SR. Mechanical Test / Validation Engineer

Envipco is a leading reverse vending machine (RVM) technology company with over four decades of experience providing machines that directly enable consumers to recycle their beverage containers and collect a deposit refund. We are looking for skilled, experienced, and hardworking team members who share our core values and care about things like sustainability, setting ambitious goals, teamwork, integrity, accountability, quality, and a commitment to customer satisfaction. As we continue to grow and expand our Global Business, we are looking for people to grow along with us! Envipco offers a high-energy, fast-paced environment with excellent growth opportunities.

Requirements

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Validate component- and system-level requirements through design verification and validation (DV&V) testing. 

• Develop and execute mechanical test plans, test protocols, and validation reports in compliance with internal and external requirements. 

• Perform DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and define risk-based validation testing to address high-risk failure modes. 

• Accurately document test methods, data analysis, and results in formal engineering reports. 

• Develop, maintain, and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) supporting test and manufacturing activities. 

• Utilize standard testing protocols from organizations such as: IEEE, ISO, ASTM, IEC. 

• Create CAD models and mechanical design documentation to support design validation and test fixture development. 

• Design and build validation fixtures, lifecycle test fixtures, and stress-test gauges for repeatable testing. 

• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and process development to improve manufacturing readiness. 

• Drive engineering change requests (ECRs/ECOs) based on test and validation findings. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, quality, and R&D teams to resolve design and production issues. 

• Support prototyping, assembly, and mechanical testing of components and systems. 

• Research and implement new test methods, tools, and technologies to improve product reliability and test efficiency 

Qualifications & Education 

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related Engineering/Technology discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in detailed part and product design for mechanical or electromechanical systems. 

• Hands-on experience using camera and video recording systems to support diagnostic testing and failure analysis. 

• Experience with data acquisition (DAQ) systems for testing and analysis of complex electromechanical systems. 

• Proficiency with mechanical design and development tools, including SolidWorks (3D) and AutoCAD (2D). 

• Demonstrated ability to design components using multiple manufacturing and fabrication methods, including injection molding, castings, machining, and sheet metal. 

• Experience with additive manufacturing / 3D printing preferred. 

• Proven ability to work effectively independently and in cross-functional team environments. 

• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to engineering challenges. 

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate across all organizational levels, as well as with external customers and vendors. 

• Fluency in English (reading and writing) required; German language proficiency is a plus.