The inconspicuous "screws" in the new car research and development system, the testers have experienced all kinds of hardships

11.07.2022

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Introduction: The tester is an inconspicuous "screw" in the R & D system, but there is no tester, and the product cannot be pushed to the market.

Author | First Finance Wei Wen

A recent car company had an accident during the test of a new car, which allowed the tester to have attracted much attention.

"The trial staff is an inconspicuous 'screw' in the R & D system, but there is no test car, and the product cannot be pushed to the market." Cui Hao, a research and development engineer of a joint venture car company, said that whether it is a new energy vehicle or a traditional fuel vehicle, the trial is a test. The members are an indispensable position in the R & D center.

Prior to the official listing, car products need to go through a variety of and complex testing items, which involved all aspects of power assembly, chassis system, NVH, etc. Many of them need to push the performance of the vehicle to the limit.

Recently, as major car companies have accelerated the launch of new cars and deployment of autonomous driving, the demand for testingrs has also risen. However, compared with the positions of autonomous driver engineers and software engineers, the positions of too ordinary testers have not received too much attention from the outside world.

Cui Hao told reporters that in the system of most car companies, there will be a large number of people with a large number of people, but compared with the team of self -driving and software engineers who have been continuously watched by the industry, the threshold for testingrs is lower. Operation cars are mainly car, and some will superimposed some data recording work, which does not involve core design and technical levels.

The reporter searched for major recruitment websites and found that the job requirements for testing staff are generally: men, 20 to 40 years old, 3 to 5 years old driving age, C class C and above driving licenses.

"Generally speaking, the work of the testing staff is mainly divided into on -site trials and off -site trials. The on -field is mainly in major trials in the country. Its safety factor is relatively high. If you want to drive in the test lot, you need to test the corresponding. The trial certificate, the driving technology passes, the test lot will also buy the corresponding insurance for the testers; secondly, there are strict speed limit regulations on each section of the trial lot. The risk of accidents in accordance with the chapters is very small. "Cui Ye believes that the test in the trial lot is more repeated work. The project and operation process are similar. The tester is more like a "robot". The same operation needs to be completed repeatedly. It tests driving technology and spiritual concentration.

However, compared to the test in the trial car, the risk of testing on public roads is greater.

Compared with closed and well -managed trials, testing on public roads has greater risks and uncertainty. Cui Ye said that many public road tests will choose a worse section, such as some chassis or seat tests, and will choose rugged mountain roads. The changes in environmental weather and social vehicles will become uncertain factors in the test.

"Drive in strict accordance with the operating regulations in the trial lot, and then concentrate on your own, be careful, the possibility of major casualties during the test process is very small. There are more problems that may be encountered in public roads, but everyone is an old driver. The big accident is relatively rare. The work of the test drive is a test of the physical fitness of the tester. " Tell reporters.

The reporter found that many companies are emphasizing that they are recruiting test drivers that they need to adapt to overtime and frequent business trips. Liu Qiang told reporters that the test plan in the trial lot usually has a schedule, and some tests even need to stop parking, and keep the vehicle in operation through the rotation of personnel.

And on public road testing usually means long -term business trips, Liu Qiang said that his company has a concentrated national test every year. Each test will basically last for nearly 2 months. Usually the vehicles will go from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to North China and Northwest China. Entering the Qinghai -Tibet Plateau all the way, going south to southwest, and summarizing, this means that it is necessary to leave home for 2 months. Before that, the team needs to explorate the road and formulate a road book.

"Unlike self -driving tours, the daily work during this period is basically driving, driving for a long time, because there are fixed lines and time arrangements every day. If you encounter an accident, traffic jam or certain emergencies, what is eventually reduced is the time for rest, because the next day still needs to start according to the plan. "Liu Qiang told reporters that in this kind of road test, the car solved the meal on the car, and at night It is common for 9 to 10 or even later dinner.

Sitting and irregular diet have caused some testers to suffer from "occupational diseases such as spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, and stomach disease. "Many of our colleagues generally have a large abdomen. On the one hand, it is because driving requires long -seated and less exercise. On the other hand, we must go to work after eating. We are common. "Liu Qiang said.

The income and work intensity of the test driver are directly linked. Long -term work is a necessary condition for the tester to obtain work and high income. Cui Hao told reporters that most of the testers' income is slightly higher than the base salary, and overtime pay is an important part of the income. In addition, the travel subsidy and catering accommodation allowance of long -term business travels are also considerable Reject higher income through overtime and business trips.

In addition, a considerable part of the trials hired by car companies come from third -party service companies. The labor relationship of the test staff does not belong to car companies, and benefits cannot be compared with car companies. "In the past two years, the salaries of many positions in the automotive industry have skyrocketed, but the basic salary of the testers has not changed much, and the difference from around 2017 is not large, but fortunately, the threshold is relatively low, overtime fees, etc., income, etc. There are many, many people are willing to continue to work in this job, "Cui Hao said.

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