Sr. Engineer, Restraint System – Seat belts

We are currently seeking a Sr. Engineer, Seatbelts. This position requires an excellent understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals with enough experience with Seat Belt system development to be responsible for seatbelt projects with autonomy. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.

The Role:

• Develop the seat belts system in the vehicles, across the whole product lifetime: from system specification development, sourcing, packaging, drawing release, design validation to ramp up, manufacturing support to post SOP maintenance.

Those activities include the definition of the whole seat belt system, e.g. the anchorage positioning and webbing routing for the purpose of both seat belt development and comfort evaluation.

• Responsible for achieving product technical excellence as well as economical, timing and quality targets.
• Improve the seat belt commodity knowledge-based activities like teaching, feeding the guidelines and lessons-learned system, identify needs for future platforms, etc…
• Work closely with the design studio, ergonomic, BIW and interior engineering teams to develop the optimum restraint system packages for occupant protection performance and interior styling.
• Provide guidance and requirements to internal teams on required reaction forces or displacements, keep out zones, and lead conceptual design of required guides, brackets, etc.
• Manage Tier 1 suppliers for both engineering development and program timing. Function as the main point of contact for all supplier interfaces.
• Support restraint system integration work. Provide expertise on restraint system design to ensure five-star safety ratings for our new vehicles. Work closely with CAE and Crash Test teams to provide design inputs and utilize CAE and test results to optimize the component design.
• Support crash tests and vehicle homologation. Make sure parts are supplied with correct pedigrees for all crash test vehicles and other vehicle level validation and homologation needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Enough experience to demonstrate the capacity to fully meet the role; 1 year minimum of design and engineering of seat belts systems at an automotive OEM or at Tier 1 suppliers having direct responsibility of Product Development and System Integration.
• Knowledge of seatbelt regulatory and consumer test requirements and strategies.
• Deep understanding of Mechanical Engineering fundamentals: mechanics of materials, materials properties, dynamics and biomechanics related to occupant safety, failure mechanics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill to apply the engineering knowledge to solving practical problems.
• Enough CAD skills to package the component models into the vehicle environment, check interfaces with the rest of the vehicle, and make small modifications if necessary. The ideal candidate should possess enough CAD skills to design simple brackets, fixtures, etc.
• Knowledge about metal parts forming, plastic injection molding, and associated design rules
• Experience using GD&T and tolerance stack analysis (ASME or ISO)
• Experience using APQP processes (DVP&R, 8D, DFMEA, DRBFM)
• Strong oral and written communication skills to be able to articulate highly technical issues for general audiences not in the crash safety field, such as top management, design studio, purchasing team, etc.
• Broad teamwork skills to effectively collaborate with team members across disciplines.
• Strong ownership mindset to work independently and fulfil the tasks in a timely manner.
• Excellent soft skills to manage suppliers, push the envelope to develop optimal technical solutions, ensure timely delivery of all components
• Have strong ethics and diligence
• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering or other related fields

Preferred

• Knowledge of the latest technological advancement in the field of Seat Belts
• Additional experience of seat belt design at a Tier 1 supplier
• Experience in program management
• Experience in seatbelt manufacturing
• Experience using DFMEA or DRBFM process
• Knowledge of CAE analysis (e.g., LS-Dyna) and restraint system integration and optimization
• 6 sigma Green or Black Belt