Data Acquisition Engineer
Stellantis Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
The Data Acquisition Engineer is responsible for performing powertrain and chassis data acquisition, instrumentation installation, and troubleshooting on test vehicles. They will also analyze test data, generate technical reports, and coordinate with engineering teams to support vehicle development and validation activities.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold at least a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and possess a minimum of one year of experience in automotive testing or instrumentation. Proficiency in data validation, sensor integration, and familiarity with vehicle systems are essential for this role.
Full description
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.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related degree field
- Entry-level candidates will be considered; minimum of 1 year of experience
- 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.
