Safety Performance Engineer

ManpowerGroup; Chelsea (MI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

ManpowerGroup in Chelsea, MI is seeking a Safety Performance Engineer onsite to lead safety development for vehicle programs and drive cross-functional collaboration across Durability, Safety, NVH, and Aero teams. The role focuses on safety target setting, test plan execution for regulatory and third-party ratings, and coordinating with CAE for virtual validation.

The ideal candidate has a degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and 3+ years in vehicle development with 1 year in safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program.
• Three years of vehicle development experience and one year of safety development.
• Ability to guide vehicle design through virtual analysis assessments and physical testing.
• Knowledge of domestic and global vehicle regulatory and third-party requirements.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (Durability, Safety, NVH, Aero) on root cause and issue resolution, with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety development activities for assigned vehicle programs to ensure all identified safety functional objectives are achieved, including support for safety target setting and vehicle-level test plan execution for vehicle crash regulatory and third-party ratings.
• Support vehicle integration and validation by owning safety performance, leading attribute teams, supporting safety tech clubs, and executing vehicle program requests.
• Influence vehicle designs and investigate vehicle issues to determine root cause, produce the appropriate documentation for issue resolution, and lead cross-discipline issue resolution when problems span multiple vehicle disciplines.
• Own physical and component testing planning and execution—from pre-test preparation through vehicle build and launch—while coordinating with CAE teams for virtual validation assessments.

Skills

Safety development

Cross-functional leadership

Vehicle testing

Virtual analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Education

ABET B.S. in Mechanical or Electrical Eng

Job description

Our client is seeking a Safety Performance Engineer to join their team. As a Safety Performance Engineer, you will be part of the Safety Engineering organization supporting vehicle program teams. The ideal candidate will have strong technical acumen, exceptional communication skills, and a disciplined, organized approach to planning and execution, which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title: Safety Performance Engineer

Location: Chelsea, MI (Onsite)

Pay Range: 28-30

What's the Job?

• Lead safety development activities for assigned vehicle programs to ensure all identified safety functional objectives are achieved, including support for safety target setting and vehicle-level test plan execution for vehicle crash regulatory and third-party ratings.

• Support vehicle integration and validation by owning safety performance, leading attribute teams, supporting safety tech clubs, and executing vehicle program requests.

• Influence vehicle designs and investigate vehicle issues to determine root cause, produce the appropriate documentation for issue resolution, and lead cross-discipline issue resolution when problems span multiple vehicle disciplines.

• Own physical and component testing planning and execution—from pre-test preparation through vehicle build and launch—while coordinating with CAE teams for virtual validation assessments.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited or equivalent program.

• Three years of vehicle development experience and one year of safety development.

• Ability to guide vehicle design through virtual analysis assessments and physical testing.

• Knowledge of domestic and global vehicle regulatory and third-party requirements.

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (Durability, Safety, NVH, Aero) on root cause and issue resolution, with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

What's in it for me?

• Exposure to both virtual validation (CAE) and physical testing, strengthening end-to-end safety engineering capability.

• Collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve complex issues and improve vehicle safety performance.

• A role that values clear communication, organized reporting, and strategic thinking to move safety objectives forward.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

• Dental Plan

• Vision Plan

• Health Savings Account

• Health Flexible Spending Account

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance

• Business Travel Insurance

• 401(k), Plus Match

• Weekly Pay

ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.