Sr. Occupant Safety Engineer #1055471
Job Description:
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Sr. Occupant Safety Engineer to join our growing team.
 
What you get to do:
The Sr. Occupant Safety Engineer will develop CAE models for occupant protection virtual analysis. This engineer will be responsible for tuning airbags, seat belts and all relevant interior components regarding their energy absorption capabilities. This role is applicable to both frontal and side impact while the development targets are laid out in our occupant safety scorecard which covers the North American safety regulations as well as US consumer information protocols, and our internal due care targets. This Engineer will be responsible for keeping the occupant protection CAE model at the highest quality level with regards to latest CAD data and correct assumptions for component CAE model correlation. This will include the occasional attendance at test labs to ensure alignment between physical testing and CAE modeling assumptions. This Engineer will report to the Virtual Engineering Manager.

• 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

 
What you bring to the Team:

• 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-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)
• 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)

 
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.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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