Stellantis · 2 days ago
Senior Safety Performance Engineer
Auburn Hills, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expStellantis is seeking a Senior Safety Performance Engineer to lead safety development activities for vehicle programs, ensuring safety objectives are met on time. The role involves executing test plans, supporting vehicle integration, and addressing design issues while leading a cross-functional team.
AutomotiveIndustrial ManufacturingRetailTransportation
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Company
Stellantis
Stellantis is an Franco-Italian-American automotive holding company that manufactures automobiles.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$14.13B2021-07-23Post Ipo Debt· $14.13B
2021-01-18IPO
Leadership Team
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Chief Executive Officer
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