Test Engineer II

• Identify and mitigate areas of risk for new products by developing validation plans, adapting existing test methods, or creating new approaches when needed.
• Evaluate product readiness for production by analyzing test results, assessing rider and business risk, and recommending additional testing or validation activities when required.
• Work closely with Field Quality and Design teams to reduce warranty claims and increase rider satisfaction.
• Partner with Design Engineering, Quality, and Product teams to identify validation requirements, communicate technical findings, and recommend risk mitigation actions.
• Conduct structured failure investigations by analyzing field issues, identifying contributing factors, and developing lab-based test approaches to reproduce failures.
• Lead the replication of complex field failures using test methods and investigative approaches of your own design, while collaborating with peers to validate findings and conclusions.
• Analyze testing and failure data to identify probable root causes, determine whether changing failure modes require revised validation criteria, and recommend appropriate test strategies.
• Reach across product categories and teams to provide broader technical context, helping teams learn from validation challenges, failure modes, and quality issues encountered elsewhere in the organization.
• Collaborate with Field Quality to correlate laboratory results with warranty and field performance data.
• Recommend alternative testing methodologies to Design teams by leveraging Specialized's full library of validation methods and institutional knowledge.
• Aid in developing new test machines.
• Own and maintain existing test equipment.
• Modify and adapt existing test methodologies to address new product configurations, evolving design risks, and validation requirements.
• Create new test methods for unique product risks, delivering quantifiable data that supports engineering and product decisions.

• 2-4 years of experience in test development or data acquisition and analysis. Equivalent experience in FEA, Quality Engineering, or Mechanical Design Engineering may be considered with appropriate technical skills. This is not a "behind the desk" job.
• Demonstrated ability to balance the use of established test methods with the development of new approaches when emerging product risks require innovative solutions.
• Experience investigating complex failure modes and translating field observations into repeatable laboratory validation methods.
• Strong technical judgment with the ability to assess risk, interpret test results, and recommend appropriate validation criteria and next steps.
• Familiar with data acquisition and analysis concepts using strain gauges, load cells, potentiometers, and accelerometers.
• Familiar with feedback control systems such as PLC logic and PID feedback loops.
• Experience managing competing priorities among Design, Quality, and project timeline requirements.
• Proficient with fixture design and rapid prototyping, including CAD, GD&T, and basic manual machining tools such as mills and lathes.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to four times per year and maintain a flexible schedule to collaborate effectively with teams in Europe and Asia.

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