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Staff Engineer-Testing

Rehlko

Kohler, Wisconsin

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acoustics, Alternative Energy, Analysis Skills, Best Practices, Calibration, Coaching, Communication Skills, Compensation and Benefits, Continuous Improvement, Data Management, Data Quality, Database Replication, Decision Support, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Establish Priorities, Film, Hydraulic Engineering, Instrumentation, Material Fatigue, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Quality Assurance Methodology, Safety/Work Safety, Servomechanism, Standards Development, Standards Strategy, Sustainability, Technical Presentation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Strategy, Testing
LOCATION
Kohler, Wisconsin
POSTED
30+ days ago
Why Work at Rehlko

Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.

Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource - energy - that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today's world demands.

Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions - large and small - that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.

At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization's success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone's responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!

What We Offer

At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Work-life flexibility
  • Recognition and rewards
  • Development and career opportunities
  • A safe and inclusive workplace

Why You Will Love this Job

The Staff Engineer - Testing will serve as the lab's technical authority for NVH and structural dynamics across engines, engine components, sub-assemblies and engine powered applications. Own the test strategy, standard work, and data quality for acoustic/vibration performance, fatigue/materials, and fastener/joint integrity. Provide day-to-day technical direction to technicians and analysts as an individual contributor. Develop and maintain the capability roadmap and methods spanning electrodynamic shakers, servo-hydraulic systems, strain gage instrumentation, vibration and acoustic.

This role will begin onsite in Kohler, WI, with the potential to transition to a hybrid schedule after six months.

Specific Responsibilities:

Test Strategy & Method Ownership
  • Translate program targets and DFMEA risks into clear test plans, acceptance criteria, and instrumentation strategies.
  • Develop and maintain standard test methods, work instructions, and data-quality criteria.
  • Define fixture design guidelines and instrumentation best practices.

Technical Direction & Coaching
  • Provide day-to-day technical direction to Engineering Technicians and Analysts.
  • Lead cross-training across all test domains.
  • Assist in test set-up and data acquisition for complex cases
  • Provide design guidance to program teams.

Execution, Analysis & Decision Support
  • Create test plans; guide fixture conceptualization; oversee complex investigations.
  • Perform analysis of vibration/strain/force/acoustic data and produce recommendations.
  • Fastener/joint integrity: bolt stretch/elongation (including ultrasonic or torque methodologies), gasket sealing (Fuji film), and joint analysis.
  • Materials/fatigue and tensile testing, including use of environmental chambers as required.
  • Plan and direct shaker-based durability and NVH tests: swept sine, random, field data replication, resonance identification and dwell.
  • Deliver clear engineering reports and presentation of those reports as needed.

Equipment, Calibration, Uptime & Safety
  • Support prioritization and throughput; drive uptime via proactive PMs and continuous improvement of methods, fixtures, and data management.
  • Oversee calibration/verification for all sensors and DAQ channels.
  • Champion capital planning for future testing capabilities
  • Implement method/fixture/data improvements.

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