Vehicle Dynamics Quality Performance

The role

This person will develop and validate vehicle dynamics functionality related to chassis quality, ride, steering, handling, and tire performance. Work involves simulation, objective testing, and subjective evaluation to minimize vehicle sensitivity to variations.

What you will do

• Develop and validate vehicle dynamics functionality for chassis quality and warranty
• Develop and validate ride, steering, handling, and tire performance
• Perform quality testing activities from target setting through pre-production
• Ensure critical components meet targets to minimize brake rotor wear, tire imbalance, and steering wander
• Conduct in-vehicle development of critical components
• Lead CAE/virtual analysis for steering and suspension development
• Analyze and optimize suspension/steering sub-system kinematics and compliance
• Perform analytical assessments of steady state and transient handling behavior
• Develop and validate vehicle/sub-system simulation models
• Develop models and provide on-site support for driving simulator studies

Required qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Equivalent from an ABET accredited university
• Experience in chassis design/development and/or vehicle dynamics engineering
• Solid understanding of system/component design/development processes
• Experience with processes and simulation techniques for suspension/steering/brake system kinematics/compliance/vibration studies, vehicle ride/handling assessments, and component structural analysis
• Experience with simulation tools: ADAMS/Car, Altair Motionview, Opti-struct, NASTRAN, AMEsim, CARsim, I-Sight, Matlab, Simulink, VI-Car realtime
• Advanced user of ADAMS/Car, Carsim, and VI-Car realtime
• Experience with driving simulator studies and associated preparation, validation, and loading of CAE/virtual models
• Ability to develop custom routines (Visual Basic, ADAMS command files, ADAMS/Car templates, Altair Motionview templates, Matlab, etc.)
• Familiarity with Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and Design Verification Plan & Report (DVP&R) structure
• Formal training in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methods
• Ability to extract component detail from NX, Teamcenter and CoDeP
• Valid driver's license and a clean driving record

Nice to have

• Master of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Benefits

• Mentorship
• Career growth opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits

Before you apply

• Must be legally eligible to work in the USA
• Will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening

About the company

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company with 3,000+ experts across North America that partners with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, and more. It is part of the global ALTEN Group with 57,000+ engineers in 30 countries.