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Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference.
Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities.
Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.
This role will support engineering test and development activities for an Automotive EV OEM for validating Power Electronics systems such as inverters, DC/DC converters, battery management systems (BMS), etc.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support the engineering test activities by applying engineering principles, experiences and various analysis tools in following established test plans/procedures to test parts/components in area of specialty to determine design feasibility and ensure parts/components meet design acceptance criteria, performance level targets and any applicable regulatory/internal standards.
- Writing hardware and software specifications
- Depending on functional area, have to perform objective and subjective testing by bench testing and/or vehicle level testing.
- Review schematics, PCB designs, calculation and simulation of power electronics converters.
- Utilize data acquisition tools to collect data, analyze and report results.
- Conduct vehicle benchmarking for the purpose of target setting.
- Instrument vehicles for objective tests, conduct vehicle testing on actual car and simulator.
- Analyze and resolve problems with moderate level of guidance and direction.
- Negotiate with other departments internally and suppliers externally to meet the spec requirements.
- Coordinate with project teams to report status, results and develop countermeasures.
- Search new ways to increase overall efficiency, utilize up-to-date technology.
- Travel to client / test sites required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Power Electronics, Mechatronics Engineering or similar and 5+ yrs Automotive Power Electronics Systems testing experience.
- 5+ years of experience with Automotive Power Electronics Systems' testing such as inverters, DC/DC converters, battery management systems (BMS), etc required
- Comprehensive understanding of different Power electronics circuit configurations and their control mechanisms, requirements management, function validation, diagnostics, troubleshooting and CAN structures.
- Strong knowledge of electrical hardware and software development required.
- Experience with Hands-on Bench and Vehicle-level testing required.
- Hands-on experience with trouble-shooting power electronics systems including the use of lab equipment (battery simulators, power supplies, E-loads, scope, etc.)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS office.
$50 - $54 an hour
Goken America (“Goken”) is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other applicable protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is, in simple terms, a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity. Please inform Goken’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.
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