Validation Test Technician

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

From aerospace tubing and fabricated assemblies to flooring underlayment and carpet cushion, Leggett & Platt has divisions that design, manufacture, and sell a variety of products. Our reliable product development and launch capability, coupled with our global footprint, make us a trusted partner for customers in multiple industries.

Leggett & Platt Automotive is a global provider of wire forms, mechanical control cables, wireless charging, and seat lumbar, suspension, bolster, actuator, and motor systems. In addition to these award-winning, category-leading products, we offer tailored goods through expertise in product development and market trends.

Leggett & Platt Automotive is searching for a Validation Testing Technician to join our Electronics Validation Engineering team to support our Automotive business at the Detroit Technical Center (DTC) in Detroit MI. DTC is a fully accredited ISO-17025 lab and offers a collaborative, hands-on environment for lab work, technical testing, and office-based tasks.

• Performing and documenting lab testing on prototypes, components, and systems.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support product development.
• Collecting and analyzing data from both automated and manual test systems.
• Assisting engineering staff in developing and refining test procedures.
• Ensuring traceability and accuracy of test data through defined processes.
• Maintaining a high standard of safety and a clean work environment.

• Thermal Shock
• Power Thermal Cycle
• Electrical Testing using CTI/CTE equipment
  • Conductive Transient Immunity
  • Conductive Transient Emission
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Testing
  • Radiated / Conductive Emissions
  • Bulk Current Injection (BCI)
• Mechanical Vibration
• Mechanical Shock

• Effective communication skills across engineering, project management, and technician teams.
• Familiarity with general lab and testing procedures in the Automotive Industry
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• Ability to develop basic mathematical models from test data.

• Technical testing experience in a lab facility
• Understanding of Microsoft software like Excel and Word
• Understanding of ISO-17025 Accreditation Standards

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• Put People First reflects our commitment to safety and care of each other, learning and development, and creating an inclusive environment of mutual respect, empathy and belonging.
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• Do Great Work…Together occurs when we engage without hierarchy, collaborate as a team, embrace challenges, and work for the good of all of us.
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We welcome and encourage all applicants to apply. We’d love the opportunity to consider you.

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