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Test Engineer

Advantage Technical
$42.41-$43.28
United States, Michigan, Auburn Hills
Sep 12, 2025
Position Title: OBD PVE Test Engineer

Location: Auburn Hills, MI.
* Must have Valid Drivers License.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree in engineering required.
  • Minimum 2 years experience in OBD testing, certification, compliance, emissions testing, or similar.
  • Must have strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, MS Excel) and willing behavior of adherence to processes.
  • Must be detail oriented, have good people skills, and be a self-starter.
  • Ability to independently manage project objectives and activities.
  • Must have good communication and coordinating skills to manage multiple vehicle programs.

Exposure in:

  • Understand regulatory certification related to OBD PVE testing or vehicle emissions testing.
  • Compile/review data and prepare necessary documentation in a timely manner.
  • Experience with working in an automotive lab environment.
  • Comfortable working with government employees.
  • Experience setting OBD faults.
  • Hybrid and/or Electric vehicle testing experience is a plus .



Description:


The OBD Production Vehicle Evaluation (PVE) Test Engineer is responsible for executing assigned OBD diagnostic demonstration programs which are submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to support OBD certification.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

  • Ordering test vehicles.
  • Managing vehicle buildup, testing, and de-instrumentation and generating work order requests for vehicle instrumentation as needed.
  • Completing PVE testing following internally published best practices.
  • Use of CAN and LIN communication software to ensure detection of networking faults.
  • Interfacing with a breakout harness and installing resistors on electrical lines to ensure detection of circuit faults.
  • Utilizing hardware (e.g. different EGR valves) to ensure detection of various faults.
  • Driving of company vehicles on road for fault detection as needed.
  • Taking Vehicle Diagnostic scans for data collection.
  • Facilitate the investigation of issues found during testing with Engineering teams.
  • Analyzing results to ensure faulted demonstration per documented procedures.
  • Support OBD Reporting Engineering with updates to documented procedures as needed.
  • Support identification and read across of procedural concerns within the consolidated procedures document.
  • Submit requests to Instrumentation to have new breakout harnesses built as needed.

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About Advantage Technical

With company roots going back over 30 years, Advantage Technical is an engineering and information technology services company and a national leader in the provision of technical resources today. These services include Staff Augmentation, Direct Placement, Project Resourcing and Outsourcing - delivered from 40 key market locations, by over 3500 specialized contractors, to over 500 clients across North America. Advantage Technical is a Best of Staffing Diamond Award winner for both Clients and Talent. For more information about the industries and services offered by Advantage Technical, please visit AdvantageTechnical.com.

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