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Kohler, Wisconsin, United States
Onsite
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Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.
Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.
Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.
At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!
What We Offer
At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:
Competitive compensation and benefits
Work-life flexibility
Recognition and rewards
Development and career opportunities
A safe and inclusive workplace
Why You Will Love this Job
The Staff Engineer - Testing will serve as the lab’s technical authority for NVH and structural dynamics across engines, engine components, sub-assemblies and engine powered applications. Own the test strategy, standard work, and data quality for acoustic/vibration performance, fatigue/materials, and fastener/joint integrity. Provide day-to-day technical direction to technicians and analysts as an individual contributor. Develop and maintain the capability roadmap and methods spanning electrodynamic shakers, servo-hydraulic systems, strain gage instrumentation, vibration and acoustic.
This role will begin onsite in Kohler, WI, with the potential to transition to a hybrid schedule after six months.
Specific Responsibilities:
Test Strategy & Method Ownership
Translate program targets and DFMEA risks into clear test plans, acceptance criteria, and instrumentation strategies.
Develop and maintain standard test methods, work instructions, and data‑quality criteria.
Define fixture design guidelines and instrumentation best practices.
Technical Direction & Coaching
Provide day‑to‑day technical direction to Engineering Technicians and Analysts.
Lead cross‑training across all test domains.
Assist in test set-up and data acquisition for complex cases
Provide design guidance to program teams.
Execution, Analysis & Decision Support
Create test plans; guide fixture conceptualization; oversee complex investigations.
Perform analysis of vibration/strain/force/acoustic data and produce recommendations.
Fastener/joint integrity: bolt stretch/elongation (including ultrasonic or torque methodologies), gasket sealing (Fuji film), and joint analysis.
Materials/fatigue and tensile testing, including use of environmental chambers as required.
Plan and direct shaker-based durability and NVH tests: swept sine, random, field data replication, resonance identification and dwell.
Deliver clear engineering reports and presentation of those reports as needed.
Equipment, Calibration, Uptime & Safety
Support prioritization and throughput; drive uptime via proactive PMs and continuous improvement of methods, fixtures, and data management.
Oversee calibration/verification for all sensors and DAQ channels.
Champion capital planning for future testing capabilities
Implement method/fixture/data improvements.
Internal/External Collaboration & Decision Support
Collaborate with Rehlko Analytical Engineering Group to support and validate CAE simulation
Work with outside vendors/consultants for simulations and tests not available in-house; assess feasibility to bring capabilities in-house.
Provide clear recommendations to program teams and management; influence design decisions with sound engineering evidence.
Evaluate and apply simulation work and acquisition tools (e.g., Simcenter Testlab/3D Acoustics, Vibration View, MTS Multipurpose Elite
Requirements:
BS in Mechanical/Aerospace/Acoustics/Vibration or related field; MS preferred.
5+ years in NVH, structural dynamics, vibration/fatigue/materials, or fastener/joint integrity, including high-speed data acquisition and advanced signal processing.
Hands-on expertise with electrodynamic shakers, servo-hydraulic systems, strain gage application, vibration and acoustic data acquisition, and specialized bench tests.
Technical leadership without formal authority; mentoring capability.
Proficiency in signal processing (time/frequency/crank angle domain analysis, PSD/FFT/FRF autospectra/cross spectra/spectrum, filtering, aliasing, sound quality equalization, integration differentiation).
Familiarity with Simcenter Testlab/3D Acoustics, Vibration Research controllers, and common DAQ platforms.
Strong communication, troubleshooting, and ability to balance multiple programs.
You will be working in an office/lab environment with exposure to engines and vibration equipment.
Occasional lifting up to ~35 lb.; limited travel (<10%).
Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
About Us
Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at http://www.rehlko.com/who-we-are.
In addition to the investment in your development, Rehlko offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with Rehlko matching, and more!?
Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, genetic information, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, caste, mental or physical disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political belief or affiliation, union membership status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, state, local, or other applicable laws.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
It is the policy of Rehlko to comply with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and corresponding national, state, local, or other applicable laws. Rehlko will not discriminate against any qualified associate or applicant with respect to any terms, privileges, or conditions of employment because of a person's physical or mental disability. Rehlko will provide a reasonable accommodation to associates or applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require an accommodation in the application process or during the course of employment, please contact EnergyJobs@rehlko.com. Rehlko is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Our Values
Curiosity – Seek, learn, share
Trust – Go farther together
Pace – Focus to go faster
Excellence – Find the win every day
