Ford Motor Company

Occupant Safety CAE Engineer

Ford Motor Company$99K — $166K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or relevant experience
  • Strong engineering mechanics fundamentals
  • Highly motivated and creative individual
  • Expertise in safety and simulation with problem-solving skills
  • 5+ years experience in occupant safety CAE
  • 5+ years experience in developing and launching new safety systems
  • Knowledge of global passive safety regulations and requirements

Responsibilities

  • Develop occupant CAE models in LS-Dyna for various crash scenarios
  • Collaborate with Design and Development teams to ensure accurate CAE model assumptions
  • Conduct DOE/DFSS studies using optimization tools to meet performance requirements
  • Support quick concept development for new safety features
  • Assess occupant performance across all impact configurations
  • Optimize components for occupant safety performance
  • Work with safety structures team to enhance occupant safety targets
  • Create standard work procedures for quality models and simulations
  • Identify and resolve technical challenges in a cross-functional environment
  • Present design concepts and recommendations in design reviews
  • Ensure high quality CAE models throughout the program lifecycle

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with onsite requirements
  • Visa sponsorship available
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Work in a high-performing and innovative team culture
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Safety Engineer will generate occupant CAE models through multiple development stages.

You will also conceptualize, Design, Engineer, develop, and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platform architectures for electric vehicles.

You will use your skills in collaboration, systems engineering, FMA/design robustness, CAE and safety DV efficiency to develop world class efficient vehicle architectures for frontal, side, rear, pedestrian impact, roof strength and low speed damageability.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Work with Advanced Vehicle Crash Safety and Program Design teams to develop occupant CAE models in LS-Dyna for various crash modes.
  • Collaborate with responsible D&Rs and associated component suppliers to ensure component CAE models are properly correlated and/or reasonable initial assumptions are being made.
  • Where appropriate, conduct DOE/DFSS studies by utilizing optimization tools, to meet performance requirements within the constraints of conflicting attributes such cost and mass.
  • Support quick concept development of new and emerging ideas.
  • 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 structural performance of the BIW does not allow meeting occupant performance targets.
  • Support the creation of standard work procedures for delivering quality models and simulation results.
  • Work in a cross-functional environment to identify and overcome technical challenges and meet requirements.
  • Be a part of the vision of engineering excellence and a source of knowledge.
  • Participate in design reviews and present design concepts. Make recommendations to improve and refine designs.
  • Support the delivery of the occupant safety attribute with high quality CAE models during all program phases all the way through Start-of-Production.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Strong engineering mechanics fundamentals
  • Highly motivated and creative
  • Strong technical skills and expertise in safety and simulation, coupled with a 1st principles approach to problem solving
  • 5+ years of experience in occupant safety CAE
  • 5+ years of experience in designing and launching new safety systems from concept to production
  • Knowledge of global passive safety public domain and regulatory requirements


Even better, you may have...
  • Non-linear finite element analysis and correlation capability.
  • Program experience in analysis and testing.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a diverse global team with good communication and interpersonal skills
  • An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
  • Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, startup environment in which the team works extremely quickly and oftentimes with little direction.
  • Comfortable presenting to executive leadership and clearly articulate significant engineering and material cost efficiencies.


This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-166,200

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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