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We work alongside the best and brightest to do incredibly cool things you wouldn't believe.  At Roush, you're part of building the future.  Are you someone that has a passion for providing innovated solutions to complex challenges?  Do you want to work someplace where creativity and new ideas are encouraged?  If so, then keep reading.

We fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries.  With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage. 

We offer a full array of benefits to our full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Job Summary

The Automotive Laboratory Technician I will support engineering testing for research, development, or certification of vehicles, products, sub-systems, components, or materials. This role is responsible for collecting data using specialized equipment, control software, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems. This role will also support diagnosis of the unit on test, and the complete experimental setup, to ensure operational efficiency and data quality. This position is located in Dearborn, MI.

As an Automotive Laboratory Technician, you will:

• Support execution of test procedures, while collecting high quality data, using specialized equipment which may include dynamometers, cylinder combustion analyzers, exhaust emissions analyzers, flow meters, force actuators and load cells, environmental chambers, or various material property measurement equipment
• Support installation of test units onto test stands including mounting fixtures, instrumentation, and fluid or electrical connections
• Perform regular maintenance, replace parts, and request shop supplies
• Support diagnosis and issue resolution for the unit on test, equipment control software, instrumentation, data acquisition systems, or facilities
• Maintain accurate records of unit on test, tests run, maintenance, and part changes
• Work directly with Engineers to operate at experimental conditions
• Support calibration and maintenance of test equipment for accuracy and ISO compliance

To be considered an Automotive Laboratory Technician, you will need:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of any of the following: mechanical, instrumentation, electrical or fabrication experience
• Good computer skills and flexibility to learn new skills
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Good customer service and organizational skills
• Basic knowledge of automotive powertrain systems, fuel systems, components, or material properties
• Ability to learn and follow detailed test procedures while recording data

A successful candidate may also have:

Associate degree or Technical School certification

2 years experience testing vehicles, products, powertrains, engines, fuel systems, emissions, chassis components, or material properties

Experience operating or calibrating emissions analyzers, flow meters, or tensile test machines

Experience with Siemens LMS TestLab or MTS Flextest

Experience with fabrication of metals or composite materials

Valid Driver's License

Good MS Office skills specifically with Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Good metal or composite fabrication skills

Knowledge of common testing equipment and