Sr. Occupant Safety Engineer

Troy, Michigan – Sr. Occupant Safety Engineer #1055471

• 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 Team, Chassis Team etc.)
• Collaborate with the Testing Team 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, Automotive Engineering, Biomechanics or equivalent
• 8-10 years relevant experience
• Proficiency with LS-Dyna modeling including all common pre/post-processing tools (Primer, Ansa/Meta, Hyperworks, LS-Pre Post 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)
• 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 like 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)

• Medical and Dental (Fast Tek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar‑for‑dollar match