Sr. 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 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

o 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.

o Responsible for achieving product technical excellence as well as economical, timing and quality targets.

o Improve the airbags commodity knowledge-based activities like teaching, feeding the guidelines and lessons-learned system, identify needs for future platforms, etc…

o 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.

o Manage Tier 1 suppliers for both engineering development and program timing. Function as the main point of contact for all restraints design supplier interfaces.

o 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.

o Provide expertise on restraint system design to meet all vehicle targets (performance, cost, timing, weight, Studio design, quality, manufacturing, etc…).

o 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:

o Enough experience to demonstrate the capacity to fully meet the role; 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.

o 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.

o Knowledge of latest technology advancement in the field of passive safety.

o 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.

o Deep understanding of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals: mechanics of materials, materials properties, dynamics, and biomechanics related to occupant safety, failure mechanics.

o Strong analytical and problem-solving skill to apply the engineering knowledge to solving practical problems.

o Experience using APQP processes (DVP&R, 8D, DFMEA, DRBFM).

o Experience using GD&T and tolerance stack analysis (ASME or ISO).

o 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.

o Strong ownership mindset to work independently and fulfill the tasks in a timely manner.

o Excellent people skills to manage suppliers, push the envelope to develop optimal technical solutions, ensure timely delivery of all components.

o Have strong ethics and diligence.

Preferred:

o Knowledge of the latest technological advancement in the field of Airbags.

o In-depth knowledge about the design and engineering of airbags.

o 3+ Years’ experience at automotive OEM and 2+ years’ experience at Tier 1 suppliers.

o Knowledgeable about DFMEA or DRBFM process.

o Experience in program management.

o Experience in testing (crash, airbag deployment, seats, IP and/or upper trims).

o Knowledge of automotive crashworthiness legislation and attributes.

o Knowledge of CAE analysis (e.g., LS-Dyna) and restraint system integration and optimization.

o 6 sigma Green or Black Belt.

Education:

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

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