to Plant, Corporate, Governmental, and Environmental standards.
• Identify throughput constraints and drive root cause improvements to achieve Rate of Climb targets.

• High School Diploma / GED.
• Lean Manufacturing.
• Manufacturing Engineering.
• Process Engineering.
• Problem Solving.
• Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Test Equipment.
• High School Diploma
  
  Experience:
  
  5+ yrs of related experience.
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.
• Proven experience of EOL testing principles including data knowledge of leak, NVH, and balance testers.
• WMA/Sciemetric test software experience.
• Fully onsite position.

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Process Validation.
• Process Improvement.
• Manufacturing Processes.
• Lean Six Sigma.
• Tooling.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Final axle assembly manufacturing experience.
• Experience using data to drive engineering solutions.
• Quality Assessment tools (QDAS, Minitab).
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
• 8D and 5
  
  Why corrective action and problem solving skills.
• Lean Tools – 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping.
• DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience.
• FMEA, PPAP, and DOEs experience.

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

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

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the areas of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world’s most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer’s toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.