This position provides an exciting opportunity to be a part of Crash Safety teams in the delivery of global crash safety performance on unibody programs.

In this position...

You will be a part of a cross functional team of Safety CAE and Crash Development Engineers responsible for ensuring unibody vehicle programs comply with applicable crash safety requirements. You will use your skills in collaboration, systems engineering, FMA/design robustness, CAE and safety DV Efficiency to develop world class efficient vehicle architectures for frontal, side, rear and pedestrian impact, roof strength and low speed damageability.

Qualifications

You'll have...

• Minimum B.S. Engineering (Mechanical, Mechanics, Structures, Bio-Mechanics)
• Master’s degree in engineering highly preferred. (Mechanical, Mechanics, Structures, Bio-Mechanics)
• 5+ years of experience in designing automotive vehicle for crash worthiness.
• 10+ years of experience in designing automotive vehicle for crash worthiness preferred.
• 5+year of experience with FEA and numerical analysis to evaluate for high-speed full vehicle crash worthiness using LS-Dyna Software.
• 10+year of experience with FEA and numerical analysis preferred.
• 5+ years of proficiency is Crash CAE tools (LS-Dyna / Hyperworks/ Primer).
• 10+ years of proficiency is Crash CAE tools preferred. (LS-Dyna / Hyperworks/ Primer).
• Knowledge of restraint system for side impact.
• Knowledge of Team center and Vis mockup.
• Knowledgeable in regulatory and corporate Safety requirements preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills needed to understand factors influencing a crash event and system design actions necessary to achieve optimum crash performance.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal / written)
• Capable of working independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to work with crash barrier personnel to complete full vehicle testing and sled testing when required.

What you’ll receive in return:

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

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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 Year’s Day

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

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Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Responsible for leading the safety design of full vehicle structure, trim, Restraints, and fuel system.
• Use analysis tool to guide component and system design through optimization to meet global regulatory requirements and public domain targets.
• Understanding of the principles related to vehicle component and structural kinematics in various vehicle crash test modes.
• Lead trim and restraints design for Side impact occupant analysis.
• Responsible for side impact latch analysis.
• Responsible to lead the issue tracking and closure through all engineering gateways, from initial program planning through certification as well as lead external homologation activities.
• Responsible for the development of new analytical and physical verification procedures to reduce physical testing and improve CAE model and/or test accuracy.
• Support physical testing, analyze component and full vehicle crash test result, understand gaps to performance requirements and recommend design actions.
• Analyze test data, compare, and correlate to CAE simulations.
• Interface with D&R (Chassis, Body Structure, Interior, Seating, Restraints, etc.) to execute feasible, cost and weight efficient designs.