Senior Automotive Test Engineering Technician

Laboratory Are you ready to do something remarkable?

At Ingevity, the work you do has a direct impact on technologies used by leading automotive manufacturers around the world. As an Senior Automotive Test Engineering Technician, you'll play a key role in developing, testing, and improving advanced carbon-based products that help reduce vehicle emissions and support a more sustainable future. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys solving technical problems, working with sophisticated testing equipment, analyzing data, and partnering closely with engineers and scientists in a collaborative R&D environment. If you're energized by hands-on troubleshooting, automation, continuous improvement, and seeing your work influence real-world products, we'd love to hear from you.

About Ingevity

• Ready to collaborate with an incredible team to solve problems that improve people’s lives?
• Meet Ingevity.
• At Ingevity, we develop innovations that purify, protect and enhance the world around us.
• Our products enable oil to flow better, crops to grow fuller, roads to last longer and ensure that the air we all breathe is cleaner.
• Our people come from all different backgrounds and help reimagine new possibilities daily.
• We understand there is no challenge too big and no contribution too small.
• We seek out new ideas for tackling complex problems and celebrate achieving the improbable.
• We value each person’s unique talents and synergize them to create meaningful impact and sustainable solutions for our customers and our world.
• Bold.
• Energetic.
• Ingenious.
• Genuine.
• If these qualities describe you, we’d love for you to join Ingevity!
• Equipment installation, commissioning, or project support experience Ingevity is a company made up of extraordinary people of every race, religion and background, all worthy of the same dignity.
• Our differences are one of our great strengths.
• Join us in building a culture of increasing diversity and respect – a culture where everyone belongs.

Responsibilities

• You'll Do As a trusted technical expert within our Automotive Applications Laboratory, you will: Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve advanced automotive testing equipment.
• Execute laboratory and pilot-scale testing that supports both customer programs and new product development.
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate test results that influence technical and business decisions.
• Develop and optimize automated testing methods, instrumentation, and data collection systems.
• Lead and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, efficiency, quality, and laboratory performance.
• Assist in the design, installation, and commissioning of specialized laboratory equipment.
• Partner with scientists, engineers, and technical teams to solve challenging problems and advance new technologies.
• Support pilot trials both on-site and at customer or manufacturing locations when needed.
• Promote a strong safety culture through active participation in inspections, committees, and safety initiatives.
• Makes This Role Exciting Work on technology used by major automotive manufacturers
• Become the go-to technical expert for sophisticated testing systems
• Gain experience with automation, instrumentation, and data analysis

Lead improvement projects that have visible impact

• Collaborate directly with scientists, engineers, and product development teams
• Play a meaningful role in developing more sustainable automotive solutions
• We're Looking For We're interested in curious, hands-on problem solvers who enjoy working in a technical laboratory environment.

Requirements

• You may be a great fit if you have: An associate’s degree with 5+ years of relevant laboratory experience, or a Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific discipline with laboratory experience.
• Experience supporting testing, product development, applications, engineering, or R&D laboratories.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and a passion for diagnosing and solving technical problems.
• Experience working with automated test equipment, instrumentation, sensors, or data acquisition systems.
• Programming or scripting experience used for automation, testing, instrumentation, or data analysis (LabVIEW, Python, VBA, MATLAB, or similar).
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, including data analysis and reporting.

Preferred

• Bonus Points For Automotive testing experience
• Emissions or evaporative testing experience LabVIEW experience ISO 9001 and/or IATF 16949 experience
• Continuous improvement or Lean experience

Ingevity is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.

Recruiting Agencies

Ingevity does not accept unsolicited resumes and therefore, will not be responsible for any fees associated with unsolicited resumes.