Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more. As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.

When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.

About the role

The Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Engineer is responsible for benchmarking and concept evaluation for chassis and suspension systems for future vehicle programs. Strong knowledge of suspension and chassis architecture and components, and a strong understanding of cause and effect are integral to this role.

Responsibilities

• Target setting for vehicle dynamics
• Tire specification
• Center of Gravity (CoG) calculations
• Hard point definition
• Leveraging subjective vehicle assessments, objective test data analysis, and vehicle dynamics principles
• Hands-on driving and physical testing
• Modeling and simulation
• Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor of Science Engineering Degree from an ABET accredited university or equivalent
• Experience in automotive engineering product development
• Suspension architecture knowledge and development experience
• Vehicle Ride and Handling - Tuning or Development Experience
• Target Setting Experience for Ride and Handling
• K&C (Kinematics and Compliance) Experience
• Knowledge of Modal Alignment and NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) Fundamentals
• Proactive and reactive problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience from cross-functional interaction

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science Engineering Degree from an ABET accredited university
• Simulation Experience in ADAMS or similar Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) software
• Racing experience/background
• Teamcenter experience

All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.