Data Acquisition Engineer

The Data Acquisition Engineer is responsible for acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting vehicle test data related to powertrain, chassis, and durability performance. The role combines hands-on vehicle testing, instrumentation, diagnostics, root cause analysis, and engineering data analysis to support vehicle development, simulation, modeling, and component validation activities. The successful candidate will have a passion for automotive engineering and vehicle testing, with hands-on exposure to data acquisition, instrumentation, and data analysis. They will be comfortable working in a laboratory and vehicle test environment, collecting high-quality data, troubleshooting instrumentation, and supporting durability and development programs through accurate testing and analysis.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform powertrain and chassis data acquisitions on test vehicles.
• Conduct hands-on vehicle evaluations, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations.
• Install, configure, and utilize diagnostic tools, sensors, and instrumentation.
• Collect, reduce, validate, and analyze vehicle test data.
• Ensure data quality and fidelity for engineering decision-making.
• Generate technical reports and document findings.
• Present results and recommendations to engineering teams and leadership.
• Coordinate activities with drivers, mechanics, technicians, and test personnel.
• Conduct competitive vehicle benchmarking and performance comparisons.
• Support real-time simulation, vehicle modeling, and component-level testing through data collection and reduction activities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related degree field
• Entry-level candidates will be considered
• Exposure to automotive testing, instrumentation, or laboratory environments
• One or more years of experience in vehicle road load data acquisition and measurement activities
• Familiarity with measuring vehicle loads, displacements, accelerations, pressures, and related physical parameters
• Experience working with instrumentation and sensors, including accelerometers, displacement transducers, load cells, pressure transducers, or similar devices
• Ability to review and validate collected test data to ensure accuracy and data integrity
• Basic understanding of durability testing and data analysis methodologies
• Experience with Wheel Force Transducers (WFTs) is a plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering
• Experience designing, developing, or integrating transducers and instrumentation systems.
• Hands-on experience with vehicle road load data acquisition systems.
• Working knowledge of vehicle chassis, suspension, driveline, and related vehicle systems.
• Experience using nCode or similar engineering data analysis software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex test data.