Automotive Engineer Senior

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Category Engineering

The Nevada Automotive Test Center (NATC) is currently seeking talented candidates for a Senior Automotive Engineer role at our Silver Springs, NV location. NATC's senior automotive engineers work directly with a team intent on designing, manufacturing, and testing innovative automotive mobility solutions.

Founded in 1957, NATC is a privately owned, independent test, evaluation, design and engineering facility offering development and certification testing to customers worldwide. We have substantial international experience, allowing us to evaluate products intended for global markets knowledgeably and objectively. NATC has compiled an extensive database of worldwide operational and infrastructure conditions, enabling accurate definition of user duty cycles and creation of test programs representative of service environments around the world.

NATC is a leading innovator in translating real‑world conditions into validated virtual proving‑ground simulation and virtual prototyping.

NATC’s location in the great basin of Nevada allows access to terrain that can represent 85% of the world within a 150‑mile radius, providing an excellent test bed for off‑road mobility. NATC’s operational area includes 1,200 sq. miles of natural terrain, coupled with 6,200 acres of privately owned test courses, creating an unparalleled testing area available to our engineers to innovate and solve customers’ problems.

The Senior Automotive Engineer is specifically tasked with performance and durability testing for ultra‑light to heavy vehicle platforms, and on occasion also supports vehicle development projects for designing and building technology demonstrators aimed at meeting customer‑provided requirements. The selected candidate’s objective for this position is to assist in creating innovative solutions for a prototype vehicle platform, as well as executing test programs on vehicle systems and subsystems.

The Senior Automotive Engineer reports to the supervising Program Manager, and in their absence assumes a leadership role facilitating the successful completion of projects.

• Prepares and reviews test plans identifying type of test to be conducted, facilities required, proposed schedule, resource allocation, etc.
• Modifies standardized test procedures or develops new test procedures as needed to fit the customer’s need.
• Directs and supervises junior engineers, mechanics, technicians, equipment operators and other personnel to complete test programs on time and on budget.
• Completes complex tests on vehicles and components to define holistic vehicle performance characteristics.
• Supports FMEA on failures encountered and suggests modifications and design changes to components or systems.
• Acts as key customer interface for assigned projects and RDT&E activities.
• Prepares and reviews technical proposals making recommendations regarding the feasibility of designs, time and cost estimates. Communicates project status, test results, and technical recommendations to other engineers and customers by leading meetings and briefings.
• Relates well with employees and customers at all levels in a professional and personable manner.

• Generates new business through customer contacts and follow‑up.
• Attends and represents company at trade and industry shows.
• Assists in special projects.
• Provides recommendations for vehicle performance requirements, technical solutions, etc. to management and customers.
• Analyzes all technical data including instrumentation, engineering drawings, and vehicle performance requirements.
• Oversees changes in existing facilities or equipment or develops new capabilities as needed.

Salary: $82k‑100k

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the engineering test…