Sr Safety Performance Engineer - Ztek Consulting INC
Auburn Hills, MI
About the Job
Job Title: Sr Safety Performance Engineer
Location: Auburn Hills, MI
Position Type: Contract
Duration: 6 Month
Work Type: Onsite
Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Job Description:The Senior Safety Performance Engineer is responsible for leading the safety development activities for their assigned vehicle programs to ensure all identified safety functional objectives are achieved on time.
Key Responsibilities:
Safety development, customer functional objectives target setting, and vehicle level test plan execution; specifically, for the vehicle crash regulatory and third-party ratings
Support the vehicle integration and validation process by owning safety performance, leading the attribute team, and supporting tech club and vehicle program requests.
This engineer will influence the designs and investigate vehicle issues to determine the root cause, issue the appropriate documentation for issue resolution, and lead the team where issue crosses multiple vehicle disciplines.
Be responsible for physical testing and component testing, planning, vehicle coordination, vehicle build and test prep and execution from concept through launch, including interacting with CAE team for virtual validation.
This position requires some travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds.
The Senior Safety Performance Engineer must possess a strong technical acumen, exceptional communication/organizational skills and demonstrate the ability to lead cross-functional working teams through issue identification and resolution.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program
Eight years of vehicle development experience
Experience guiding vehicle design using virtual analysis, and physical testing
Preferred Qualifications:
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program
Strategic thinking, strong leadership, and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to summarize and present work
Good presentation skills, problem solving ability
Good knowledge of vehicle structures
Good knowledge of fundamental physics and structural engineering principles.
Excellent organizational, communication and teamwork skills
Experience leading teams and solving complex issue
ABOUT Ztek:
Website:www.ztekinc.com
Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent, machine learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Ztek's diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful, particularly in hiring veterans. The company's veteran-focused hiring and deployment program, Z-V.E.T, matches skilled veterans with clients' needs in various areas.
Disclaimer:
Ztek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Ztek is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hrd@ztekinc.com Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Ztek encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Ztek does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b.