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OBD PVE Test Engineer

Job Summary:

Our client in Auburn Hills, MI is looking for a Test Engineer. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

The OBD Production Vehicle Evaluation (PVE) Test Engineer is responsible for executing assigned OBD diagnostic demonstration programs which are submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to support OBD certification.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:  

Ordering test vehicles.Managing vehicle buildup, testing, and de-instrumentation and generating work order requests for vehicle instrumentation as needed.Completing PVE testing following internally published best practices. This includes the following:
- Use of CAN and LIN communication software to ensure detection of networking faults.
- Interfacing with a breakout harness and installing resistors on electrical lines to ensure detection of circuit faults.
- Utilizing hardware (e.g. different EGR valves) to ensure detection of various faults.
- Driving of company vehicles on road for fault detection as needed.Taking Vehicle Diagnostic scans for data collection.Facilitate the investigation of issues found during testing with Engineering teams.Analyzing results to ensure faulted demonstration per documented procedures.Support OBD Reporting Engineering with updates to documented procedures as needed.Support identification and read across of procedural concerns within the consolidated procedures document.Submit requests to Instrumentation to have new breakout harnesses built as needed
 

Basics:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.Minimum 2 years experience in OBD testing, certification, compliance, emissions testing, or similar.Must have strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, MS Excel) and willing behavior of adherence to processes.Must be detail oriented, have good people skills, and be a self-starter.Ability to independently manage project objectives and activities.Must have good communication and coordinating skills to manage multiple vehicle programsUnderstand regulatory certification related to OBD PVE testing or vehicle emissions testing.Compile/review data and prepare necessary documentation in a timely manner.Experience with working in an automotive lab environment. Comfortable working with government employees.Experience setting OBD faults.Valid driving license
 

Preferred:

Hybrid and/or Electric vehicle testing experience is a plus

How You Will Be Successful:

Envision the FutureCommunicate Honestly and BroadlySeek Technology and Business “First”Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

Competitive SalaryComprehensive Benefit Package401(k) with matching contributionsPaid Time OffEmployee DiscountsFree training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

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

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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.

 

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