Airbags Engineer

We are currently seeking a Senior Airbags Engineer. This position requires an experienced professional in restraint system development. Our ideal candidate exhibits a cando attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will contribute to the growth of a highperformance team combining their high skills in their respective fields with the company/industry standard to optimize their outcome maintaining detailed and accessible development history exposing their Engineering judgements while acting in a timely manner possessing the ability to learn quickly and strive for perfection within a fastpaced environment.

Role

• • Develop various airbags and their integration in the vehicle across the whole product lifetime: from system specification development sourcing packaging drawing release design validation subsystem(1) integration ramp up manufacturing support to post SOP maintenance.
  • Responsible for achieving product technical excellence as well as economical timing and quality targets.
  • Improve the airbags commodity knowledgebased activities like teaching feeding the guidelines and lessonslearned system identify needs for future platforms etc
  • Work closely with the design studio ergonomic BIW and interior engineering teams to develop the optimum restraint system packages for occupant protection performance and interior styling.
  • Manage Tier 1 suppliers for both engineering development and program timing. Function as the main point of contact for all restraints design supplier interfaces.
  • Manage validation plan and test labs for subsystem integration. Supervise and occasionally perform the validation plan including the preparatory activities (parts deliveries supervising test preparation and execution logistic parts inventory etc) for subsystem integration tests attend testing perform test analysis make report and manage troubleshooting action plan when needed.
  • Provide expertise on restraint system design to meet all vehicle targets (performance cost timing weight Studio design quality manufacturing etc).
  • Support crash tests and vehicle homologation. Make sure parts are supplied with correct pedigrees for all crash test vehicles and other vehicle level validation and homologation needs.

Qualifications :

• • Enough experience to demonstrate the capacity to fully meet the role; 3 years experience in airbag engineering and indepth knowledge about the design including 1 year experience specifically related to Curtain Airbags direct experience in automotive OEM and/or Tier 1 suppliers. 
  • Able to adopt the Lucid approach:
    • Engineering judgment rather than engineering decisions.
    • Maintain development history rather than making spot decisions.
    • Willing to expose your work rather than working in isolation.
  • Knowledge of latest technology advancement in the field of passive safety.
  • Enough CAD skills to package the component models into vehicle models check interfaces with the rest of the vehicle and make or recommend small modifications if necessary. The ideal candidate should possess enough CAD skills to design simple brackets fixtures etc.
  • Deep understanding of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals: mechanics of materials materials properties dynamics and biomechanics related to occupant safety failure mechanics.
  • Strong analytical and problemsolving skill to apply the engineering knowledge to solving practical problems.
  • Experience using APQP processes (DVP&R 8D DFMEA DRBFM).
  • Experience using GD&T and tolerance stack analysis (ASME or ISO).
  • Strong oral and written communication skills to be able to articulate highly technical issues for general audiences not in the crash safety field such as top management design studio purchasing team etc.
  • Strong ownership mindset to work independently and fulfill the tasks in a timely manner.
  • Excellent people skills to manage suppliers push the envelope to develop optimal technical solutions ensure timely delivery of all components.
  • Have strong ethics and diligence.

Preferred:

• • Knowledge of the latest technological advancement in the field of Airbags.
  • Indepth knowledge about the design and engineering of airbags.
  • 3 Years experience at automotive OEM and 2 years experience at Tier 1 suppliers.
  • Knowledgeable about DFMEA or DRBFM process.
  • Experience in program management.
  • Experience in testing (crash airbag deployment seats IP and/or upper trims).
  • Knowledge of automotive crashworthiness legislation and attributes.
  • Knowledge of CAE analysis (e.g. LSDyna) and restraint system integration and optimization.
  • 6 sigma Green or Black Belt.

Education:

• • Bachelors degree and above in Mechanical Engineering or other related fields.

Note:

(1) Subsystem means the Airbag together with the host component like PAB and KAB in IP SAB in seat CAB in roof rail etc.

Additional Information :

At SEGULA Technologies diversity fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our HR policy. Our jobs are open to everyone regardless of gender social and cultural background sexual orientation religious beliefs or disability.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime