Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
5-7 years of experience in chassis design/development or vehicle dynamics engineering.
Proficient in simulation tools like ADAMS/Car, NASTRAN, and MATLAB.
Strong understanding of suspension/steering/brake system kinematics and compliance.
Experience with driving simulator studies and CAE model validation.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Familiarity with Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R).
Responsibilities
Develop and validate vehicle dynamics functionality related to chassis quality and warranty.
Minimize vehicle sensitivity to variations in road surfaces and assembly build.
Conduct quality testing throughout all program development phases.
Lead CAE/virtual analysis for steering/suspension component optimization.
Analyze suspension/steering kinematics and compliance for performance enhancement.
Develop and validate vehicle/sub-system simulation models.
Support driving simulator studies and physical mule tuning activities.
Benefits
Opportunity for significant travel, including international assignments.
Work at the Chelsea Proving Grounds, a premier testing facility.
Engage in cutting-edge vehicle dynamics development.
Collaborate with a cross-functional team of experts.
Access to advanced simulation tools and technologies.
Full Job Description
Job Description:
Deliverables :*Development, and validation, of Vehicle Dynamics functionality as it relates to Chassis quality/warranty of Client vehicles OR development, and validation, of ride, steering, handling, and tire performance to meet functional objectives of Client vehicles..
*The overall objective is to minimize vehicle/suspension sensitivity to variation in forces induced by road surfaces, assembly build variation, vehicular architecture, and/or wear.
*Responsible for quality testing activities throughout all Program development phases; from up-front target setting and design definition, through in-vehicle testing on prototype properties, and then pre-production (pilot) properties.
*Ensure that critical components have appropriate targets/specifications to minimize sensitivity to brake rotor wear (judder), tire/wheel imbalance, vehicle lead/drift/pull, steering wander, torque steer, and vehicle shake (ride). This will be accomplished through a combination of simulation, objective testing, and subjective evaluation methods
*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 at the Chelsea Proving Grounds 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 time)
*Requires specialized driving skills for subjective ride, steering, routine handling and limit handling evaluations.
*Responsible for the leadership of all CAE/virtual analysis activity associated with steering/suspension hard-point development; steering/suspension component stiffness /damping specification; and ride/handling
performance optimization for all variants of a vehicle architecture, including formulation of design recommendations.
*Analysis/optimization of suspension/steering sub-system kinematics and compliance.
*Analytical assessments of steady state/transient handling behavior; and calculation of associated component loads for various Handling events (Emergency handling/fish-hook, Trailer Tow SAE J2807, Slowly Increasing Steer, Step Steer, Off-Road events for Trail Rating.) Simulation of ride events and associated characterization of performance (Primary Ride (Low frequency events), Secondary Ride (High frequency events), Impact harshness , Vehicle pitch under braking, Vehicle head-toss , Shimmy and Wander and Brake Judder.)
Development/validation/ownership of all associated vehicle/sub-system simulation models (multi-body/ADAMS, parametric/CARSIM, VICarRealtime, NASTRAN/flex-body.)
Develop models and provide on-site support for driving simulator studies.
Formulate/execute plans for analytical support of physical mule tuning activities. Develop new CAE/simulation processes as needed.
Qualification:
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Equivalent from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited university. Driving vehicles on CPG, Dynamics assesment, familairchassia and Dynamics components, Validation vehicles
Experience in chassis design/development and/or vehicle dynamics engineering experience.
Solid understanding of system/component design/development processes.
Experience with processes and simulation techniques associated with suspension/steering/brake system kinematics/compliance/vibration studies, vehicle ride/handling assessments, component structural analysis, and optimization.
Experience with associated simulation tools: ADAMS/Car, Altair Motionview, Opti-struct, NASTRAN,
