Gates Corporation is a global diversified industrial company that provides advanced power transmission and fluid transfer solutions by skillfully engineering products and services that reduce the total cost of ownership for a wide variety of applications. Our products and services serve customers in five key end market segments: Energy/Exploration/Extraction, Infrastructure & Agriculture, Transportation, Automotive, and Process & Specialty.

As an engineering leader with a strong foundation in research and development, Gates is committed to advancing the science of motion performance by developing safe, forward-thinking products, services, systems, and solutions, as well as fostering long-term customer and employee relationships. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Gates employs more than 13,000 people across in 30 countries.

Recognized by Forbes as one of Americas' Best Large Companies to work for in 2017, we're growing our team and looking to hire a Test Engineer at our Englewood, CO technical center.

The Fluid Power Test Engineer sustains, develops, plans, and implements necessary processes and tools to produce and deliver improvements for Test support to Operations. This position serves as an individual contributor, as a project manager, and as a technical resource to other employees across the factory and worldwide organization. The individual will be expected to provide engineering support to Operations at the local level daily and to provide support to the Test and Product Development activities and rollout introduction as required.

The role will also have responsibility for the acquisition and analysis of test-related data. This position is expected to be involved in high volume manufacturing and should be able to anticipate the needs of internal and external customers and take action in advance of requests.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned beyond the core functions listed below.

• 60% Provides Test Engineering support for the local operations.
• 10% Executes decision making to solve complex problems involving extensive research, analysis and evaluation of multiple variables
• 10% Contributes ideas and analysis of the potential programs to provide added value to Test operations.
• 10% Provides on-going support for NTI and NPI activities and rollout support for NTI and NPI programs.
• 10% Contributes to the Global FP Engineering team by supporting requests from other factories and by participating in local and remote phone calls and meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor Degree; preferably in an engineering discipline, such as Electrical, Chemical, Materials or Mechanical Engineering
• In lieu of the specific degree requirement, significant relevant and direct experience in FP test tools, processes, and methods will be considered.
• Experience in problem-solving activities, especially in troubleshooting of problems and delivering solutions to address root causes
• Results oriented, seeks creative solutions to business problems
• Experience in a high volume manufacturing environment of greater than 1 year is highly desired.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Understanding of FP test equipment and methods
• Understanding of basic data acquisition techniques and data analysis software
• Optional understanding of equipment maintenance and repair
• Demonstrated troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing concepts
• Excellent Communication Skills both verbal and written.

Gates Corporation is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. They are driven to push the boundaries of materials science to engineer products that continually exceed expectations.

They don’t rest on their rich heritage of innovation. They leverage it to inspire solutions that will power the next hundred years. Gates invests continually in R&D and technology, so their products outperform industry standards and exceed customers’ demanding expectations. Gates invest in their people, bringing real-world experience that enables them to solve customers’ diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.