Test Engineering Associate
General Dynamics Land Systems · Sterling Heights, MI · 3 wk ago
Quality AssuranceFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (but we should not repeat job title). The posting includes "About the RoleJob Summary (Entry Level – Test Engineer)" then "We are seeking...". Also "About GDLS" description. Then responsibilities, qualifications, what we offer, additional info.
We need headings: for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only if real content.
We need to preserve all substantive info, no boilerplate. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's none.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. So we can start with
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use only if real content.
We need to preserve all substantive info, no boilerplate. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's none.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. So we can start with About the Role
maybe? The instruction: "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it)". So we can still have About the role heading. That's fine.
We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we will have:
- About the Role (summary)
- About GDLS (maybe could be part of About the Role? But it's separate description; we could include as part of About the Role or separate. Probably better as About the Company? Not listed but we can still use About the Role heading and include both summary and GDLS description under it. However they said use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, etc. So we can have About the role heading and include both the job summary and GDLS description.
- Responsibilities (list)
- Qualifications (list)
- Skills (maybe combine with qualifications? The posting includes qualifications sought and also personal computer skills etc. Could treat as Qualifications and Skills separate. But we have both qualifications and skills content. We'll create Qualifications heading for degree, experience, etc. Skills heading for technical skills like MS Office, instrumentation, soldering, CAD, etc.
- Benefits (What We Offer) includes healthcare, base pay, incentive pay, 401k match, educational assistance, 9-80 schedule, ongoing learning, work environment, facilities. Also mention Pay? They mention competitive base pay and incentive pay. So we could have Pay section? But they said only create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections if posting actually states them. They do state competitive base pay and incentive pay, but not specific numbers. However they said never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text like "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD". "Competitive base pay and incentive pay" is not a specific number but it's still substantive? It's vague but still mentions pay. The instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state competitive base pay and incentive pay, so we can include Pay section with that sentence. However they also said "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Might combine Pay and Benefits into Benefits? But they listed Benefits as separate possible heading. We could have Benefits section that includes healthcare, 401k, educational assistance, work schedule, environment. Pay could be separate but maybe we can incorporate pay into Benefits as part of total rewards. However they said "What We OfferWe offer a Total Rewards package that is Impactful and built for youHealthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex SpendingCompetitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits401k match up to (6%)Educational assistance9-80 work schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off)On-going learning opportunities rewarding work environment(Sterling Heights Facility) Modern office, onsite cafeteria including Coffee Cafe, remodeled fitness center, and outdoor fitness track". So we can have Benefits section covering healthcare, 401k, educational assistance, 9-80 schedule, learning opportunities, work environment. Pay could be separate but we could also include competitive base pay and incentive pay within Benefits as part of total rewards. To avoid thin sections, maybe combine Pay and Benefits into one Benefits section that includes pay info. But they said use headings like Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Could still have Benefits heading and include pay inside. That's fine.
Schedule: they mention 9-80 work schedule. So we could have Schedule section with that detail. But we could also include schedule in Benefits. However they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Having separate Schedule section may be thin but still specific. Could combine schedule into Benefits. I'd combine schedule into Benefits to avoid thin section.
Thus sections: About the Role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits we need lists.
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include each bullet point as listed.
Let's extract content.
About the Role: includes job summary paragraph and About GDLS paragraph.
We'll combine them under About the Role heading.
Responsibilities: bullet list:
- Learn various test equipment, test methods, and procedures identified in MIL-STD-810, APTD-2404, ATPD-2167, TOPs, ITOPs
- Develop test plans and reports for sub-system level testing on military vehicle components using MIL-STD-810, ATPD-2404, and ATPD-2167
- Perform Environmental Testing of Military Vehicle Subcomponents and Subsystems
- Sketch fixtures for mounting test items on our shaker tables
- Order and track materials
- Work with Program Managers, Engineers, and Quality to Tailor test plans with appropriate attention toward user safety, cost, time, and value added.
