Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

thyssenkrupp; Hamilton (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Inc. in Hamilton, Ohio seeks a Vehicle Dynamics Engineer to ensure Bilstein’s passive and electronic dampers meet customer requirements from concept to end of life.

You will develop expertise in damping across passive and semi-active systems, work with internal teams, and apply vehicle dynamics knowledge to anticipate and satisfy market needs while supporting product launches and testing at domestic and international sites.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years' experience in vehicle dynamics topics with a focus on chassis systems.
• Experience in hydraulic and software damper tuning and valving changes to tunable dampers.
• Experience in vehicle development life cycles including transition from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate vehicle testing events with customers on domestic and international proving grounds.
• Available for up to 50% travel to customer proving grounds for ride events during peak season.
• Prepare Bilstein components, resources, and equipment for each ride event in coordination with internal and external project teams.
• Document all activities during ride events including vehicle setups, damper data, valve code information, customer feedback, and suggestions for improvement.
• Lead problem-solving activities related to damper settings affecting dynamic behavior and industrialization of proposed settings.

Skills

Vehicle dynamics

Damping tuning

Engineering drawings interpretation

Statistics & capability studies

Measurement technology

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Roehrig

CTW

MTS

LabA7

Gröpler

Job description

thyssenkrupp is an international industrial and technology group with more than 93,000 employees. In the fiscal year 2024/2025, the company generated sales of around €33 billion in 48 countries. Its business activities are bundled in five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe and Marine Systems. With extensive technological know-how, outstanding engineering competence and a high level of innovative strength, the group develops solutions for the challenges of the future, especially in the fields of climate protection and energy transition, digital transformation in industry and mobility of the future.

Company Presentation

thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America, Inc. is a world class manufacturer of suspension solutions headquartered in Hamilton, Ohio USA. thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America supplies products to a wide range of Original Equipment Automotive Manufacturers as well as Aftermarket and Motorsports customers. Our Aftermarket operations are based out of Poway, CA and our Motorsports operations are based out of Mooresville, NC.

For decades, the name BILSTEIN has been synonymous with high tech in suspension design, driving comfort, and safety. In order to expand this position BILSTEIN became a division of thyssenkrupp Technologies AG in 1988, and a wholly owned subsidiary in 2005. This partnership has enabled us to continue the BILSTEIN tradition of excellence.

Your Responsibilities

Summary:

The Vehicle Dynamics Engineer is responsible for ensuring Bilstein's cutting edge passive and electronic dampers are meeting all customer requirements for dynamic performance, durability and manufacturability from project conception through EOL (End Of Life). The Vehicle Dynamics engineer will develop market expertise in all passive and electronic damping, vehicle dynamics and associated market trends. They will regularly provide this expertise to internal teams to ensure our products anticipate and meet market requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates vehicle testing events with customers on domestic and international proving grounds ("Ride Events")
• Available for up to 50% travel to customer proving grounds for ride events during peak season
• Prepares Bilstein components, resources, and equipment for each ride event in coordination with internal and external project teams
• Documents all activities during ride events including vehicle setups, damper data, valve code information, customer feedback, and suggestions for improvement
• Maintains expertise in subjective and objective vehicle dynamics analysis. Identifies all on-vehicle gaps to customer requirements, then translates identified gaps into hardware and/or software changes to eliminate
• Reports on all ride event activities after conclusion and coordinates with future event needs with the internal and external project teams
• Organizes damper builds for short-term capability studies for damper characteristics including reporting results to the internal and external project teams
• Responsible for ensuring damper characteristics adhere to both internal Bilstein standards as well as individual customer specifications
• Aligns with system integration department on parameter tuning strategies and specifications for semi-active damper systems
• Provides T&I department with vehicle dynamics requirements, identification of any existing performance gaps, and anticipated market requirements, in the development of new passive and semi-active damper systems
• Collects and analyzes on-vehicle ride data for objective evaluation
• Responsible for leading problem-solving activities related to damper settings affecting the vehicles' dynamic behavior, as well as any issues while industrializing proposed settings.
• Drive communication between customer vehicle responsible staff and Bilstein project team regarding vehicle dynamic topics
• Builds close working relationships with customer contacts to provide technical solutions to vehicle dynamics topics through early phases of vehicle development

Qualifications & Experience

• 3-5+ years' experience in vehicle dynamics topics with a focus on chassis systems
• Hydraulic and software damper tuning experience, as well as the ability to make valving changes to tunable dampers
• Experience in vehicle development life cycles including transition from prototype to production in vehicle dynamics
• Statistical analysis experience with an understanding of capability studies
• Valid US driver's license with exceptional safety record
• Valid US Passport with ability to travel internationally
• Extensive experience with interpreting engineering drawings and models
• Experience with measurement technology including load cells, calipers, height gauges, and displacement sensors
• Experience with damper testing machines and software (Roehrig, CTW, MTS, LabA7, Gröpler, )

Education

• 4 year degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar

The [above] is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.