FCA · 2 days ago
Senior Safety Performance Engineer
Auburn Hills, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expFCA is a leading automotive company, and they are seeking a Senior Safety Performance Engineer to lead safety development activities for vehicle programs. The role involves executing test plans, supporting vehicle integration, and ensuring safety functional objectives are met on time.
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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
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
Benefits
Comprehensive Health & Well-being Coverage
Generous Paid Time Off
Competitive Retirement Savings Plans
Income Protection & Insurance Options
Company Vehicle Lease Program
Family Building Benefit
Support for Your Growth and Giving Back
Tuition reimbursement
Student loan refinancing programs
18 paid volunteer hours each year to make a difference in your community
Company
FCA
FCA is one of the largest technology integrators in the field of fiber optic systems for building optical teletransmission networks.
51-200 employees
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