Job Description:
The Senior 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.
Key Responsibilities:
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.
This position requires some travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds
The Senior Safety Performance Engineer must possess a strong technical acumen, exceptional communication/organizational skills.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent program
Eight years of vehicle development experience * Five years of safety development * Two years of experience as a lead engineer
Experience guiding vehicle design using virtual analysis, and physical testing * Broad knowledge of vehicle regulatory and 3rd party requirements * Experience dealing 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
Experience leading teams and solving complex issue
Experience dealing with cross-functional issues related to restraints or structures
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
Salaried Employee Benefits (US, Non-Represented)
Health & Wellbeing
Comprehensive coverages encompassing the Physical, Mental, Emotional, and overall Wellbeing of our employees, including short- and long-term disability.
Compensation, Savings, and Retirement
Annual Incentive Plan (SAIP), 401k with Employer Match & Contribution (max 8%), SoFi Student Loan Refinancing.
Time Away from Work
Paid time includes company holidays, vacation, and Float/Wellbeing Days.
Family Benefits
12 Weeks paid Parental Leave, Domestic Partner Benefits, Family Building Benefit, Marketplace, Life/Disability and other Insurances.
Professional Growth
Annual training, tuition reimbursement and discounts, Business Resource & Intra-professional Groups.
Company Car & More
Comprehensive Company Car Program and Vehicle Discounts. Vehicle discounts include family and friends.
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled.
