Test Driver - Engineering Job at KLM Careers, Akron, OH

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  • KLM Careers
  • Akron, OH

Job Description

Test Driver - Engineering

Akron, OH

Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.

Responsible for managing and executing tire vehicle testing within North America for Kumho America Technical Center (KATC). This includes scheduling, obtaining quotes, acquiring test vehicles and wheels, ordering necessary benchmark tires, collecting test data, creating official test reports, and communicating results back to the requested tire engineer. Ability and willingness to travel within North America to test sites as programs dictate. Working with other KATC test drivers as well as other OEM test drivers to correlate testing procedures and evaluations. Collaborate with engineers to continuously improve data collection process. Communicate with KATC warehouse technician to assist with shipping desired tires and or wheels.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

-Manage North America internal vehicle testing primarily Ride and Handling

-Schedule test tracks and obtain quotes through Proving Grounds

-Acquire test vehicles (rent/lease) and wheels (rent or KATC inventory)

-Arrange tire/wheel mounting and shipment to and from Proving Grounds

-Collect test data at Proving Ground, create reports and communicate results

-Manage North America external testing with third party test evaluators

-Manage and schedule snow handling and traction testing

-Collaborate with tire engineers to improve data collection process

-Align with other Kumho test drivers for consistent test procedures and evaluations

-Ability and willingness to travel to proving grounds as programs dictate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Hiring Companies ATS Questions):

1. Do you have a 4-year Bachelors Degree in a technical field

2. Do you have prior tire test driver experience for vehicle testing (3+ years)

3. Do you have Computer (Microsoft Office) skills in data acquisition and analysis.

4. Are you motivated, engaged, communicative and willing to learn new methods and technology in testing.

5. Do you have prior experience with Automotive OEM tire testing

6. Do you have working knowledge of tire engineering

7. Experience with Tire mounting equipment operation

8. Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: $ 100,000.00 160,000.00 Per Year

Job Tags

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