QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors 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 programs.

DESCRIPTION:

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.

• 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.
• 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.