Test Lab Engineer

Purpose

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform testing to confirm performance of Pelletron equipment on customer supplied bulk materials
• Physical evaluation of as-received and as-tested material samples for conditions of particle size, debris content, and physical properties such as bulk density and angle of repose per applicable ASTM, ISO, or other standards.
• Setup of equipment, determination of operating conditions, testing, and evaluation of results for capacity, cleaning performance, or other critical design parameters.
• Perform design, setup, testing, and evaluation of custom equipment and test apparatus as part of engineering standards improvement, new product development, and R&D to assist in furthering and improving the technical offerings and capabilities of Pelletron.
• Document all testing with accurate, objective, and detailed technical reports.
• Perform upgrades to lab equipment when required to keep pace with current technologies.
• Maintain all lab equipment in a constant state of operational readiness.
• Support R&D efforts on new products, design modifications, quality investigations, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Work Experience

• Bachelor of Science degree, preferably in a mechanical discipline with coursework in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, mechanics and machine design, and with minimum of two years of related experience. Additional desirable experience includes:
• Understanding and ability to apply engineering mathematics (up to and including algebra, trigonometry, and calculus)