- Follow a written root cause and corrective action process to address quality issues discovered in test
- Create and maintain test schedules and resources for test programs
- Prepare weekly status summary for manager
- Assist technicians in learning any newly required instrumentation technologies or methods, and be equally willing to learn from them
- Coordinate with lab technicians and other subject matter experts as required
- Communicate program issues, needs, and updates with management, project leadership and GDLS leadership
- Set up weekly tag-up meetings when necessary to keep team focused on progress
- Willingness to be present to run tests on a weekend if necessary due to timing of test windows and to keep schedule
- Experience in military vehicle firing range and field test preferred
Qualifications Sought:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or other similar technical degrees will be considered
- 0-1 year engineering position experience and any additional internship/co-op experience sought
- Personal computer skills: MS Office Suite, Mechanical Modeling, Electrical and Hydraulic Schematics, data acquisition systems, some programming language or script writing experience preferred
- Knowledgeable in use of Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, and able to read schematics for troubleshooting.
- Experience soldering circuit cards or wiring, experience crimping pins and building harnesses desired
- Use of PTC Creo or NX CAD software, and experience building / repairing mechanical and fluid systems.
- Occasional travel maybe be required to various test sites
- Great writing and communication skills
- Self motivated with initiative to get involved in productive work
- Strong ability and willingness to work in a team environment
- Extended hours and weekends required on occasion
But note some of these are more skills than qualifications. However we have separate Skills heading. We'll split: Qualifications: degree, experience, maybe travel? Actually travel is more requirement. But we can keep qualifications as degree and experience. Skills heading will include technical skills: MS Office, Mechanical Modeling, Electrical/Hydraulic Schematics, data acquisition, programming, multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators, reading schematics, soldering, crimping, harness building, PTC Creo/NX CAD, building/repairing mechanical and fluid systems, writing/communication, self-motivation, teamwork, extended hours.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide:
Qualifications heading: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or other similar technical degrees will be considered; 0-1 year engineering position experience and any additional internship/co-op experience sought.
Skills heading: All other skill-based items.
Benefits heading: Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending; Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits; 401k match up to (6%); Educational assistance; 9-80 work schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off); On-going learning opportunities rewarding work environment; (Sterling Heights Facility) Modern office, onsite cafeteria including Coffee Cafe, remodeled fitness center, and outdoor fitness track.
We also have Additional Information: Availability to work outside regular business hours as needed, to address critical issues. This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance). GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.
This is additional info but not covered by headings. Could be included under Qualifications or Benefits? It's about eligibility and considerations. Could be placed under a heading like Additional Information but not in list of allowed headings. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for those categories. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't say we cannot add other headings like Additional Information. But to be safe, we could incorporate that info into Qualifications or Benefits as a bullet list under maybe "Additional Considerations". However they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding another section may be thin. Could add a bullet under Qualifications? Not exactly qualification. Could add under Benefits? Not benefit. Could add under About the Role? Not ideal.
Maybe we can add a section "Additional Information" as Additional Information
with bullet list. The instruction didn't forbid other headings, just gave examples. It said "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That implies we can use other headings but they gave examples. I'd include Additional Information as a heading.
But we must not repeat job title as heading. That's fine.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — none.
We must remove boilerplate: none.
Now produce HTML fragment.
Structure:
About the Role
Job summary paragraph...
About GDLS paragraph...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or other similar technical degrees will be considered
- 0-1 year engineering position experience and any additional internship/co-op experience sought
Skills
- Personal computer skills: MS Office Suite, Mechanical Modeling, Electrical and Hydraulic Schematics, data acquisition systems, some programming language or script writing experience preferred
- Knowledgeable in use of Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators,
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits we need lists.
We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must include each bullet point as listed.
Let's extract content.
About the Role: includes job summary paragraph and About GDLS paragraph.
We'll combine them under About the Role heading.
Responsibilities: bullet list:
- Learn various test equipment, test methods, and procedures identified in MIL-STD-810, APTD-2404, ATPD-2167, TOPs, ITOPs
- Develop test plans and reports for sub-system level testing on military vehicle components using MIL-STD-810, ATPD-2404, and ATPD-2167
- Perform Environmental Testing of Military Vehicle Subcomponents and Subsystems
- Sketch fixtures for mounting test items on our shaker tables
- Order and track materials
- Work with Program Managers, Engineers, and Quality to Tailor test plans with appropriate attention toward user safety, cost, time, and value added.
