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Engineering Technician IV

Generac · Jefferson, WI · Full time

Posted May 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Walk me through a time you set up a test on a prototype where the procedure didn't quite match what was in front of you. What did you do?

What they are checking: whether the candidate can adapt test setups safely without skipping documented procedure

Tell me about a time you found a defect or failure mode during testing that others had missed. How did you catch it and what happened after?

What they are checking: attention to detail and whether they follow through on containment and corrective action, not just detection

Describe a formal test report you wrote. Who read it and what decisions did it lead to?

What they are checking: ability to communicate technical results to an audience that may not be as technical

Tell me about a time manufacturing came to you with a product problem on the floor. How did you go about troubleshooting it?

What they are checking: cross-functional troubleshooting skill and ability to work under production pressure

Tell me about a time you had to work under close supervision on something technical. How did you make sure you were doing it right without overstepping?

What they are checking: fit with the close-supervision structure of the role despite ten years of experience

What would you do

Say you're running an environmental chamber test on a generator and midway through you notice the readings look off compared to what you'd expect. What do you do next?

What they are checking: troubleshooting instinct and whether they stop to investigate versus pushing through to finish the test

If you were asked to help fabricate a piece of test equipment from a blueprint you'd never seen before, how would you approach reading it and building it correctly the first time?

What they are checking: blueprint literacy and fabrication competence

If a test result came back marginal, right at the edge of pass and fail, what would you do before calling it either way?

What they are checking: judgment and integrity around ambiguous data rather than forcing a clean answer

About the work

Tell me about your experience with ISO 17025 requirements. What does that standard actually require of you day to day in a lab?

What they are checking: real familiarity with accredited lab standards versus surface-level name recognition

What kinds of mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical measurement devices have you worked with, and which ones are you weakest on?

What they are checking: breadth of hands-on equipment experience and honest self-assessment

How do you go about documenting test results so that someone else in the lab could pick up your data and understand exactly what happened?

What they are checking: rigor and clarity in record keeping, since lab data has to hold up to audit

What's your experience with 5S or similar lab organization programs, and what does a well-run lab look like to you?

What they are checking: whether they actually practice organizational discipline or just know the term

How comfortable are you interpreting scientific notation and converting between units like pressure and temperature scales during testing?

What they are checking: baseline technical literacy needed to record data accurately without errors

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The full job description

As published by Generac.

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most. For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future. Ready to Power a Smarter World with us? The Engineering Technician IV is responsible for performing electrical, mechanical, and environmental tests of current and new product designs under close supervision. Conducts continuous improvement activities to reduce the potential for product defects. Involved with problem identification, containment activities, action plan development and execution. Ensure that the test requirements for product testing and processes are defined and met. Responsibilities • Setup test equipment and products in proper sequence per testing procedures • Perform tests on prototypes, existing, and competitor products for stated criteria involving mechanical, electrical, environmental, and electromechanical functions through ISO 17025 and Laboratory Scope of Operations • Use various mechanical, electrical, and electronic measurement devices • Accurately interpret and document scientific notation, temperature, pressure, and other measurements • Assists in the assembly and fabrication of test equipment and prototype products per blueprint specifications • Follow guidelines for bill of materials • Support manufacturing through troubleshooting activities; Maintain test-related documentation in, and support administration of, database environment • Prepare formal and informal test reports • Assist with the Generac Engineering Laboratory Audit and organization 5S programs Requirements • High School Diploma • 10 Years of relevant work experience Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. This position includes a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans; life, long-term disability, flexible spending, and health savings accounts, accrued paid time off, 8 paid Holidays, opportunity for overtime and 401(k) retirement benefits. “We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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