Occupant Safety & Crashworthiness Senior Engineer (Hybrid)

General Motors (GM); Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation assistance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Safety Performance Integration Senior Engineer - Occupant Performance to lead the development and integration of occupant protection and crashworthiness systems for GM vehicle programs. You will drive safety performance across the full vehicle development lifecycle with advanced CAE tools and cross-functional teamwork.

The role requires a strong background in LS-DYNA and related CAE platforms, plus the ability to present results at forums and travel to testing grounds

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Physics from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of relevant post-graduate industry experience.
• Proven experience with CAE tools and automotive crash simulations.

Responsibilities

• Understand and apply GM Safety CAE standard work procedures for delivering quality models and simulation results.
• Perform CAE simulations to evaluate occupant performance for frontal load cases.
• Lead vehicle design decisions to meet safety performance targets documented in Vehicle Technical Specifications.
• Coordinate with engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing to implement design changes for vehicle performance.
• Plan, run, and analyze post-test results at Vehicle Proving Grounds; communicate results to cross-functional teams.

Skills

CAE simulations

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Physics

Master’s or PhD (preferred)

Tools

LS-DYNA

PRIMER

METAPOST

ANSA

HYPERWORKS

Unigraphics/UG NX

TeamCenter

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Safety Performance Integration Senior Engineer - Occupant Performance to lead the development and integration of occupant protection and crashworthiness systems for GM vehicle programs. You will drive safety performance across the full vehicle development lifecycle with advanced CAE tools and cross-functional teamwork.

The role requires a strong background in LS-DYNA and related CAE platforms, plus the ability to present results at forums and travel to testing grounds