Test Engineer

JOIN THE TEAM THAT’S POWERING PROGRESS

Building cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward. What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in 1915 to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off‑Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works.

Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forward!

• Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
• Employer HSA contribution
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Other voluntary benefits including:
  Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
• 401K with generous Company match & contribution
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
• Robust employee wellness program
• Tuition assistance program

Do you want to be part of improving the way the world works? For more than a century, Allison Transmission has been on the front lines of innovation that truly impacts how our world moves. Allison continues to create innovative propulsion solutions for our customers that drive our world forward. Our electric hybrids are bridging the charging infrastructure gap while decreasing greenhouse gases.

Our traditional powertrain products are used in ambulances, school buses, and even battle tanks, where lives rely on our technologies.

As the Test Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, managing, developing and oversight of the execution of test procedures, data collection, and analysis. Work involves testing/analyzing various powertrain systems/sub-systems in the test cell and/or vehicle level environment. The Test Engineer will be responsible for standardizing procedures, configuring test systems, data collection & analysis, test reports and working closely daily as an interface between our valued internal/external business partners and support personnel.

The role will provide opportunity for hands‑on involvement with Allison products, industrial test equipment, test operating controls systems, and powertrain systems including high horsepower engines, input and output dynamo meters, propulsion systems, drive lines, heat exchangers, and cooling systems. This person will share knowledge, assist and train other engineers by a team approach in all projects.

In this role, you will be a valuable part of the team by:

• Establish and generate standard operating procedures and document practices
• Utilization of a systems engineering approach to design, develop, implement, and complete reliable, repeatable testing in support of business needs and timing
• Contribute and help lead department continuous improvement activities to increase testing efficiency, reduce cost, and drive high levels of quality
• Assumes appropriate responsibilities as a member of the assigned product development team
• Participates and leads planning efforts and/or status meetings
• Promotes collaboration on all work related assignments
• Maintains willingness to share professional knowledge and experience with teammates
• Plans, manages, and oversees the execution of product tests internal or external to Engineering Operations
• Creating, managing, and delivering multiple projects on‑time and to budget
• Assures facilities and support areas are informed, equipped, and prepared to match the flow of test needs
• Issues the appropriate instructional documents (work requests) as required to initiate and support the flow of testing activities
• Assists in gathering, and performs analysis of test data to ensure its validity
• Communicate technical data to internal and external engineering organizations/agencies
• Has experience and basic understanding of computer programming to modify durability test cycles and post processing applications
• Documents test events/results through Test Reports, log entries and database entries as appropriate
• Prepares, or assists in preparation of program…