CAE Engineer

Job Title: Crash Safety Performance Development Engineer

Location: Saline, MI

Job Type: Contract

About CTC:

Founded in 1996, CTC is a global IT services, Consulting and Business Solutions partner dedicated to helping organizations innovate, optimize, and grow. With over 2,000 professionals worldwide, we support more than 100 clients in transforming complex challenges into lasting competitive advantages.

Job Description:

Who we’re looking for

Looking for a passionate and highly-motivated Engineer to join one of the most exciting fields in the auto industry, Crash Safety Performance Development.

Help us use advanced tools such as CAE, FEA, machine-learning, shape optimization, and physical crash testing to develop next generation vehicle structures and restraint systems. Challenge yourself in a field that combines aspects of mechanical, biomedical, electrical, computer, materials, chemical, and aerospace engineering. Apply your talents to a team reporting to a Senior Engineering Manager that strives to improve society by developing ever-safer cars and works toward a goal of zero automobile-related fatalities.

The primary responsibility of this role is to Develop and Confirm Crash Safety Performance for Toyota’s North American and global midsized unibody platform vehicles.

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for Crash safety performance development of Front Impact, pedestrian, rear, and Interior components and system performance evaluations
• Set up, conduct component level and some system level evaluations and/or Computer simulations (CAE) following existing standards; Identifies key change points and ensures appropriate measurement systems
• Develop mechanism of phenomena using fundamental engineering and physics; Study change points by design review, and predict performance trends using engineering calculation and analysis tools
• Propose countermeasures based on thorough root cause analysis, considering side effects within own function, as well as cross functional communication with evaluation teams.
• Prepare and report technical analysis for component performance in a logical way to get consensus within department; Support analysis and material preparation for Target setting and Performance strategy plan
• Maintain weekly schedule to track performance and open items to meet internal due dates

What you bring

• Education: B.S in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent

• Experience in Side Impact or Interior and Seat Safety Regulation, Rating and Internal Test Modes

• Proactive attitude, Self-starter, Willingness to learn and contribute.

• Good communication, Reporting skills

• Experience w/ Microsoft Office products, Engineering Analysis tools/software

What you may bring

• Education: M.S in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

• Coursework or research in Biomechanical or Automotive Engineering Fields

• Experience with Side Impact, Interior and Seat Safety and Internal Test Modes, such as:

o Front Impact Regulation: FMVSS208, FMVSS 301/305

o Front Impact Rating: IIHS SOL, ODB Impact, US NCAP

o Interior and Seat Safety Regulations: FMVSS201, FMVSS201u, FMVSS207/210, FMVSS225, FMVSS202a

o Interior and Seat Safety Ratings: IIHS Whiplash, IIHS Latch

• Experience using LS-Dyna to analyze dynamic phenomena

• Experience with CAE Tools such as Oasys Primer, Ansa, Hypermesh, Animator

• Experience Programming or writing Macros

• Understanding of basic Toyota Business Practices