Metrology & Emissions Test Systems Engineer

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Faurecia Forvia is seeking a Metrology and Emissions Test Systems Engineer in Columbus, IN to support product design, validation and compliance testing across labs and cells. This role blends measurement science with calibration discipline, emissions instrumentation, and automated test systems to guarantee accuracy, data integrity, regulatory compliance. You will calibrate MTE to ISO 17025, develop and document calibration procedures, manage MTE program, troubleshoot analyzers and test cell instrumentation, and lead automation with LabVIEW, FEV Morphee, A&D I-Test and GageTrak. Tips for applicants, tailor your resume to highlight ISO 17025 calibration, MTE management, LabVIEW automation, and diesel emissions experience. Highlight calibration upgrades, data improvements, and teamwork, and show you thrive in a fast sustainability-driven environment.

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Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The Metrology & Emissions Test Systems Engineer is responsible for supporting product design, development, durability, validation, and compliance testing activities across metrology laboratories and emissions/engine test cell environments. The role integrates advanced measurement science, calibration discipline, emissions instrumentation expertise, and automated test systems engineering to ensure measurement accuracy, regulatory compliance, data integrity, and operational excellence.

Main Responsibilities:
• Apply measurement science, engineering principles, and physics to perform precise calibration of Measurement & Test Equipment (M&TE), ensuring full traceability and compliance with ISO 17025 and ISO/TS quality standards.
• Develop, document, and optimize calibration procedures using national, international, industrial, and military standards, including automated calibration systems.
• Manage the M&TE program: maintain inventory, generate calibration due reports, track out‑of‑tolerance conditions, and ensure data accuracy and documentation integrity.
• Support emissions laboratory operations including operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of emissions analyzers, FTIRs, smoke meters, mass spectrometers, and associated instrumentation.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of electrical systems, analog/digital I/O, control signals, and engine test cell interfaces.
• Support engine and powertrain dynamometer testing, including AC motoring, eddy current, and water brake dynamometer systems.
• Lead automation and data acquisition initiatives using National Instruments LabVIEW, FEV Morphee, A&D I‑Test, and GageTrak calibration management software.

• Generate, analyze, and present monthly emissions and calibration data quality reports to engineering and leadership teams.
• Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work environment aligned with HSE, 5S, and corporate safety policies.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to support new product development, process optimization, measurement uncertainty analysis, and laboratory capability expansion.

• Collaborate quality, operations, and external partners to maintain world‑class testing capabilities, support new product development, and drive continuous improvement.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, MET, EET, or related technical discipline preferred.
• Requires hands-on experience with diesel engine systems, diagnostics, and operational maintenance.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose complex mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation issues.
• Hands‑on experience with emissions analyzers, test cell instrumentation, calibration procedures, and measurement systems.
• Proficiency with LabVIEW, FEV Morphee, A&D I‑Test, and GageTrak required.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Windows‑based engineering software.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and adherence to technical standards.

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What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.  
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development. 
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count. 
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility.  Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world) 
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans. 
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy. 

Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.