Crash Safety Frontal Impact Occupant Protection CAE Engineer

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What we do matters! Every day Fords Crash Safety team leverages state of the art systems engineering analytical tools and on-site safety testing facilities to drive the design of our future vehicles that deliver world leading safety to our customers. We operate in an inclusive fast paced and highly collaborative work environment with high expectations for engineering excellence.

In this position.

You will lead CAE & Systems Development Engineering work for occupant protection systems to ensure full vehicle products comply with regulatory and public domain crash safety requirements (FMVSS ECE NCAP IIHS CIASI etc.).

You will use your skills in systems engineering engineering mechanics occupant kinematics statistical methods systems engineering FMA/design robustness CAE and crash safety Design Verification planning to develop world class efficient vehicle occupant protection systems for frontal impact.

What youll do

• Use LS-DYNA and associated simulation tools to conduct full vehicle subsystem & component CAE finite element analyses to optimize occupant crash performance in frontal impact.
• Develop design recommendations for frontal impact restraints (e.g. EA tuning for seat belt systems driver air bag passenger airbag knee airbags interior trim knee bolsters steering wheel/column.)
• Collaborate with Body Structure Interior Chassis Seat and Restraint System engineers to drive design efficient vehicle content for optimal crash performance.
• Conduct component subsystem and full-vehicle physical crash tests as required to validate CAE models for accurate analysis / predictions.
• Conduct DFMEA/Robustness in safety analysis of structures & occupant protection to ensure that corporate requirements are consistently met throughout the vehicle design and manufacturing processes.
• Assess the impact of new/advanced technologies & requirements on vehicle crashworthiness and occupant protection.
• Apply knowledge from competitive benchmarking to develop innovative vehicle structure and restraint system concepts.
• Utilize working knowledge of supplier commodity performance capabilities and processes to meet Ford engineering targets.
• Continuous improvement of crashworthiness methodologies and processes to enhance overall vehicle safety.
• Actively contribute to a positive teamwork environment based on candid constructive debate and continuous learning.
  

Youll have...

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BS BSE - Mechanical Aerospace Structures Bio-Mechanics Applied Mechanics) or a related field of study.
• Minimum 7 years of Crash Safety CAE experience with emphasis on frontal impact occupant protection.
• Expertise in development and optimization of occupant restraints systems (e.g. air bags seat belts instrument panel knee bolsters steering wheel/column interior trim) for occupant protection in frontal impact.
• Expertise in Crash Safety toolset including full vehicle sub-system & component CAE (LS-Dyna) physical crash testing procedures and data analysis.
• Extensive knowledge of Global Safety regulatory and Public Domain requirements (e.g. FMVSS ECE NCAP IIHS).
• Understanding of quality control processes (Failure Mode Avoidance DFMEA Robustness) and a proactive approach to identifying areas for improvement in safety methodologies and processes.
• Proven track record of vehicle program delivery for occupant protection crash requirements.
• Demonstrated expertise in reductive design principles to deliver safety performance with efficient vehicle content.
• Excellent interpersonal communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills with key related engineering activities (e.g. body structure chassis/steering interior trim seats and restraints).
  

Even better if you have

Preferred

• Masters in Product Development or Engineering Mechanics (MS MSE)
• Design and Release experience with occupant restraint systems (seat-belts airbags seats IP and interior trims).
• Machine learning applications in optimization of occupant restraint system design.
  

Additional information:

• Position will require minimal travel.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

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Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up childcare and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Tuition assistance

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service

A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7 or 8.

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