- Follow a written root cause and corrective action process to address quality issues discovered in test
- Create and maintain test schedules and resources for test programs
- Prepare weekly status summary for manager
- Assist technicians in learning any newly required instrumentation technologies or methods, and be equally willing to learn from them
- Coordinate with lab technicians and other subject matter experts as required
- Communicate program issues, needs, and updates with management, project leadership and GDLS leadership
- Set up weekly tag-up meetings when necessary to keep team focused on progress
- Willingness to be present to run tests on a weekend if necessary due to timing of test windows and to keep schedule
- Experience in military vehicle firing range and field test preferred
Qualifications Sought:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or other similar technical degrees will be considered
- 0-1 year engineering position experience and any additional internship/co-op experience sought
- Personal computer skills: MS Office Suite, Mechanical Modeling, Electrical and Hydraulic Schematics, data acquisition systems, some programming language or script writing experience preferred
- Knowledgeable in use of Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, and able to read schematics for troubleshooting.
- Experience soldering circuit cards or wiring, experience crimping pins and building harnesses desired
- Use of PTC Creo or NX CAD software, and experience building / repairing mechanical and fluid systems.
- Occasional travel maybe be required to various test sites
- Great writing and communication skills
- Self motivated with initiative to get involved in productive work
- Strong ability and willingness to work in a team environment
- Extended hours and weekends required on occasion
But note some of these are more skills than qualifications. However we have separate Skills heading. We'll split: Qualifications: degree, experience, maybe travel? Actually travel is more requirement. But we can keep qualifications as degree and experience. Skills heading will include technical skills: MS Office, Mechanical Modeling, Electrical/Hydraulic Schematics, data acquisition, programming, multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators, reading schematics, soldering, crimping, harness building, PTC Creo/NX CAD, building/repairing mechanical and fluid systems, writing/communication, self-motivation, teamwork, extended hours.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's decide:
Qualifications heading: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or other similar technical degrees will be considered; 0-1 year engineering position experience and any additional internship/co-op experience sought.
Skills heading: All other skill-based items.
Benefits heading: Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending; Competitive base pay and incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits; 401k match up to (6%); Educational assistance; 9-80 work schedule (This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off); On-going learning opportunities rewarding work environment; (Sterling Heights Facility) Modern office, onsite cafeteria including Coffee Cafe, remodeled fitness center, and outdoor fitness track.
We also have Additional Information: Availability to work outside regular business hours as needed, to address critical issues. This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance). GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparable and business considerations when extending an offer.
This is additional info but not covered by headings. Could be included under Qualifications or Benefits? It's about eligibility and considerations. Could be placed under a heading like Additional Information but not in list of allowed headings. The instruction: "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for those categories. It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't say we cannot add other headings like Additional Information. But to be safe, we could incorporate that info into Qualifications or Benefits as a bullet list under maybe "Additional Considerations". However they said prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding another section may be thin. Could add a bullet under Qualifications? Not exactly qualification. Could add under Benefits? Not benefit. Could add under About the Role? Not ideal. Maybe we can add a section "Additional Information" as
Additional Information
with bullet list. The instruction didn't forbid other headings, just gave examples. It said "usefor section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That implies we can use other headings but they gave examples. I'd include Additional Information as a heading. But we must not repeat job title as heading. That's fine. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings — none. We must remove boilerplate: none. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the Role
Job summary paragraph...
About GDLS paragraph...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical or Mechanical engineering or other similar technical degrees will be considered
- 0-1 year engineering position experience and any additional internship/co-op experience sought
Skills
- Personal computer skills: MS Office Suite, Mechanical Modeling, Electrical and Hydraulic Schematics, data acquisition systems, some programming language or script writing experience preferred
- Knowledgeable in use of Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators,