The technician will be responsible for working within the Noise and Vibration Chassis Dynamometer Lab / Program Milage Outdoor Dynamometer Lab to ensure 1st time quality and on-time delivery of test data for the various test areas. Support various engineering groups that are responsible for meeting federal requirements and GM internal requirements. Technicians need to demonstrate a high level of communication and interpersonal skills to effectively handle multiple projects with minimal supervision all while working with various organizations during the vehicle development process.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Plan, build, install, and teardown instrumentation for the various tests requested by engineering.
- Setup and troubleshooting of test automation systems and non-intrusive driving robots.
- Evaluate results; Produce quality test data in accordance with Vehicle Technical Specifications (VTS) and Federal Regulatory requirements, per documented GMW and NHTSA procedures.
- Investigate mechanical/electrical operational difficulties on products and/or components.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and computer/software problems with test equipment and properties.
- Schedule workload and test equipment usage and calibration.
- Test vehicle installation, removal and monitoring.
- Work with vehicle communication tools including INCA, V-spy, General CAN, NeoVi, etc.
Required Qualifications
- Knowledge with instrumentation installation, troubleshooting and repair.
- A valid driver’s license
- Excellent mechanical assembly and disassembly skills.
- Experience with hand and other tools.
- Data acquisition, review and troubleshooting experience.
- Effective time management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills in both independent and team environments.
- Ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers.
- Ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple assignments.
Basic computer skills (Microsoft word, excel, power point, Outlook).
- Ability to handle basic project assignments with minimum supervision.
- Ability to repeatedly perform activities involving bending, twisting, pulling and lifting of vehicle components up to 50 pounds, unassisted. Moving test equipment and portable tools (70-200#) around the shop as required. Perform overhead and under dash assembly/disassembly operations on every build. Stand for long periods of time while performing build tasks.
- Ability to operate vehicle movers, walkies or fork trucks.
- Maintains good housekeeping and safe practices.
- Ensure confidentiality of all customer data
- Target and complete continuous improvement ideas for the department
Installing, removing, and monitoring test vehicles on a chassis dynamometer. This includes portable test equipment.
Receive an assignment
Communicate with last shift
Install and remove vehicle from chassis
Work with non-intrusive robots
Working in garage
Set up test and monitor test
Group has multiple dynos - candidate will watch multiple dynos at a time
Collect data
No tools required for this position
Business group – operators of the dyno, run a chassis dyno, install robots into the vehicles, hook things up, dyno operator, sometimes will be doing technical work (fixing/installing things). They will be working between building 94 and 41, training will be split between both buildings.
One building is a noise and vibration lab, normal chassis dynos
Second building is a normal chassis dyno, PMD lab
They have dynos that are both inside and outside
Motivator for these positions – want to operate on all 3 shifts, work that they have been doing in the PMD lab is being moved to building 94 because they are getting really busy. They recently spent $3 million on building 94 on equipment upgrades so they could operate here
training initially, they will make sure the contractors are fully aware of which building they need to report to for the training and throughout their assignment, come in and have a shift handoff meeting for 2nd shift, 1st shift would come in and get the notes from the second shift of what they did, installing vehicles on the dynos, getting vehicles prepped, running tests and removing the vehicle from the dyno and removing instrumentation
Interaction level with the team – primarily running their own dyno but there are other people around support staff that can help them. Both buildings have other technicians (15), group leader, and a team leader. They will be working alongside other technicians
Chance for an extension – yes likely and potential to go directly with GM
Cutting edge, automated calibration which helps eliminate engineer interaction with vehicles, controlled environment, a lot of instrumentation communication, a lot technical work
Degree requirement – 2-year technical degree
Dynamometer experience – 2 years
Anyone with chassis dyno experience is great
Looking for someone who wants this as a long-term position
Top Skills:
2 years Dynamometer experience
Experience with data acquisition systems for vehicles
ASE/mechanic background
