Operational Strength Attribute Lead, Vehicle Integration

The role

This role leads strength and durability work for the vehicle integration team. The lead sets robot-level targets, guides structural and fatigue analysis, and leads physical validation and root-cause investigations.

What you will do

• Define and own robot-level strength and durability targets with internal stakeholders
• Assess static strength, stiffness, dynamic loading and fatigue behavior with the CAE team
• Work early with design engineers on practical, cost-effective structural solutions
• Correlate vehicle road load data with simulations to improve model accuracy
• Translate customer usage profiles into lab test specifications and accelerated fatigue tests
• Lead component-level and full-vehicle validation programs
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver complete vehicle lifetime durability requirements
• Direct lab teardowns and root-cause analysis of failed structural components
• Assess designs for manufacturing and assembly, including bolted joints, door sag, welds and stamping
• Provide regular strength and durability status updates and technical reports

Required qualifications

• Master's degree
• 10+ years of hands-on automotive strength and durability engineering experience
• System and vehicle level testing experience in labs and automotive proving grounds
• Proficiency with durability simulation tools such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, ADAMS or nCode
• Familiarity with automotive requirements and validation sign-off standards
• Excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills
• Ability to create visualizations of KPIs and program risks

Nice to have

• Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence for managing complex projects

About the company

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