Test Engineer
Greater Atlanta Area
I left International Paper to join the Yamaha Offroad Vehicles team as a Prototype Test Engineer, helping to develop multiple now-in-production vehicles:• 2020 Wolverine X2 XTR• 2020 Wolverine X4 XTR• 2021 Wolverine X4 XTR• 2021 Wolverine X2 XTR• 2021 Wolverine X4 XTR• 2021 Wolverine RMAX2 1000 LE, XTR• 2021 Wolverine RMAX4 1000 LE, XTRSkills:• Destructive/Nondestructive testing setup, operation, inspection, and development• Data Acquisition: TCE, SOMAT, EDAQ, RaceStudio, VGL, Strain gauging, accelerometers, force transducers, load cells, FLIR, MTS • Data Analysis: Infield, Microsoft Excel, Matlab, PADAQ • Project Management (Certification 8/2020)• High level of mechanical aptitude • Broad knowledge of blueprint layout and interpretation, and material properties and applications• CAD (Solidworks, NX)• Performance driving/ridingDuties:• Design, development, and validation of various types of testing such as heat, stress, performance, endurance, NVH, and subjective evaluations.• Creation of formal test report documentation including test procedures, data analysis, test results and recommended countermeasures.• Fabrication of proto parts, assemblies and test set-ups• Endurance course driving/riding (suspension set-up)• Performance driving/riding for data collection• Development of experimental test procedures• Weekly presentation to Design Engineering to report testing status• Monthly presentation to Yamaha executives to report project status• Proto vehicle assembly and disassembly.