Safety Performance Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the safety development activities for assigned vehicle programs to ensure all identified safety functional objectives are achieved.
• Support impact script development and identify design enablers.
• Execute component and full vehicle test plans.
• Support safety target setting and vehicle level test plan execution, specifically for vehicle crash regulatory and third-party ratings.
• Lead the attribute teams, support safety tech clubs, and execute vehicle program requests.
• Investigate vehicle issues to determine root cause and issue the appropriate documentation for issue resolution.
• Be responsible for physical and component testing, planning, vehicle build, pre-test preparation, and execution from concept through launch.
• Interact with CAE team for virtual validation assessments.
• Travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program.
• Three years of vehicle development experience and one year of safety development.
• Ability to guide vehicle design through virtual analysis assessments and physical testing.
• Knowledge of domestic and global vehicle regulatory and 3rd party requirements.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams on root cause and issue resolution.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking, strong leadership, and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to summarize and present results and recommendations in an organized manner.

Other Skills

• Impact Studies
• Crash test
• Automotive Safety
• Passive Safety
• Safety Certification
• Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis