Occupant Safety Engineer

The Occupant Safety Engineer contributes to the development of occupant safety performance, assisting in simulation analysis, data processing, and cross-functional collaboration to meet regulatory and internal safety targets. This role provides an opportunity to apply fundamental engineering skills while gaining hands-on experience in occupant protection systems.

• Support the development of occupant safety CAE models for FMVSS, UNECE, US NCAP, IIHS, Euro NCAP, and other standards, at the component, system, and vehicle levels.

• Assist in analyzing and optimizing interior and restraint systems to meet safety regulations.

• Work closely with Design Release Engineers (DREs) and other cross-functional teams to integrate safety-related design changes.

• Assist in coordinating component-level tests and supplier collaboration to ensure design feasibility and performance compliance.

• Perform basic Design of Experiments (DOE) studies to understand safety performance trade-offs.

• Learn and apply Python and other scripting tools for post-processing simulation and test data analysis.

• Support safety testing activities, helping ensure test setups align with design and regulatory requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.

• 2+ years experience in automotive safety

• Hands On CAE experience, ideally explicit simulation in LS-DYNA

• Working knowledge of FMVSS, ECE, NCAP and other automotive safety evaluation preferred.

• Excellent communication and organizational skills, ensuring clear expectations and structured execution of tasks.

Personal Attributes:

• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of occupant safety engineering and is eager to expand expertise.
• Proactively contributes to team objectives, taking initiative in problem-solving.
• Seeks guidance but is beginning to show signs of autonomy in technical tasks.
• Collaborates effectively across teams, offering alternative perspectives when appropriate.
• Communicates viewpoints respectfully while actively listening to others.
• Recognizes change and expresses support for process improvements.
• Ability to travel to vehicle and component launch locations
• Willingness to work around a physical testing environment and extended work hours at times.