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Sr. Airbags Engineer

Southfield, MI
Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility
At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.
 
We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.
 
Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

We are currently seeking a Senior Airbags Engineer. This position requires an experienced professional in restraint system development. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will contribute to the growth of a high-performance 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 fast-paced environment. 

Role Responsibilities

  • Develop various airbags and their integration in the vehicle across the whole product lifetime: from system specification development, sourcing, packaging, drawing release, design validation, sub-system(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 knowledge-based activities like teaching, feeding the guidelines and lessons-learned 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 sub-system integration. Supervise and occasionally perform the validation plan including the preparatory activities (parts deliveries, supervising test preparation and execution, logistic, parts inventory, etc…) for sub-system 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

  • 3+ years’ experience in airbag engineering and in-depth knowledge about the design, including 1 year experience specifically related to Curtain Airbags, direct experience in automotive OEM and/or Tier 1 suppliers.   
  • Knowledge of latest technology advancement in the field of passive safety. 
  • CAD experience with ability to package the component models into vehicle models, check interfaces with the rest of the vehicle and make or recommend small modifications if necessary. 
  • Deep understanding of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals: mechanics of materials, materials properties, dynamics, and biomechanics related to occupant safety, failure mechanics.  
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving 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 ownership mindset to work independently and fulfill the tasks in a timely manner.   
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to non-experts—such as top management, design studio staff, and purchasing teams—outside the crash safety field.
  • Ability to manage suppliers, develop optimal technical solutions, ensure timely delivery of all components. 

Advantageous: 

  • Knowledge of the latest technological advancement in the field of Airbags. 
  • Extensive expertise in airbag design and engineering.
  • 3+ Years’ experience at automotive OEM and 2+ years’ experience at Tier 1 suppliers. 
  • Proficient in applying DFMEA and DRBFM methodologies.
  • 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., LS-Dyna) and restraint system integration and optimization. 
  • 6 sigma Green or Black Belt. 

Education: 

  • Bachelor’s degree and above in Mechanical Engineering or other related fields. 
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