Product Verification & Validation

Job Title: Product Verification & Validation Engineer (Electric Machines)

Location: Fargo ND

Duration: Long Term

Client: John Deere

Job Description:

• Join a highly collaborative and innovative engineering team supporting Product Verification & Validation (PV&V) for electric machines used across a wide range of heavy equipment -including tractors construction machinery turf and golf products and more. This role provides exposure to multiple product lines diverse laboratory environments and opportunities to incorporate automation and AI into PV&V workflows.

• Contribute to PV&V of electric machines by creating PV&V plans defining activities entering work in internal PV&V application tracking progress and reporting Activity Completion Rating (ACR) to leadership.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to define execute and deliver PV&V activities using lab tests field tests and electric machine teardowns to validate safety performance quality reliability and cost.
• Interpret and implement relevant standards specifications and regulations as they apply to electric machines and their intended applications.
• Execute small- to medium-scale engineering projects while following established program management processes.
• Develop professional capabilities by participating in training coaching and development programs; maintain industry knowledge through ongoing education conferences and technical literature.
• Create and maintain high-quality technical or user documentation ensuring appropriate file backup and version control.
• Work with geographically distributed testing resources including labs in Fargo (primary) North Carolina Waterloo Dubuque Mexico and India. Travel approximately every 6 8 weeks (up to 20%).

• Minimum 2 years of experience creating PV&V activities plans work requests summaries and scheduling PV&V activities.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with rotating components electric machine design testing or implementation.
• Knowledge of data acquisition equipment and instrumentation (accelerometers thermistors current transducers vector network analyzers etc.).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with scheduling and prioritizing PV&V activities.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

• Knowledge of electric drivetrain components (inverters connectors energy storage systems etc.).
• Understanding of AI applications in PV&V or test automation.
• Deep analytical knowledge of electric machine types and design including:
• Continuous/peak load evaluation
• Electromagnetics
• Bearings & insulating materials
• Cooling approaches
• Manufacturability considerations

• Ability to work independently providing technical guidance on testing evaluation and engineering improvements.
• Ability to track progress toward project milestones and proactively identify risks or delays.
• Experience managing projects with limited supervision.

• Experience with NEC ISO UL and IEC standards related to electrical rotating components including:
• IEC 60034-xx
• IEC 60529
• IEC 60664
• IEC 60068-xx
• IEC 60695-xx
• IEC 61180-xx
• IEC 61800-xx
• ISO 6469
• NEMA MG1
• UL 746C