Test and Validation Engineer - HVAC
MAHLE · Lockport, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $80k–$100k
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at MAHLE (automotive) in Lockport, NY. You will provide support for equipment and facilities used in the validation testing of automotive HVAC and engine cooling components.
- Tools it names
- MSA / Gage R&R, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $80k–$100k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in New York: typical posted base $86k–$126k. This one lists $80k–$100k.
Median of the low and high ends of 21 live postings that list pay, out of 31 quality engineer openings in New York, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 30 other live quality postings in New York.
- Base pay
- About 15% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $86k–$126k, from 19 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 74%
- Six Sigma 52%
- Lean 42%
- SPC 42%
- AS9100 39%
- FMEA 35%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: MAHLE in Lockport
2 other open roles at this site.
- Test and Measurement Controls Engineer · Controls
- Test and Validation Technician · Quality · Technician
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Qualifications
- ✓Degree Qualified.
- ✓Previous experience on a similar role, supporting industrial process or testing equipment.
- ✓HVAC and thermodynamics familiarity.
- ✓Knowledge of MSA, OSHA, NFPA standards.
- ✓Strong English communication skills are required.
- ✓Apply high school math concepts.
- ✓Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
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Work location - Lockport, NY
Your Contribution
As a Test and Validation Engineer – HVAC reporting to the Head of AC Testing – NA, you will provide support for equipment and facilities used in the validation testing of automotive HVAC and engine cooling components. Requires multidisciplinary electrical and mechanical engineering background supporting industrial test equipment, process control, and instrumentation. Ensures data quality and adherence to validation specifications.
- •Install and support of instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
- •Support process control equipment including PLCs and controllers.
- •Size control valves, heat exchangers, and pumps.
- •Diagnose refrigeration systems.
- •Engineer test equipment and facility improvements.
- •Other duties and responsabilities may be required.
Our Offering
We will provide a collaborative environment working on exciting assignments, along with ongoing personal & career development opportunities. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles! After receiving your online application, the interview process will typically be, a screening call followed by Personal Interview(s). For more information about MAHLE and what a career with us looks like for you, click here. and to learn more about our foundation owned technology group click here.
#DiversityMatters with our inclusive culture, we welcome applications from all social, religious & ethnical backgrounds, disabilities both mental and physical, identities (gender) and neurodivergent people.
MAHLE is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment based non-immigrant and immigrant visas. However, as a global company, MAHLE offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website www.jobs.mahle.com
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