Who We Are
Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global, driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources, connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture, we demonstrate agility, we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business.
Work Shift
1 - First ShiftJob Summary
The Engineer I - Functional Test Design leads the specification, design, commissioning, troubleshooting, upgrading, and maintenance of equipment used to test, verify, and record the functional capabilities of Vermeer equipment during and after production.Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Exhibit the Vermeer characteristics of caring culture, demonstrating agility, customer focused, and stewardship while modeling the associated behaviors.
2. Work with key stakeholders to identify machine functions and capabilities to be tested or verified; determine the best way to verify and capture machine capabilities; develop processes to maintain and enhance test capabilities.
3. Train operators, engineers, and others on test principles, test methodology, and test analysis.
4. Document and establish best practices and standard work for in-process testing, end of line testing, and sub-assembly testing.
5. Improve and supplement existing test functionality through an agile, continuous delivery/continuous improvement process.
6. Work within the production environment to understand how Vermeer equipment is assembled to develop tests that verify machine capabilities both during and after assembly.
Education and/or Experience
- 4-year college degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Computer, Hydraulic, Agricultural, Aerospace or Systems engineering.
- Or other 2 or 4-year college degree with a minimum of 4 years related experience.
- Experience with Access, Excel, SolidWorks, and programming a plus.
Other Skills and Abilities
- Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate between projects to meet established deadlines in conjunction with but not limited to Manufacturing, Quality, New Product Engineering, Tooling, Welding, and Facilities.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced and rapidly changing work environment.
- Ability to provide informative and professional assistance to project stakeholders, test users, and data consumers.
- Knowledge of assembly and troubleshooting processes, just in time manufacturing, and statistical process variation.
- Ability to read and understand mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic drawings.
- Ability to understand on machine communication systems (CAN, J1939, and ISO Bus).
- Ability to understand embedded systems, Human-Machine interface, and machine actuation.
Travel
Up to 15% domestic and/or international travel by car or plane may be required.
Work Location
ONSITE: A team member’s day-to-day work is best done on a Vermeer campus. If work content can be occasionally completed at an offsite location, discuss potential arrangements with your manager.Equal Opportunity Employer
At Vermeer Corporation, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other status protected by the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact Team Member Solutions at (641) 621-8767 or at [email protected].
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Top Skills
What We Do
Do More At Work, In Life, For Others As a leading manufacturer of agricultural and industrial equipment, Vermeer relies on a team of more than 3,500 strong making a real impact. Around the world, Vermeer team members are rolling up their sleeves to design, build and support tough yellow iron built for customers feeding and fueling their communities, managing natural resources and connecting people to the necessities of life. Headquartered in Pella, Iowa, U.S.A., Vermeer employs team members around the world, with regional offices in Brazil, the Netherlands and Singapore; additional manufacturing facilities in South Dakota and Tianjin; and more than 600 dealers located around the world. We’re not just proud of what we do, we’re proud of how we do it: we put others first, we build the best and we give back. Built upon a legacy of innovation and grit, Vermeer has continued to listen to and meet the needs of customers across the globe for more than 70 years. We are rooted in our 4P Philosophy – Principles, People, Product and Profit – and these are the core values that drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business. Proud to be a family-owned and -operated company, Vermeer serves as a leading example of successful family business. Since 1948, Vermeer has built a strong foundation grounded in values and led by those in pursuit of progress and a heart for others. Our influence is real and felt around the world. Vermeer machines are made to equip our customers to do more across a diverse group of important markets including underground construction, surface mining, tree care, environmental and agricultural industries. The equipment we design, build and support helps make our world go. And our people are doing the same thing – moving their communities, industries and causes forward.
