CAE Engineer

Title: Crash Safety Engineer

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Duration: Contract to Hire

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for Crash safety performance development of Front Impact, pedestrian, rear, and Interior components and system performance evaluations
• Set up, conduct component level and some system level evaluations and/or Computer simulations (CAE) following existing standards; Identifies key change points and ensures appropriate measurement systems
• Develop mechanism of phenomena using fundamental engineering and physics; Study change points by design review, and predict performance trends using engineering calculation and analysis tools
• Propose countermeasures based on thorough root cause analysis, considering side effects within own function, as well as cross functional communication with evaluation teams.
• Prepare and report technical analysis for component performance in a logical way to get consensus within department, Support analysis and material preparation for Target setting and Performance strategy plan
• Maintain weekly schedule to track performance and open items to meet internal due dates

Requirements:

What you bring

• Education: B.S in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent
• Experience in Side Impact or Interior and Seat Safety Regulation, Rating and Internal Test Modes
• Proactive attitude, Self-starter, Willingness to learn and contribute.
• Good communication, Reporting skills
• Experience w/ Microsoft Office products, Engineering Analysis tools/software

What you may bring

• Education: M.S in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Coursework or research in Biomechanical or Automotive Engineering Fields
• Experience with Side Impact, Interior and Seat Safety and Internal Test Modes, such as:
• Front Impact Regulation: FMVSS208, FMVSS 301/305
• Front Impact Rating: IIHS SOL, ODB Impact, US NCAP
• Interior and Seat Safety Regulations: FMVSS201, FMVSS201u, FMVSS207/210, FMVSS225, FMVSS202a
• Interior and Seat Safety Ratings: IIHS Whiplash, IIHS Latch
• Experience using LS-Dyna to analyze dynamic phenomena
• Experience with CAE Tools such as Oasys Primer, Ansa, Hypermesh, Animator
• Experience Programming or writing Macros