A bit about us

Trek is an awesome place to work, with amazing benefits for all employees. We build only products we love, provide incredible hospitality to our customers, and change the world by getting more people on bikes. When you’re on our team, you’re taken care of, encouraged to learn and grow, and given lots of opportunities to do so. Give us your best, and we’ll give it right back. Sound pretty sweet? Then come join us!

Job Description

The Test Lab at Trek Headquarters in Waterloo helps to guide the next generation of bicycle components and accessories through destructive and performance-based testing of prototype frames, forks and components. We work closely with every branch of product engineering to find novel solutions that define category-leading performance and allow us to create products we love.

As a Control Systems Engineer, you will be helping us by designing, updating, and maintaining the controls, electronics, and electromechanical systems that populate our Test Labs around the globe. The Test Lab is a small, dynamic team and we’re looking for someone with a deep love of technology and a learn-it-all mentality. If you have the technical skills and have been looking for a dream job within the bicycle industry where you get to see the future before anyone else, you’ve found it.

Responsibilities

• Design new PLC-based (Beckhoff) control systems for existing and novel test equipment
• Design and assemble control panels for pneumatic and electromechanical systems
• Specify safety sensors, safety circuits, and operator-interaction for new test equipment designs
• Be the expert in sensor selection, data acquisition, and data quality within the department
• Be able to switch between a rapid-prototyping mentality to create minimum viable solutions and create robust production-ready designs with complete and thorough documentation
• Work with other engineers to understand relevant test standards and ensure compliant equipment
• Have a continuous improvement mindset and always be looking for places to increase efficiency and organization
• Communicate effectively with team members within engineering and other departments. The Test Lab is an inherently service-driven team and good communication skills are a must
• Assisting our team members around the globe to troubleshoot and upgrade existing test systems
• Travel to our test labs around the globe for equipment installations, maintenance, and technician training. Travel up to two times per year, one to two weeks per trip

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• 3+ years of experience in control system design

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Extensive programming experience in any language, preferably Structured Text
• Extensive control panel design experience for single and three phase systems
• Experience with industrial sensors and data acquisition systems. Knowledge of high-speed sampling a plus
• Extensive knowledge of electrical circuits, component selection, and assembly
• Experience with motion control systems including servos, steppers, and AC Motors
• Experience with pneumatic system design

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of bicycle components
• Prior experience with standards and testing procedures
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.

Trek Benefits:

• Flexible and fun company culture
• Competitive health care
• PPO & HDHP medical plan options, Dental insurance, Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Free life insurance & optional term life insurance
• Competitive vacation package
• 401(k) with match and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP)
• 12 weeks of maternity leave with 100% pay
• Flexible holiday schedule – 10 company holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $15,000! (Undergraduate & Masters programs)
• Employee discounts on all product
• Deep partner retail discounts

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. Trek strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

We are an E-Verify employer.

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