Vehicle Dynamics Engineer #1031319
Job Description:

• The Vehicle Dynamics (VD) Engineer is responsible for the development, and validation, of ride, steering, handling, and tire performance to meet functional objectives of company vehicles.
• The Engineer will work closely with a VD lead (performance) engineer, component Design and Release Engineers (DRE), VD Virtual Analysis (VA) Engineers, Noise/Vibration/Harshness (NVH) Engineers, Active Chassis system Engineers and the Vehicle Product engineering team to ensure that critical components such as suspension, steering, powertrain/engine/body mounts, and tires have appropriate targets/specifications to meet Program performance objectives. This will be accomplished through a combination of simulation, objective testing, and subjective evaluation methods.
• The role requires specialized driving skills for subjective ride, steering, routine handling and limit handling evaluations.
• The VD Engineer will be responsible for in-vehicle development of the critical components to meet the vehicle’s overall ride, steering, handling, and tire performance objectives.
• This development work takes place predominantly on location in Michigan, with travel required to other test locations as both weather, and test surface conditions dictate (Significant travel occurs during the winter months, with trips lasting 2-3 weeks at a time.
• Travel is mostly domestic within North America, but can also be international, and is approximately 20% of the Engineer’s time.).

 
Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 2+ years engineering design and development experience (preferred)
• Demonstration of automotive interest (via hobbies or college project)
• Demonstrated passion to work in automotive industry

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience in the area of electric power steering calibration.
• Semi active damping system development and calibration experience.
• As a tuning engineer demonstrate ride/handling/steering subjective evaluation with feedback
• Proven skills in analytical tool development.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Matlab.
• Hands on experience tuning passive dampers.
• Proven sublimit and limit handling driving skills and subjective assessment capabilities.
• Competitive driving history a plus.
• Subjective evaluation of ride, steering, and handling performance, as well as objective measurement of certain attributes will be required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent problem solving skills -Ability to lead when required, proven team building skills.
• Organized, self-motivated, work as required to support projects. Proficient use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
• Working with a lead engineer, tires, steering, and suspension components will be specified to meet program performance targets, using a combination of simulation, objective testing, and subjective methods.

 
Additional Info: At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek 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

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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