Senior Engineer, Occupant Safety CAE
- Develop CAE occupant models in LS-Dyna for frontal and side impact.
- Collaborate with responsible DREs and associated component suppliers to ensure component CAE models are properly correlated and/or reasonable initial assumptions are being made.
- Collaborate with responsible DREs and associated component suppliers to ensure the proper integration of restraints and interior component CAE models into the systems model.
- Assess the system level occupant performance for all relevant impact configurations.
- Optimize the performance of the relevant components needed to meet occupant performance targets (airbags, seat belts, steering column, seats, instrument panel, interior trim, etc.).
- Collaborate with the safety structures team in case the structural performance of the BIW does not allow meeting occupant performance targets.
- Collaborate with relevant cross-functional teams in case the performance of specific components prohibits meeting the occupant performance targets (e.g., Interior, Chassis, etc.).
- Collaborate with Testing to ensure that the execution of physical tests is aligned with CAE component and system level assumptions / needs.
- Support the delivery of the occupant safety attribute with high quality CAE models during all program phases all the way through Start-Of-Production.
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field is required. Master's degree is preferred.
- 8+ years of experience and proficiency in CAE modeling for automotive safety engineering.
- Proficiency with LS-Dyna modeling, including all common pre / post-processing tools (Primer, Ansa / Meta, Hyperworks, LS-PrePost, etc.).
- Proficiency with the Humanetics CAE dummy model pre / post-processing.
- Excellent understanding of the automotive safety protocol landscape for North America (FMVSS-208/214, US-NCAP, IIHS, etc.).
- Excellent understanding of the functionalities, tuning, and CAE modeling approaches for components like:
- Airbags for frontal and side impact protection.
- Seat belts.
- Seats for first and second seat row, including pelvis-thorax airbag integration.
- Steering columns.
- Instrument panels, including knee bolsters and passenger airbag integration.
- Interior trim, including carpet, pillar trim, headliner, and sun visors.
- Excellent understanding of tuning knobs and parameters that affect the occupant response required to meet regulatory and consumer information test requirements with top performance (≥20% margin for regulatory requirements, GOOD for IIHS and 5-Star for US-NCAP).
- Ability to lead teams and meetings through technical tradeoffs and optimized solutions with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve common goals.
- Highly adaptable and proactive, excelling in fast-paced start-up and new model launch environments.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Must have the ability to travel (up to 10%).
- Must have the ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
- Must have the ability to stand, walk, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods.
- Safety First
- Delight Customers
- One Team
- Relentless Improvement
- Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
- Respectful Collaboration
- Positive Legacy
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