Test Engineer **Department:** Operations - Quality & EHS **Location:** Minneapolis, MN **Electric Machinery Company, a division of WEG Electric Corp.** **Minneapolis, MN** Position: **Test Engineer** Department: Quality Department **Primary Objective of Position** A Test Engineer is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of Test Floor activities that support the production of large, multi-million-dollar electric motors and generators. **Major Areas of Accountability:** + Develop and implement continuous improvement projects to improve safety and efficiency. + Research product and process related technology advancements and create training material for any that are implemented. + Provide troubleshooting assistance and technical support when needed. + Create test plans, develop test procedures, and organize the resources required to complete the testing. + Self-sufficiently interpret design, specification and verification data to establish and document compliance of product to customer expectation. + Crate and maintain company quality documentation such as Quality Procedures, Work Instructions, and Process Specifications. + Create, and/or approve Test reports to capture results of testing. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** + Basic electrical technical skills with a desire to gain broad electrical motor experience including safety, controls, programming, design, verification and compliance with standards such as NEMA, IEEE, API, and ISO. + Excellent communication and writing skills required for presentation, reporting and training activities, with the ability to participate or lead multi-discipline teams in continual improvement programs. + Ability and willingness to learn test floor programs, software, and hardware, that is both mechanical and electrical. + Good problem-solving skills with the aptitude to think out of the box. **Education and Experience:** + Degree in Electrical Engineering field is required. + Prior experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred. + Prior experience with LabVIEW, PLCs, and data acquisition programming desired. + Prior experience with vibration analysis strongly desired. **Physical Requirements** + Physical ability to travel freely within manufacturing and office facilities. This requires climbing stairs and moving over, around, and about shop machinery. + Have the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds unassisted. + Physical ability to travel via public, commercial or personal transportation. + Must be able to legally drive a vehicle in the US. + Must be able to travel internationally. **Salary Range** $70,000 to $80,000 **Company cannot provide sponsorship for this position** **Please, no agencies**