Vehicle Safety Validation Engineer

Segula Technologies; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Segula Technologies in Auburn Hills, MI seeks a Vehicle Dynamics & Chassis Safety Engineer to lead development, validation, and safety analyses of chassis systems across program phases. You will evaluate vehicle dynamics, perform ISO 26262 safety work, and analyze data to identify safety or vibration concerns, driving quality and compliance.

The role involves hands-on testing, root-cause investigations, and collaborating with engineering teams to implement design improvements that enhance

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and validation of Vehicle Dynamics functionality as it relates to overall chassis quality and warranty performance.
• Execute safety analyses and maintain knowledge of ISO 26262 to support safety-related requirement definition, allocation, traceability, and verification.
• Minimize vehicle and suspension sensitivity to road surface forces, assembly build variations, vehicular architecture, and component wear.
• Manage quality testing activities across all program phases—from early target setting and design definition to prototype and pre-production (pilot) testing.
• Mitigate performance issues such as brake rotor wear (judder), tire/wheel imbalance, vehicle lead/drift/pull, steering wander, torque steer, and vehicle shake/ride.
• Perform in-vehicle accelerometer measurements (instrumentation, data processing, and interpretation) per quality test standards; analyze data to identify safety or vibration concerns.
• Identify potential hazards associated with braking, steering, suspension, and vehicle dynamics; evaluate how component failures, wear, and build tolerances impact stability and controllability.
• Support root-cause investigations for chassis safety and quality concerns, document findings, validate corrective actions, and recommend design improvements to mitigate risk.

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a Vehicle Dynamics & Chassis Safety Engineer to lead the development, validation, and safety analysis of chassis systems across program development phases. In this role, you will evaluate vehicle dynamics, perform system safety assessments, and conduct root-cause analysis to ensure superior quality, performance, and compliance with industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Vehicle Dynamics & Quality Validation: Lead the development and validation of Vehicle Dynamics functionality as it relates to overall chassis quality and warranty performance.

• Functional Safety & ISO 26262: Execute safety analyses and maintain working knowledge of ISO 26262 to support safety-related requirement definition, allocation, traceability, and verification.

• System Optimization: Minimize vehicle and suspension sensitivity to road surface forces, assembly build variations, vehicular architecture, and component wear.

• Performance Testing: Manage quality testing activities across all program phases—from early target setting and design definition to prototype and pre-production (pilot) testing.

• NVH & Dynamics Sensitivity: Mitigate performance issues such as brake rotor wear (judder), tire/wheel imbalance, vehicle lead/drift/pull, steering wander, torque steer, and vehicle shake/ride.

• Data Acquisition & Analysis: Perform in-vehicle accelerometer measurements (instrumentation, data processing, and interpretation) per quality test standards; analyze data to identify safety or vibration concerns.

• Safety Hazard Analysis: Identify potential hazards associated with braking, steering, suspension, and vehicle dynamics; evaluate how component failures, wear, and build tolerances impact stability and controllability.

• Root-Cause Investigation: Support root-cause investigations for chassis safety and quality concerns, document findings, validate corrective actions, and recommend design improvements to mitigate risk.