Field Test Engineer

Company: Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
Location: Littleton
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Location: Westminster, CO. ONSITE (-50% remote). Client will NOT accept H1's or Sponsor.

6 month contract (+ extension or conversion)

Minimum 2-3 years of Experience.

-Experience
in dozer/Harvester (Heavy grade equipment - tractors/combines) Testing canbus features.


Working on vehicle steering & AutoPilot. Working on connectivity of that platform (SW)
Operating heavy machinery/equipment
Creating test plans
Documenting Bugs (JIRA)
SW uploaded into GIT hub
Release is done with Jenkins
Troubleshooting onsite on heavy grade equipment
Some FW exp or understanding.



Some python/scripting exp is a plus, but does not need to be a heavy hitter right off the bat.
Companies with right background---Caterpillar - JCB



Responsibilities:

Owns ensuring Ag and Construction machines have the necessary equipment installed


Organizing team input to decide what equipment needs to be installed
This could include ordering and installing the equipment
This could include coordinating with other groups outside the division to install


Works on 3 types of TAS field tests

Market Acceptance Testing


Executes initial Market Acceptance Testing
Creates Test Plan through discussions with the Product Owner and customers, and envisioning end-user scenarios to test
Executes tests and records detailed failure report to share with Product Owner and TAS engineering teams


Engineering Field Testing


Executes field test (can be with engineering)
Engineering provides test document or training to instruct which specific tests should be executed
Engineering provides the hardware and firmware versions to use in testing
May help to build jigs, brackets, or other test fixtures necessary to conduct the tests
Provide machine or environment input to engineering teams for their test plans


Data Collection


Works with engineering teams and/or end-users to install equipment for the collection of data from TAS experimentation.


Will also perform Quality Assurance testing on bench setups


This person needs to maintain bench or simulation testing environments that can be used to verify HW & SW before testing in the field
Also, when field deployments are not needed or not possible (due to weather, etc), this person will perform standard QA testing as part of the test team. This will entail testing specific engineering builds to a certain test spec and may include writing the test cases based on engineering requirements


Coordinates field testing with other divisions - may travel to a partner division's field test location to help set up equipment, transfers knowledge to their field test personnel

Knowledge Recommended:


Experience working with large construction or agricultural machinery
Experience with the workflow of construction or agricultural work

Understanding of GNSS positioning system including correction services such as RTK, RTX, and VRS
Proficient in Python

Familiar with Robotic Operating Systems (ROS)
Understand of communications buses such as Serial, Ethernet, CAN
Good understanding of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, FTP, SSH and HTTP
Setting up and managing the installation of equipment on large machines including electronics equipment and loading + configuring firmware

Experience with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
Experience with source code control, build, bug tracking, and CIS systems such as GIT, Jenkins, and Gerritt
Minimum 2 years experience in an engineering test, firmware development, or other relevant fields




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