Crashworthiness & Safety Performance Engineer

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI); Superior (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-dollar premiums

Employer-paid disability & life

Generous PTO

Global environment

Job summary

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) is seeking a Safety and Crashworthiness Performance Engineer to support pre-SOP safety-related vehicle development. You will plan, execute, and analyze full-vehicle crash tests to meet safety targets for North American models.

You will develop test plans, oversee test preparation, and analyze results to inform design improvements and safety system enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biomechanical, mechanical, or related engineering.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and executing full vehicle and component-level crash tests.
• Experience analyzing crash test data (structural and occupant).
• Knowledge of FMVSS, NCAP, and IIHS safety evaluations.
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools for testing purposes.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute full vehicle crash tests (frontal, side, rear, rollover, static, subsystem).
• Develop test plans, instrumentation layouts, and data acquisition requirements.
• Oversee test preparation, including vehicle builds, sensor installation, and facility readiness.
• Analyze crash data and high-speed measurements to evaluate structural performance and occupant safety.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, and engineering recommendations.
• Collaborate with CAE teams to correlate simulations with physical tests.
• Support future model development by identifying safety risks and countermeasures.
• Ensure compliance with FMVSS, NCAP, IIHS, CMVSS and other standards.
• Maintain test records and quality systems for auditing and traceability.

Skills

Crash test planning

Test data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in biomechanical, mechanical, or related engineering

Tools

DIAdem

Hyperworks

Job description

Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI) is seeking a Safety and Crashworthiness Performance Engineer to support pre-SOP safety-related vehicle development. You will plan, execute, and analyze full-vehicle crash tests to meet safety targets for North American models.

You will develop test plans, oversee test preparation, and analyze results to inform design improvements and safety system enhancements.