Suspension Ride Engineer (Vehicle Development)

Job Description:

General Description:

The Ride Engineer is responsible for vehicle dynamics attributes leading tuning events and delivering quality products to our customers. Working with both internal and external customers to understand the requirements of the programs. This position requires experience with vehicle dynamics shock tuning data analysis and test method development. The Ride Engineers are a part of the Vehicle Development team that work with cross-functional teams and customers to develop new technology demo cars and advanced systems. This position is responsible for delivering best-in-class ride performance utilizing optimization metrics and advanced systems/tools.

Up to 50% travel required including international.

Most importantly this individual must be able to contribute to a fun and productive environment maintain a positive attitude and develop strong working relationships with colleagues and team members.

Job Responsibilities:

• Exhibits superior knowledge and execution of damper / ride development performance metrics both Astemo internal processes and customer processes.
• Develop strong working relationships with customers conveying both professionalism and strong product knowledge.
• Responsible for coordinating ride work activities with customer in support of determined program milestones.
• Directs the efforts of support technicians when conducting ride work at customer locations.
• Gather/analyze objective application data from lab and vehicle testing to support testing/tuning/evaluation
• Analyze quality issues to determine root cause and present to Core Engineering team.
• Lead or support efforts to develop/improve test and tuning processes procedures supporting tools and documentation
• Building and testing shock absorbers to support customer tuning activity and lab testing.
• Run shock absorber testing using various types of shock absorber test machines.
• Operate computer controlled test equipment and data acquisition systems.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving skills required
• Lead or participate in creative brainstorming sessions to solve technical challenges
• Maintains accurate damper change logs and tuning reports during every step of the tuning process using the correct terminology. Organize information systematically and separately for each program.
• Manage >10 projects simultaneously with minimal oversight
• Review sign off and release documentation
• Train mentor and share experience
• Having a flexible schedule that allows for significant travel especially during the winter months.

This position potentially requires extensive field support and will be required to support activity at local customer locations including Dearborn Chelsea and Milford. Non-Local travel includes Arizona California Ohio Japan Spain Belgium Germany China and Australia.

Qualifications:

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Expert tuning knowledge and understanding of the relation between shock performance and vehicle dynamics
• Expert knowledge of shock fundamentals concepts and performance
• Expert knowledge of vehicle dynamics and objective/subjective vehicle evaluation
• Deep understanding of shock dynos and interpretation of dyno data
• Proficient in MS Word Excel PowerPoint and Matlab
• Proficient in data acquisition systems sensors and analysis software
• Understanding of algorithm tuning
• Strong software skills in system development and ride tuning tools (Vector CANape CANalyzer CarSim Matlab etc.)
• Must be highly detail oriented and organized and able to apply work methods to maximize efficiency and minimize errors.
• Must be a self-starter that can be counted on to achieve goals on time and with minimal supervision.
• CAD software experience is a plus
• Ability and desire to learn new skills quickly and apply them to daily work.
• Valid driving license and reliable transportation.
• Able to work effectively and accurately amidst distractions.
• Excellent work ethics and teamwork skills
• Hands-on and self-motivated

Education: Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field of study

Experience: 5 years of shock tuning or vehicle dynamics experience or both.

Working conditions:

Physical Demands: Able to perform light physical work consistently and lift up to 75 pounds occasionally

Travel: Ability to travel and work on an international basis for 2-3-week periods with little or no support.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status and national origin.

At Astemo were challenging the status quo with the power of diversity inclusion and collaboration. Our goal is to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates the differences of our employees. We want to ensure that every employee feels valued respected and empowered. We dont just accept differencewe celebrate it we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees our products and our community. Astemo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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