Job Description

Requisition ID: 41025

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Technician - Hardware Verification & Validation

Functional Overview:

We are currently seeking a full-time Hardware Verification & Validation (V&V) Technician for the electronic controls Verification and Validation team at our Michigan Southwest Mheadquarters. The incumbent will possess a background in Electronics and test fixture development.

Job Responsibilities

* Maintain and establish control specifications for lab test requirements and numerous tests
* Assist with various test labs such as Environmental lab, EMI/EMC Electromagnetic Interference/ Compatibility (EMI / EMC) Lab and Codes Lab
* Maintain test controls used on the Appliance controller and Human Machine Interfaces.
* Perform EMC/EMI/ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) test procedures on products and components with direct supervision
* Understands controls schematics and is able to interpret the standard to derive the values of the Loads to simulate the control loading
* Assemble Set-up wiring arrangements and remove components using soldering / desoldering methods
* Work with Design engineers to find solutions to EMC / Environmental problems.
* Record and compile data, write test reports and communicate results
* Maintain laboratory equipment and facilities. Construct basic test fixtures, as required.
* Test appliance controls and HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces) and other products for different aspects prototype evaluation, engineering development, etc.
* Construct basic test fixtures & load stands as required. This will involve:
* Assisting in the design of aluminum (80/20) or steel frames fixtures.
* Building load stands for attaching large appliance loads to, i.e. motors, heating elements, etc., and setting up inside or outside an environmental chamber
* Build test harnesses to connect controls to load stands
* Setup a data acquisition controller system to monitor and regulate power to controls
* Perform environmental test procedures and/or maintain test products and components on a daily basis with direct supervision. Troubleshoot test failures
* Perform vibration analysis of electronic controls in an appliance

Minimum Requirements

* Associates Degree in Electrical Engineering
* 2+ years of hardware testing experience
* 1+ year of test fixture development experience

Preferred Requirements

* Maintain test equipment and lab: Environmental chambers, shakers, vibration FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) analyzers, and IR (InfraRed) thermal Camera.
* Experience with electronic assembly quality inspection, i.e. IPC-A-610 ( Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits )
* Understanding of engineering theory and principles of operation of mechanical/electrical mechanisms.
* Strong communication skills and establish new ideas.
* A team player and able to work in a cross-functional collaborative environment to meet numerous Code and Compliance goals
* Understanding of Electronics Hardware, software and systems
* Experience with oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Network Analyzers/ Spectrum Analyzers and High Frequency Testing
* Maintain, run and tune test scripts

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Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the worlds leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, with approximately $20 billion in annual sales, 77,000 employees and 59 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2019. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Additional information about the company can be found at whirlpoolcorp.com.

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