Senior Occupant Safety CAE Engineer (Hybrid)

Ford Racing; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible family care days

Parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Michigan is seeking a Safety Engineer to generate occupant CAE models and support the launch of next-generation EV platforms. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, apply 1st principles, and optimize components for occupant safety across various crash modes.

You will work in a hybrid environment, participate in design reviews, and deliver high-quality CAE results through Start-of-Production, with salary grade 8 and a $99,100–$166,200 annual range.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Strong engineering mechanics fundamentals
• Highly motivated and creative
• Strong technical skills and expertise in safety and simulation, coupled with a 1st principles approach to problem solving
• 5+ years of experience in occupant safety CAE
• 5+ years of experience in designing and launching new safety systems from concept to production
• Knowledge of global passive safety public domain and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities

• Work with Advanced Vehicle Crash Safety and Program Design teams to develop occupant CAE models in LS-Dyna for various crash modes.
• Collaborate with responsible D&Rs and associated component suppliers to ensure component CAE models are properly correlated and/or reasonable initial assumptions are being made.
• Where appropriate, conduct DOE/DFSS studies by utilizing optimization tools, to meet performance requirements within the constraints of conflicting attributes such cost and mass.
• Support quick concept development of new and emerging ideas.
• Assess the system level occupant performance for all relevant impact configurations.
• Optimize the performance of the relevant components needed to meet occupant performance targets (airbags, seat belts, steering column, seats, instrument panel, interior trim etc.)
• Collaborate with the safety structures team in case structural performance of the BIW does not allow meeting occupant performance targets.
• Support the creation of standard work procedures for delivering quality models and simulation results.
• Work in a cross-functional environment to identify and overcome technical challenges and meet requirements.
• Be a part of the vision of engineering excellence and a source of knowledge.
• Participate in design reviews and present design concepts. Make recommendations to improve and refine designs.
• Support the delivery of the occupant safety attribute with high quality CAE models during all program phases all the way through Start-of-Production.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Safety CAE

First principles

Collaboration

Experience with occupant safety CAE

System design & launch

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

LS-DYNA

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Michigan is seeking a Safety Engineer to generate occupant CAE models and support the launch of next-generation EV platforms. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, apply 1st principles, and optimize components for occupant safety across various crash modes.

You will work in a hybrid environment, participate in design reviews, and deliver high-quality CAE results through Start-of-Production, with salary grade 8 and a $99,100–$166,200 annual range.