Validation Engineer - Motor/generator at ARI

ARi, headquartered in East Peoria, IL, USA, is a rapidly expanding global engineering enterprise. The essence of our “i” symbolizes our distinctiveness from competitors – an embodiment of innovation, intelligence, ingenuity, and insight. Boasting a diverse team of over 1,500 engineering experts hailing from various nations and cultures across the globe, we are excellently poised to provide intricate and personalized resolutions to our esteemed clients.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assess and plan work to mitigate risk in NTI and NPI programs.
• Work with design leads to establish an initial first-pass test plan early in a program (pick list review to document leverage opportunity, VPD and potential test load).
• Participate in or Plan and Host Simulation and Test Collaboration Workshops (STCW) early in programs, pre-DFMEA to create high-level Validation Plan.
• Communicate progress in Gateway Reviews including System Readiness Summaries.
• Quality approval of FMEA / DVP&R with design managers with key focus of developing standard FMEA's.
• Creation of Proactive Reliability glidepaths.
• Standard work creation, updating, and socialization.
• Project long-term testing needs, including lab space, equipment and people.
• SME for myNPI issues meetings and issue resolution.
• HALT planning assistance but not ownership.
• APQP Oversight.
• Provide technical guidance and capture lessons learned.
• Position involves working in a team environment on challenging, new product programs that include electric drive technology and will support a 80 strong team of engineers and technologists.

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.
• 9 years of experience (open to 5-7 years of experience) OR
• Master's degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum plus 7 years of experience OR
• Doctorate degree in Engineering plus 5 years of experience.
• Previous product development experience (design, validation/test or analysis). 

Required  Skills:

• Experience with electric drive systems and/or components, with focus on electric motor and generator.
• Experience with structured FMEA & DVP&R process.
• Experience with NPI Issue resolution process.

The Benefits of Working at ARi

At ARi, our commitment to our employees goes beyond the workplace, ensuring comprehensive benefits. From day one, full-time employees enjoy group health, dental, and life insurance coverage. Additionally, vision coverage is accessible starting the following month.

Recognizing the significance of rejuvenation, we provide paid time off, sick days, company holidays, and maternity/paternity leave to our full-time staff. In times of loss, we also offer bereavement support. Furthermore, a

401(k) program is maintained for eligible employees.

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