Safety Performance Engineer with vehicle Crash analysis exp.

h3 Technologies, LLC; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

h3 Technologies, LLC is seeking a Safety Performance Engineer in Auburn Hills, MI (Onsite) to lead safety development for vehicle programs and ensure achievement of safety functional objectives. The role includes supporting crash regulatory ratings and driving vehicle program test plans.

You will coordinate with CAE teams, own safety performance during integration and validation, and travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds as needed to support testing and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Experience in safety development for vehicle programs.
• Ability to set safety targets and execute vehicle test plans.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety development for assigned vehicle programs to meet safety objectives.
• Support crash regulatory and third-party ratings processes.
• Own safety performance for vehicle integration and validation; lead attribute teams.
• Develop impact scripts and identify design enablers for safety features.
• Coordinate testing from concept through launch with CAE teams.
• Travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds as needed.
• Investigate issues, determine root cause, and document resolutions across disciplines.

Skills

Safety engineering

Test planning

Root cause analysis

Vehicle safety standards

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

CAE tools

Job description

Work Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan (Onsite)

Terms: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

The 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.

They are responsible for supporting impact script development, identifying design enablers, executing components and full vehicle test plans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safety development, supporting safety 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 teams, supporting safety tech clubs and executing vehicle programs.
• 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
• when an issue crosses multiple vehicle disciplines.
• Be responsible for physical and component testing, planning, vehicle build, pre-test
• preparation and execution from concept through launch, including interacting with CAE
• team for virtual validation assessments.
• This position requires some travel to Chelsea Proving Grounds.
• The Safety Performance Engineer must possess a strong technical acumen, exceptional
• communication and organizational skills.