Test Technician

We, at Leggett & Platt Inc., are searching for aTest Engineer within our Engineering team to help support our Hydraulics business. Pacoma is one of the world's leading suppliers of hydraulic cylinders. Our cylinders are extensively used in the construction machinery industry, the automobile industry, and in engineering applications as well as in logistics and material handling. Furthermore our cylinders can also be used in agricultural and maritime applications etc. Pacoma stands out with its individual designs, its consistently superior global quality and its high-capacity production facilities. Our factory in Eschwege, Germany, can singularly handle a quarter million units per year working at normal capacity. With the opening of a dynamic modern facility in China in 2011, Pacoma is even better positioned to serve its customers with high output and convenient logistics. Our success is the product of decades of experience. Over the course of more than 40 years, we have developed, designed and produced hydraulic cylinders of nearly every possible type. Our aim of developing and maintaining long-term relationships with our customers means that you can rely on our comprehensive technical expertise and top quality innovative products. We operate to serve our customers bearing in mind always our slogan : „New thinking with tradition”.

The IRM (Integrated Radar Measurement) system is a novel and IP-protected technology that is integrated into a hydraulic cylinder and uses a radar signal to precisely measure the piston position in the hydraulic cylinder. It is superior to the sensors available on the market and offers convincing advantages, including lower costs, high flexibility and outstanding ease of maintenance.

As a Test Technician you will :

• You feel at home both in the laboratory environment and in field tests
• There you analyze and test the developed software in interaction with the sensor in the hydraulic cylinder
• You will work closely with our Design Engineering department on solutions for the optimal embedding of our IRM sensor in our hydraulic cylinders

To be successful in this role, you need