Job description

Description:
The Safety Performance Engineer is responsible for leading the safety development activities for their assigned vehicle programs to ensure all identified safety functional objectives are achieved on time. They are responsible for supporting impact script development, identifying design enablers, executing component and full vehicle test plans. Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

• Safety development, customer functional objectives target setting, and vehicle level test plan execution; specifically, for the vehicle crash regulatory and third-party ratings
• Support the vehicle integration and validation process by owning safety performance, leading the attribute team, and supporting tech club and vehicle program requests.
• This engineer will influence the designs and investigate vehicle issues to determine the root cause, issue the appropriate documentation for issue resolution, and lead the team where issue crosses multiple vehicle disciplines.
• Be responsible for physical testing and component testing, planning, vehicle build and test prep and execution from concept through launch, including interacting with CAE team for virtual validation.

The Safety Performance Engineer must possess a strong technical acumen, exceptional communication/organizational skills.

Requirements:
· Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program
· Three years of vehicle development experience
· One year of safety development
· Ability to guide vehicle design using virtual analysis, and physical testing
· Knowledge of vehicle regulatory and 3rd party requirements
· Ability to deal with cross-functional (Durability, Safety, NVH, Aero) issues
· Strategic thinking, strong leadership, and interpersonal skills
· Demonstrated ability to summarize and present work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strategic thinking, strong leadership, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to summarize and present work
• Good presentation skills, problem solving ability
• Good knowledge of vehicle structures
• Good knowledge of fundamental physics and structural engineering principles.
• Excellent organizational, communication and teamwork skills
• Previous laboratory, design release, CAE and hands-on crashworthiness expertise is a plus
• Knowledge of CATIA/NX/TC, Hypergraph, data/film analysis, and advanced simulation techniques

Additional Information / Must Have's:
1. Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program
2. Experience guiding HV vehicle design enablers using virtual analysis, and physical testing .
3. Broad knowledge of vehicle regulatory and 3rd party requirements. Experience dealing with electrical issues.
o Onsite/ Remote Hybrid
No driving of a company vehicle.
Amount of travel, of so where:
Travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds (20%)

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $37.00 - $42.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Auburn Hills, MI 48326: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• safety performance: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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