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BODY VALIDATION ENGINEER
Job Summary:
Our client in Troy, MI is looking for a BODY VALIDATION ENGINEER. This is a contract position.
What You Will Do:
Body Validation Engineer. This position will own all aspects of body testing and validation responsible functional requirements from component level to vehicle level. You'll ensure our body testing meets the highest standards of safety, data integrity, and integration with our body systems engineering — on budget and on time.
- Lead the validation activities for programs as primary interface to Engineering, out-source test labs, suppliers, test vehicle fleet, etc.
- Facilitate physical validation activities and test facilities: Document disposition and drive issue closure to meet program timing
- Obtain timely test vendor quotes for all testing activities, facilitate testing by creating purchase Orders and Test Requests
- Support pursuit/quote team with cost estimates
- Represent at testing Reviews
- Develop, manage and publish DVP&R for specific sub-systems to meet program timing.
- Work effectively in a team environment with a cross-functional team: design engineering, suppliers, CAE, quality, craftsmanship, manufacturing, purchasing
- Develop and maintain validation timing plans
- Establish effective communications (written and verbal) between interior engineering, internal groups and suppliers
- Generate and implement cost savings ideas
- Document test results and issues as required
- Be an integral part of an energetic team that's challenging the status quo of vehicle design.
What You Will Need:
Basics Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university or equivalent.
- 3 years of validation engineering / testing experience in the automotive industry including experience in FMVSS test modes.
- Ability to use lab equipment to support internal body validation testing.
- Experience in working with suppliers and customers
- Energetic personality: Self-starter with a high passion for success.
- Excellent organization and planning skills.
- Ability to manage and coordinate multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to travel to visit suppliers, test labs and Slate sites; up to 20% domestically / locally.
- Microsoft Office proficiency: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills. - High level of integrity and the ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment.
- Broad vehicle level experience in the areas of BIW, Closures, Hardware, Exterior design or testing
How You Will Be Successful:
- Envision the Future
- Communicate Honestly and Broadly
- Seek Technology and Business “First”
- Embrace Diversity and Take Risks
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive Benefit Package
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discounts
- Free training on all Altair products
Why Work with Us:
Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.
For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com
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