Passive Safety Engineer

2 months ago

Troy, United States Altair Full time
Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Passive Safety Engineer

Job Summary:

Our client in Novi, MI is looking for a Passive Safety Engineer. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:
  • Responsible for modeling and simulation of the client's components, including airbags, steering wheels and seat belts, together with the relevant vehicle system interfaces to achieve program performance targets.
  • Work together with their OEM counterparts to define the appropriate restraint system for each occupant in the vehicle that interacts with the Clients restraint systems, and guide the Clients Application Engineering team's designs.
  • Lead customer CAE discussions and act as the technical customer interface in meetings and project reviews, effectively communicating analysis results, insights, recommendations, and providing innovative concept solutions to customers.
  • Utilize pre-processors (for example, HyperMesh/ LS Prepost/ ANSA) for construction of high-quality FE meshes of restraint components.
  • Build and correlate airbag, steering wheel, and seat belt FEA models, and conduct non-linear LS-DYNA FE solutions for crash safety-related impact simulations.
  • Integrate airbags, steering wheel, and seatbelt FEA models and dummy positioning in sled and/or crash test virtual environments in projects where OEM's request system development support.
  • Optimize and correlate analyses with real world test results (airbag static deployment test, linear impactor test, FMVSS 226 head impact, etc.)
  • Perform structural analysis (crash analysis, static strength analysis, fatigue analysis, and NVH analysis) on steering wheel components and assemblies following global CAE guidelines and processes.
  • Analyze and interpret simulation results to make design recommendations and drive continuous improvement. Post-process results to determine if products meet customer requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional team to formulate countermeasures, design solutions during restraint development and involve in decision making for any countermeasure to meet project target.
  • Collaborate with product engineers and test engineers to develop and conduct physical testing to collect input data for analysis and robust correlation.
  • Contribute to the development of FEA best practices and standards within the organization by leading research activities to improve CAE methods.
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvement initiatives within the CAE team, identifying opportunities to enhance simulation methodologies, tools, and workflows. Evaluate and recommend new CAE tools and technologies to enhance the team's capabilities and efficiency.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends, regulations, and advancements in crash simulation and safety technologies, guiding the team's strategic direction and investment priorities.
  • Perform project planning, scheduling analysis and prioritize project activities, ensuring alignment with project goals, timelines, and budget constraints. This includes coordinating off-shore CAE engineering resources, and mentoring and guiding junior FEA engineers.
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including design, testing & validation, product engineering, and sales teams, to facilitate seamless integration of CAE analysis into the product development process.
  • Collaborate with external partners, such as suppliers and research institutions, to leverage expertise and resources for advanced crash simulation and safety analysis capabilities.
  • Program metrics generation, including CAE model development timing, model delivery status and model quality status.
  • Have experience on working cross-culturally with team members in different global regions.
  • Excellent ability to interpret and present simulation results effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Travel to client site if required.
CAE Experience Requirements:
  • Minimum 4years of experience in Passive Safety engineering projects at OEM's or Tier 1 supplier performing tasks related to Passive Safety integration/Analysis, in particular performing any or most of the following:
  • Knowledge of restraint systems (Airbags, Steering Wheels & Seatbelts) for Frontal crash safety and Side crash safety.
  • Familiarization with worldwide safety legal standards (EEC, UN, ECE, AIS, Chinese GB, FMVSS, TRIS, etc) and consumers test protocols. (e.g. Euro NCAP, C- NCAP, US -NCAP, IIHS, J- NCAP).
  • Good product knowledge and Vehicle/System level integration.
  • Experience on finite element modeling of Airbag - Uniform Pressure & Particle methods.
  • Experience on finite element modeling of interior fabric/plastic/metal parts.
  • Knowledge of LS-Dyna, Madymo, PAM crash, HyperMesh, ANSA, Primer, Animator.
  • Knowledge of fracture mechanics analysis and metal forming is a plus.
  • Preferred to have: Basic exposure to other domains such as NVH, durability.
What You Will Need:
  • Bachelor's or advanced level degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline, or extensive related experience.
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

Ready to go? #ONLYFORWARD

At our core we are explorers; adventures; pioneers. We are the brains behind some of the world's most revolutionary innovations and are not only comfortable in new and unchartered waters, we dive headfirst. We are the original trailblazers that make the impossible possible, discovering new solutions to our customer's toughest challenges.

Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair's history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

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