Crash Safety Performance Engineer

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Safety Performance Integration Engineer for Structure Performance to design and validate crash safety systems across future vehicle programs. You’ll lead CAE-driven design decisions, synthesize test results, and collaborate with global teams to meet safety targets.

The role emphasizes applying LS-DYNA, CAE standards, and advanced methods to optimize structure performance, with hybrid work and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical preferred, or related field of study
• 4+ years of combined experience in application in virtual CAE, CAE design, and/or physical testing relating to vehicle development, particularly with LS-DYNA
• Willingness to learn new skills and adapt expeditiously
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others
• High level of analytical ability to solve challenging problems and to integrate complex systems
• Knowledge of statistical and optimization tools and techniques

Responsibilities

• As the Safety Performance Integration Engineer, you will work on development and validation of vehicle crash safety systems on future vehicle programs.
• Hold responsibility for crashworthiness development of vehicle structure for GM Vehicle Programs.
• Support engineering projects by demonstrating initiative, creativity, independent judgment, and project management throughout the vehicle development process.
• Synthesize physical and virtual test results with respect to safety technical requirements.
• Work with global teams in a collaborative environment.
• Provide technical direction while working with multiple functional groups.
• Understand and apply GM Safety CAE standard work procedures for delivering quality models and simulation results.
• Use CAE to lead the vehicle design, while balancing all applicable Global Safety Requirements
• Perform CAE simulations to evaluate full vehicle crashworthiness performance for high-speed Frontal, Side, and/or Rear impact load cases using LS-DYNA software.
• Generate feasible and timely vehicle design recommendations and technical solutions to meet safety performance targets as documented in the Vehicle Technical Specifications (VTS) and achieve balance safety performance which also account for the results of crash simulations for the major safety load cases.
• Work with engineering functions, program teams, suppliers, manufacturing, and others to implement design changes as required
• Use advanced CAE tools and methods (Variation Study/DOE/DFSS/MDO) to optimize the structural designs and improve structural efficiency
• Physical safety test support at the Milford Vehicle Proving Grounds including test requests, test, post-test teardowns, interpretation of results, issue resolution follow-through, and comparison of CAE to test results.
• Present performance status at appropriate forums on regular basis

Skills

LS-DYNA

Virtual CAE

CAE design

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Statistical tools

Optimization techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s or PhD in Engineering/Physics/Math

Tools

ANSA

Unigraphics

TeamCenter

VisMockup

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Safety Performance Integration Engineer for Structure Performance to design and validate crash safety systems across future vehicle programs. You’ll lead CAE-driven design decisions, synthesize test results, and collaborate with global teams to meet safety targets.

The role emphasizes applying LS-DYNA, CAE standards, and advanced methods to optimize structure performance, with hybrid work and occasional travel.